[OPEN-ILS-DEV] XULRunner 1.9

[Jason Etheridge]

> How much work would be needed to get the staff client code to run on
> XULRunner 1.9? My reason for asking is two-fold:

Hi Brandon, I don't know.  We just have to try it and work through
each issue that comes up.  I'm glad 1.9 is deemed a stable release
now; and I'm all for working on this.  Previously the 1.9pre series
seemed to change too rapidly for me.

> (1) it would be incredibly convenient to package up the staff client
> application with a copy of Portable Firefox 3 for Windows users, and
> distribute that instead of an installer.

Also, if we're developing on the same (or similar) runtime as FF3,
it'd be feasible to make a Firefox extension version of the staff
client (the original prototype used to be a Mozilla plugin and Firefox
extension).  My only concern with this is that extensions aren't able
to prevent or warn users from upgrading Firefox out from underneath
the installed extensions.  I'm still hoping for the day Firefox will
run on an independent xulrunner.

> (2) Neither of Ubuntu Hardy's XULRunners (for example) completely support
> the staff client - the patron editing interface fails with a security error,
> the precise details of which escape me at this moment -- though I see there
> was some discussion about 1.9 in #openils back in May.

Yeah, Mozilla is getting a lot more strict in the name of security (so
if you're using self-signed SSL certificates, for example, then
beware).  This might also present special challenges for remote xul.

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