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Archive/Apps/Design/Planning/Planning_your_app Once you have an idea for a Web app, you should carefully plan it before you start to do any ...
Archive/Apps/Reference The following is a list of code-level reference documentation you'll likely need in developing a ...
Archive/Apps/Reference/Drawing_and_animation For a modern app experience, use of animations and lightweight graphics is essential. The ...
Archive/Apps/Reference/Firefox_Marketplace_services These documents and guides provide a reference to the APIs needed for publishing and managing ...
Archive/Apps/Reference/Foundation_of_a_Firefox_OS_app A Firefox OS app is simply an Open Web App, but with some special considerations and features, ...
Archive/Apps/Reference/General_Web_APIs Elements, events, network requests, storage and other standard Web APIs that provide useful ...
Archive/Apps/Reference/Layout_and_structure A series of articles to help you create the perfect structure for your Open Web App.
Archive/Apps/Tools_and_frameworks/Custom_elements X-tags are custom HTML elements that give you a collection of building blocks (components) for ...
Archive/Firefox_OS/API/Alarm_API The Alarm API allows applications to schedule actions to be run in the future. For example, some ...
Archive/Firefox_OS/API/DataStore/add The add() method of the DataStore interface adds a new record to the data store; if the record ...
Archive/Firefox_OS/API/DataStore/clear The clear() method of the DataStore interface deletes all records from the data store, leaving ...
Archive/Firefox_OS/API/DataStore/get The get() method of the DataStore interface retrieves one or more objects from the current data ...
Archive/Firefox_OS/API/DataStore/getLength The getLength() method of the DataStore interface returns the number of records stored in the ...
Archive/Firefox_OS/API/DataStore/name The name read-only property of the DataStore interface returns the name of the current data store.
Archive/Firefox_OS/API/DataStore/onchange The onchange event handler of the DataStore interface fires when a change is made to the data ...
Archive/Firefox_OS/API/DataStore/owner The owner read-only property of the DataStore interface returns the name of the app that owns ...
Archive/Firefox_OS/API/DataStore/put The put() method of the DataStore interface updates an existing record in the data store.
Archive/Firefox_OS/API/DataStore/readOnly The readOnly read-only property of the DataStore interface returns a boolean indicating whether ...
Archive/Firefox_OS/API/DataStore/remove The remove() method of the DataStore interface deletes one or more objects from the current data ...
Archive/Firefox_OS/API/DataStore/revisionId The revisionId read-only property of the DataStore interface returns the current data store's ...
Archive/Firefox_OS/API/DataStore/sync The sync() method of the DataStore interface opens a cursor that allows you to step through any ...
Archive/Firefox_OS/API/Data_Store_API/Using_the_Data_Store_API To explain the main functionality of Data Store, we have build two examples that work together ...
Archive/Firefox_OS/API/MozActivity The MozActivity interface allows apps to delegate an activity to another app.
Archive/Firefox_OS/API/MozActivityOptions The MozActivityOptions interface allows apps to declare the activity they want to create and ...
Archive/Firefox_OS/API/MozActivityOptions/data The data property returns an arbitrary object representing any data passed with the activity.
Archive/Firefox_OS/API/MozActivityOptions/name The name property returns a string representing the name of the associated activity. See ...
Archive/Firefox_OS/API/MozActivityRequestHandler The MozActivityRequestHandler interface allows apps that handle activities to access and ...
Archive/Firefox_OS/API/MozActivityRequestHandler/postError The postError method is used to send back an error message to the app that made the activity ...
Archive/Firefox_OS/API/MozActivityRequestHandler/postResult The postResult method is used to send back an answer to the app that made the activity request.
Archive/Firefox_OS/API/MozActivityRequestHandler/source The source property returns a MozActivityOptions object, which provides information about the ...
Archive/Firefox_OS/API/MozAlarmsManager The MozAlarmsManager API allows to schedule notifications or applications to be started at a ...
Archive/Firefox_OS/API/MozAlarmsManager/add The add method is used to retrieve a list of pending alarms.
Archive/Firefox_OS/API/MozAlarmsManager/getAll The getAll method is used to retrieve a list of pending alarms.
Archive/Firefox_OS/API/MozAlarmsManager/remove The remove method is used to retrieve a list of pending alarms.
Archive/Firefox_OS/API/Navigator/mozAlarms Returns a MozAlarmsManager object you can use to schedule notifications or applications to be ...
Archive/Firefox_OS/API/Navigator/mozHasPendingMessage This method is used to know if there are pending messages of a given type (true) ot not (false).
Archive/Firefox_OS/API/Web_Activities Web activities define a way for applications to delegate an activity to another (usually ...
Archive/Firefox_OS/Automated_testing/MozITP The Mozilla integrated tools package (MozITP) is a one-stop shop for setting up Firefox ...
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Building_apps_for_Firefox_OS/CSP If a CSP is specified in the App Manifest, the specified CSP and the default CSP for the app's ...
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Building_apps_for_Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_app_beginners_tutorial This article provides a beginner's tutorial covering the essentials of Firefox OS apps — ...
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Building_apps_for_Firefox_OS/Manifest This section details the critical details you need to create and use an app manifest.
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Building_blocks/1.x
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Building_blocks/1.x/Action_menu/Coding Here you can find examples of how to create action menus on Firefox OS, as well as downloads for ...
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Building_blocks/1.x/Button/Coding Here you can find examples of how to create buttons on Firefox OS, as well as downloads for the ...
