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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
* Application UI is comprised mainly of Android Java and layout XML files found in / | * Application UI is comprised mainly of Android Java and layout XML files found in /mobile/android | ||
** GeckoApp.java and gecko_app.xml comprise the main UI. | ** GeckoApp.java and gecko_app.xml comprise the main UI. | ||
** GeckoAppShell.java handles a lot of the non-visual tasks, like handling Android intents, starting the Gecko thread, communicating with Gecko through JNI and messaging. | ** GeckoAppShell.java handles a lot of the non-visual tasks, like handling Android intents, starting the Gecko thread, communicating with Gecko through JNI and messaging. | ||
* The Java compositor, used to handle panning and zooming web content is found in / | * The Java compositor, used to handle panning and zooming web content is found in /mobile/android/gfx | ||
* XUL/JS and still used primarily as a communication shim from the Gecko platform to the Java UI. | * XUL/JS and still used primarily as a communication shim from the Gecko platform to the Java UI. | ||
** browser.js and browser.xul create a <deck> of <browser>s for only displaying the web content. | ** browser.js and browser.xul create a <deck> of <browser>s for only displaying the web content. | ||