1999-12-06 06:32:12 +00:00
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xmlterm --- A graphical command line interface
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An early prototype of XMLterm, an XTERM-like terminal program implemented
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using the open source Mozilla layout engine, is now available to tinker
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with. XMLterm aims to add graphical and hypertext capabilities to the XTERM
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command line interface, while maintaining backwards compatibility.
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The basic design philosophy of XMLterm is that the user interface is a dynamic
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XML document. The user and the computer interact by taking turns at appending
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to this XML document. The plain text content of the XML document, i.e.,
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excluding any markup, corresponds to the plain text that would be displayed by
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a plain XTERM. The markup in the XML document is used to add graphical and
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hypertext features. XMLterm uses the Mozilla layout engine to display the XML
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document.
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XMLterm is an open source project in its early stages. Comments and
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contributions are welcome!
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2000-02-22 20:18:19 +00:00
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R. Saravanan <svn@xmlterm.org>
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2000-03-13 15:48:32 +00:00
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7 Mar 2000 <http://xmlterm.org>
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1999-12-06 06:32:12 +00:00
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2000-02-22 20:18:19 +00:00
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QUICK SET-UP INSTRUCTIONS (Linux/Solaris)
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2000-03-13 15:48:32 +00:00
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If you have already built mozilla from the source, then type the following
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commands in the "mozilla" directory to build XMLterm:
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a) configure --with-extensions=xmlterm <other-configure-options>
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b) cd extensions/xmlterm
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c) make
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[Skip step (b) for a fresh build of mozilla from the source tarball]
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To execute XMLterm, type one of the following commands in
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the mozilla/dist/bin directory:
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./xmlterm
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OR
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./mozilla -chrome chrome://xmlterm/content/xmlterm.xul
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1999-12-06 06:32:12 +00:00
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NOTES:
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2000-02-22 20:18:19 +00:00
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1. See the INSTALL file for detailed configuration/installation instructions.
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2. See the file doc/INSTALL.xmlterm for binary installation instructions.
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3. Check the XMLterm web site <http://xmlterm.org> for updates.
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===========================================================================
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DOCUMENTATION
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a. There is a README file in each directory that provides some basic
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information.
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b. The file "base/README" provides a brief overview of the XMLterm code
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architecture.
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c. The header files (*.idl, *.h) have comments describing class methods
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and member variables in JAVADOC format. Look at them before delving
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into the *.cpp files
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===========================================================================
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FILES:
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INSTALL installation instructions
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README this file
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UUID.txt list of UUIDs used by XMLterm
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The main subdirectories of the "xmlterm" directory are:
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base/ base source code for XMLterm libraries
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config/ make rules for stand-alone mode
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dist/ holds include and library file for stand-alone LineTerm only
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doc/ some documentation
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geckoterm/ lightweight XMLterm executable
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linetest/ stand-alone line terminal testing executables
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scripts/ XMLterm scripts (xls, xcat, ...)
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tests/ XMLterm test programs (HelloWorld pagelet, ...)
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2000-04-15 04:45:36 +00:00
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ui/ user interface/chrome files
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