NewSkinBasedOnXBL
- Project name
- New skinning system based on XBL
- Mentor(s)
- Details
XBL is an XML language that allows binding a new presentational or behavioral aspect on top of an existing XML element. Although a not so popular language, and not implemented in most browsers, there is a small js library that implements XBL 2.0, along with other important W3C specifications rarely seen in the real web, and which can be used cross-browser: http://code.google.com/p/xbl/
The idea of this project is to make a new skin that uses XBL to enhance the raw markup so that a skin can insert new elements needed for styling not by changing the velocity templates that generate the HTML, but by binding those elements from an XBL/CSS file.
What needs to be done:
- Integrate the XBL library and check that it works
- Strip the velocity templates of extra styling-only elements
- Create bindings in the skins to add those elements back
- Importance
- 4
- Year
2008
- Developer profile
Required:
- Good knowledge of XML, JavaScript, CSS, XHTML and a general familiarity with Web technologies
- Ability to learn new technologies fast
- XML Design Patterns
Optional:
- Familiar with Velocity
- Familiar with XSLT
- Familiar with Java
The ideal candidate has some experience with Web technologies, and I don't mean PHP or Flash, but sites built on W3C standards, or programs that manipulate XML data.
