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Bootstrapping: How does it all start?

  1. Open your XUL file
    • Menu item calls window.open("chrome://...",..)
    • Command-line: ./mozilla -url chrome://..
    • Preference
  2. RDF templates query datasources, generate content
  3. JavaScript onload handers fire
  4. Any global services start lazily during (2) and (3)
  5. User starts to interact with the window
Alec Flett
Last modified: Fri Jul 7 00:20:24 PDT 2000
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