15.7. Hands On: The <noteplacer> Tag
This “Hands On” session is about developing general-purpose code using XBL. In particular, we will create a new XBL binding and matching user-defined XUL tag that might contribute to the content and function of the NoteTaker dialog box.
XUL content should not be converted to XBL bindings just because it is possible. Only code that is used more than once in a given page or that could be reused in another application is a good candidate for XBL. XBL bindings wrap up the content they implement in extra structure. For mostly harmless content, that extra structure is not always desirable from a code maintenance point of view. Only when the binding is used frequently are there complexity savings.
In the NoteTaker ...
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