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== Are You In The Right Place? ==
== Are You In The Right Place? ==
This wiki is concerned with development of the Gecko rendering engine itself. If you are a Web developer (building Web pages, sites, apps, etc.) and have questions about (X)HTML, XUL, CSS, DOM, or JavaScript then look at [http://www.mozilla.org/docs/web-developer/ Mozilla's Web Developer Documentation Page].
 
'''Web Developer?''' This wiki is concerned with development of the Gecko browser engine itself. If you are a Web developer (building Web pages, sites, apps, etc.) and have questions about (X)HTML, XUL, CSS, DOM, or JavaScript then go to the [http://developer.mozilla.org/ Mozilla Developer Network].
 
'''Want to hack on Gecko?''' The [https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/contributing/index.html Developer Guide] is probably what you are looking for.


== Planning ==
== Planning ==
* [[Global:1.9 Trunk 1.8 Branch Plan]] explains the versions of Gecko used for Firefox 1.5, Firefox 2.x, and Firefox 3.
 
* [[Gecko 1.9 Roadmap]] laid out the vision for Gecko in Firefox 3
=== Feature Planning / Specs  ===
* [[Firefox3/Gecko Feature List]] tracks Gecko 1.9 features for Firefox 3; an alpha release of this codenamed "Gran Paradiso" was released in December 2006.
 
* [[Mozilla2]] is the next-generation of the Mozilla code, including Gecko.
Most feature planning should happen in Bugzilla, but for some things it's easier to map out a spec on the wiki first.
 
*[[Gecko:Line Breaking]]
 
*[[Gecko:Mouse Wheel Scrolling]]
** [[Gecko:Notes for mouse driver developers on Windows]]
 
*[[Necko: Electrolysis design and subprojects]]
 
*[[Necko: support sending OnDataAvailable() to other threads]]
 
*[[Gecko/Touch|Touch input and gestures]]


== Developer Resources ==
== Developer Resources ==
[https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/contributing/index.html Contributing to the Mozilla codebase] If you're just beginning.
[[Frame inheritance hierarchy]] (dated May 18, 2008)
[http://www-archive.mozilla.org/newlayout/doc/layout-2006-12-14/master.xhtml Mozilla's Layout Engine (Presentation by L. David Baron)] (dated Thursday, December 14, 2006, 13:30 PST
[[Gecko:Miscellaneous Notes]] Random documentation we don't yet know how to categorize.
[[Gecko:Miscellaneous Notes]] Random documentation we don't yet know how to categorize.


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[[Gecko:Testing Tasks]] if you're interested in getting started by helping with testing Gecko
[[Gecko:Testing Tasks]] if you're interested in getting started by helping with testing Gecko


[[Gecko:Getting Started]] If you're just beginning.
[[Gecko:Overview]] work-in-progress documentation giving an overview of how Gecko works


[[Gecko:Frequently Asked Questions]] Developers' FAQ.
[[Gecko:Frequently Asked Questions]] Developers' FAQ.
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[[New stringbundle APIs]]
[[New stringbundle APIs]]
[[Font selection]] and [[Font selection/Default fonts]]
[[Gecko/XUL Box Model]]
[[CSSFrameConstructor]]
[[Gecko:GPU Acceleration]]
[[Gecko:Fullscreen API]]


== Related Resources ==
== Related Resources ==
XUL development happens at [[XUL:Home Page]].
XUL development happens at [[XUL:Home Page]].
RDF development happens at [http://www.axel-hecht.de/mozwiki/RDF/ Axel Hecht's RDF API Wiki].
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