Extending Flash MX 2004, Part 4: Solving UI Problems with XUL
This article explores the basics of XUL—an XML-based standard for defining user interfaces.
by Guy Watson
April 23, 2004
hen developing your Flash extensions, it is sometimes necessary to provide a dialog box that will prompt the user to make a choice or customise settings in an intuitive and user-friendly way.
For example, some of the various Timeline Effects that come pre-installed with Flash MX 2004 allow the user to modify numerous settings and change the outcome of the effect. This is achieved using a dialog box that appears when the Timeline Effect is selected. The dialog box contains a Flash Movie control that allows the user to modify the settings of the Effect.
The fine engineers at Macromedia have included cross-platform dialog boxes for use in your Flash Extensions in the form of a XML 2 UI Engine. This engine parses and displays dialog boxes—defined using an XML formatted language called XML2UI.
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hen developing your Flash extensions, it is sometimes necessary to provide a dialog box that will prompt the user to make a choice or customise settings in an intuitive and user-friendly way.
For example, some of the various Timeline Effects that come pre-installed with Flash MX 2004 allow the user to modify numerous settings and change the outcome of the effect. This is achieved using a dialog box that appears when the Timeline Effect is selected. The dialog box contains a Flash Movie control that allows the user to modify the settings of the Effect.
