<br><font size=2><tt>python-win32-bounces@python.org wrote on 09/22/2004
12:17:07 AM:<br>
<br>
> Alex Willmer wrote:<br>
> > I believe the closest equivalent is PyXPCOM:<br>
> ><br>
> > http://public.activestate.com/pyxpcom/<br>
> ><br>
> > However I've no experience of it, and it looks (from the docs)
as<br>
> > though one must specially compile Mozilla to use it.<br>
> <br>
> I spent several hours trying to work out how to use pyxpcom,<br>
> and also wanted it for Linux and Mac. I just couldn't see<br>
> how it could be done without rebuilding some or all of Mozilla,<br>
> and further issues with binary compatibility etc.<br>
</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>I had a similar experience, set it aside, and then
noticed that the author of xpcom had done an update. I tried it again and
voila I got it working with binary Firefox as described by the author.
However, I haven't had a chance to take it any farther than that. Looked
like a significant learning curve learning XPCOM from the ground up especially
with not that many learning resource available at present. Very attractive
technology, however, open source and cross-platform with tight integration
into the whole webby/xml thing. Building XUL apps is definitely on my to
do list. Here's one of the coolest examples I've seen to date: http://www.faser.net/mab/
or directly to app: http://www.faser.net/mab/chrome/content/mab.xul
(this works only with recent Mozilla or Firefox).</tt></font>