[xquery-talk] [ANN] XQuery as a scripting language in IE

[Markus Pilman]

Hi,

> But world of browsers not divided to IE part & FF part :)
Of course not. At the moment we are redesigning the code. After that,
integrating xqib into another Browser should be done in several hours.
But of course it is not possible to support all browsers at once :-)

Regards

Markus

On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 7:55 AM, Vyacheslav Sedov
<vyacheslav.sedov at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Yep. I note it.
>
> But world of browsers not divided to IE part & FF part :)
>
> i mean here also Safari, Google Chrome & Opera (Opera take about 20% in Russia).
>
> http://www.liveinternet.ru/stat/ru/browsers.html?lang=en
>
> Michael, can i ask why you (or your company) use this *stupid* (sorry
> but it`s true) warning "Notice:  This email message, together with any
> attachments, may contain information  of  BEA Systems,  Inc.,  its
> subsidiaries  and  affiliated entities,  that may be confidential,
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> If you are not the intended recipient, and have received this message
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> Why not end with "and format your HD (twice)"? ;)
>
> This is look like similar warning on wallet - good people can use
> visit card info to return it to you, but thief don`t even read your
> strong warning. Just this look like some kind of mental virus. Or this
> is some kind of advertising? Still not good too.
>
> Why not use something like "Please don`t print this letter without
> need" (i guess this is mental virus too but at least less dangerous).
>
> With best wishes,
> Slav
>
> NOTICE: If you still reading this - don`t worry be happy :)
>
> On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 11:39 PM, Michael Reiche
> <michael.reiche at oracle.com> wrote:
>>  > A similar Firefox plugin is under construction.
>>
>> Last line of the message
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: talk-bounces at x-query.com [mailto:talk-bounces at x-query.com] On Behalf Of Vyacheslav Sedov
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 12:49 PM
>> To: daniela florescu
>> Cc: talk at x-query.com
>> Subject: Re: [xquery-talk] [ANN] XQuery as a scripting language in IE
>>
>> cool
>>
>> what about other browsers?
>>
>> 2009/3/25 daniela florescu <dflorescu at mac.com>:
>>> Dear all,
>>>
>>> we are happy to announce the public release of XQiB,  a plugin for
>>> Internet Explorer which allows the execution of client-side XQuery to
>>> navigate and update the browser's internal DOM. This plugin allows to
>>> execute XQuery in the same way as JavaScript. However, the resulting
>>> code is more elegant because there's no data model mismatch. For
>>> example, opening an alert window that shows the text of the first H1
>>> element of the current site is as simple as that
>>>
>>> declare function local:main() {
>>>   browser:alert ( fn:data( ( //H1 )[1] ) ) };
>>>
>>> Note that the browser plugin provides a rich set of functions to
>>> accomplish things as showing alert windows or modifying styles.
>>>
>>> XQiB is based on the Zorba XQuery processor. Specifically, XQiB is an
>>> implementation of the Zorba Store API and implements a set of
>>> browser-specific functions such as the alert function and a variety of
>>> other AJAX functions (e.g., drag & drop, window controls, asynchronous
>>> REST calls, etc.). The implementation of the Store API essentially
>>> encapsulates the browser's DOM and therefore delegates accessor and
>>> updating function calls on the XDM to the DOM.
>>>
>>> Zorba's powerful function library (e.g. REST functions), the
>>> implementation of various XQuery-related specifications (e.g. XQuery
>>> Updating Facility), and a variety of language extensions (e.g. eval)
>>> make it a pleasure to develop rich internet applications.
>>>
>>> If you want to learn more about XQiB, are interested in playing around
>>> with it, or would like to contribute to the project, please visit
>>> http://www.xqib.org/.
>>>
>>> A similar Firefox plugin is under construction.
>>>
>>> The XQIB team
>>>
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>>>
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