From: Curt Hibbs <curt@...>
Date: 2004-03-20T03:31:55+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby and Mozilla

Sean Russell wrote:
>
> ptkwt@aracnet.com (Phil Tomson) wrote in message
> news:<c3e3rn04rs@enews2.newsguy.com>...
> > So since there is already a Ruby/XPCOM interface
> > (http://rbxpcom.mozdev.org/) the part we are missing is Ruby/XUL?
>
> I'm not up to speed with Ruby/XPCOM, but isn't it a one-way binding
> from Ruby->Mozilla?  A more interesting (and easy to use) mechanism
> would be if Mozilla understood <SCRIPT LANG='ruby'>...</SCRIPT>

I'm not up to speed with Ruby/XPCOM either, but I've done a lot of
Mozilla-based work, and its obvious that you are correct. This package let's
you create and use XPCOM objects using Ruby as your implementation language.
While that is useful, it would be way more useful (as you suggested) to be
able to use Ruby as a scripting language that can be invoked from the XUL
user interface.

If only I had the time, I'd love to do it. But (as I'm sure with most of us)
I am already over committed. If anyone else out there in ruby-land wants to
do this, I would at least be willing participate at the level of offering
support and advice from the knowledge I gain through my past Mozilla work.

Curt
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