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Building_blocks/1.x/Confirmation A confirmation prompt asks the user to take or confirm an action, such as responding to a system ...
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Building_blocks/1.x/Confirmation/Coding Here you can find examples of how to create confirmations on Firefox OS, as well as downloads ...
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Building_blocks/1.x/Filter Filters can be used for two purposes: data filtering, in which the user can view a single set of ...
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Building_blocks/1.x/Header A header labels the active view. In addition, it can contain top-level navigation and inputs for ...
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Building_blocks/1.x/Header/Coding This article presents examples and coding instructions for creating headers in your Firefox OS ...
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Building_blocks/1.x/Input_area An input area is a data entry field. There are many variations on what an input area can look ...
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Building_blocks/1.x/Status Relays information to the user in a transitory fashion, typically to confirm a user action or to ...
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Building_blocks/1.x/Status/Coding Here you can find examples of how to create banners /status bars on Firefox OS, as well as ...
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Building_blocks/1.x/Switch A switch is any control which presents two mutually exclusive options or states. Switches are ...
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Building_blocks/1.x/Toolbar/Coding Here you can find examples of how to create toolbars on Firefox OS, as well as downloads for the ...
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Building_blocks/1.x/Value_selector/Coding Here you can find examples of how to create value selectors on Firefox OS, as well as downloads ...
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Building_blocks/2.3
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Building_blocks/Action_menu/2.0 The following gives you an idea of what the rendered menu would look like (the vertical scroll ...
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Building_blocks/Banners/2.0 The following gives you an idea of what the rendered Banner would look like:
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Building_blocks/Buttons/2.0 The following gives you an idea of what the rendered buttons would look like.
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Building_blocks/Buttons/2.3 First of all, make sure you have followed the preliminary setup instructions. Next, cd into the ...
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Building_blocks/Context_menu The Context Menu contains one or more items. The menu can expand in height to accommodate ...
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Building_blocks/Context_menu/2.0 The following gives you an idea of what the rendered menu would look like (the vertical scroll ...
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Building_blocks/Dialog
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Building_blocks/Dialog/2.0 The following gives you an idea of what a simple confirm dialog would look like on Firefox OS 2.0.
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Building_blocks/Drawer Drawers can also be used to access user-generated content such as browser tabs, accounts in an ...
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Building_blocks/Drawer/2.0 The following gives you an idea of what the rendered drawer would look like, and how it would ...
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Building_blocks/Header This article describes the implementation and possible interactions with the header.
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Building_blocks/Header/2.0 The following gives you an idea of what rendered headers would look like, and how they would ...
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Building_blocks/Input_area This article describes the implementation and possible interactions with the input-area.
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Building_blocks/Input_area/2.0 The following gives you an idea of what rendered input areas would look like, and how they would ...
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Building_blocks/Input_area/2.3 First of all, make sure you have followed the preliminary setup instructions. Next, cd into the ...
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Building_blocks/Layout You can find this structure in most apps in Firefox OS: Fixed header and footer with scrollable ...
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Building_blocks/Layout/2.1 The following gives you an idea of what the rendered layout would look like, and how it would ...
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Building_blocks/List_items This article describes the implementation of list items.
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Building_blocks/List_items/2.0 The following gives you an idea of what rendered list items would look like on Firefox OS 2.0.
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Building_blocks/Picker None as yet.
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Building_blocks/Progress_and_activity This article describes the use of progress bars and activity toolboxes.
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Building_blocks/Progress_and_activity/2.0 The following gives you an idea of what rendered progress and activity indicators would look ...
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Building_blocks/Scrolling This article describes the implementation and possible interactions with the scroll bar.
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Building_blocks/Scrolling/2.0 The following gives you an idea of what the rendered scrolling section would look like.
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Building_blocks/Search None as yet.
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Building_blocks/Select_mode Edit mode 2.0 implementation
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Building_blocks/Select_mode/2.0 The following gives you an idea of what the rendered Edit mode would look like (the vertical ...
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Building_blocks/Slider This article describes the implementation and possible interactions with the slider.
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Building_blocks/Slider/2.0 The following gives you an idea of what rendered seekbars would look like.
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Building_blocks/Subheader None as yet.
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Building_blocks/Switches This article describes switches and their various types along with their respective ...
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Building_blocks/Switches/2.0 The following gives you an idea of what the rendered switches would look like:
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Building_blocks/Switches/Checkbox_2.3 First of all, make sure you have followed the preliminary setup instructions. Next, cd into the ...
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Building_blocks/Tab_Filter This article describes filters and their implementation.
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Building_blocks/Tab_Filter/2.0 The following gives you an idea of what the rendered Tab/Filter would look like on Firefox OS 2.0.
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Building_blocks/Toolbars
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Building_blocks/Toolbars/2.0 The following gives you an idea of what the rendered Toolbar would look like.
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Building_blocks/Value_selector
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Building_blocks/Value_selector/2.0 The following gives you an idea of what a rendered Value Selector would look like.
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Copy_styleguide
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Design_asset_library
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Firefox_OS_app_tools This section details available Firefox OS-specific code templates, libraries, snippets, and plugins.
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Firefox_OS_device_APIs There are a number of emerging Web platform standards and device APIs crucial to Firefox OS app ...
Archive/Firefox_OS/Firefox_OS_apps/Firefox_OS_in_Arabic Arabic is one of several languages with a bidirectional writing system (in this case, the Arabic ...