The Luxor XUL (XML User Interface Language) Python example suite is now available and includes a mini calculator, a channel surfer, a counter and more.

Grab a copy at http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=28946 (look for the luxor-python-examples package).

Here's a sneak preview:

counter.xul: ================================ <xul> <vbox id="COUNTER"> <groupbox> <caption label="Counter"/> <textbox id="DISPLAY" style="align: center; color: yellow; background: black; font: 24 bold monospace;" /> </groupbox> <hbox> <button label="Dec (-)" command="dec" style="width: 90px" /> <button label="Clear" command="clear" style="width: 90px" /> <button label="Inc (+)" command="inc" style="width: 90px" /> </hbox> </vbox> </xul>

counter.py ================================ # -- cut --

class CounterForm( XulForm ): def __init__( self ): XulForm.__init__( self, "COUNTER" ) self.setup()

def init( self ): self.display = XulInput( self, "DISPLAY" )

def setCounter( self, counter ): self.display.text = str( counter )

class AppFrame( JFrame ):

def __init__( self ): JFrame.__init__( self, "Luxor Counter Example" )

DynXulAction( "inc", self.onIncCounter ) DynXulAction( "dec", self.onDecCounter )

xul = XulMan( "c:/sandbox/python/src/counter/chrome" )

def onIncCounter( self ): self.counter += 1 self.updateCounter()

def onDecCounter( self ): self.counter -= 1 self.updateCounter()

# -- cut --

That's it. Enjoy.

- Gerald (Luxor Project Lead)

PS: What is XUL?

To get started with XUL (XML User Interface Language) check out the Richmond Post XUL Link-opida online @ http://luxor-xul.sourceforge.net/post/links.html

PSS: What is Luxor?

Luxor is an open-source XML User Interface Language (XUL) toolkit in Java that supports handpicked Mozilla XUL goodies and includes a web server, a portal engine (supporting RSS), a template engine (Velocity), a scripting interpreter (Python) and more. For more info check out the Luxor site @ http://luxor-xul.sourceforge.net