tixe 1.1

The Tixe framework is a toolkit for application developers that improves WebKits accessibility via Cocoa bindings. It includes a bindings-compliant controller class (a subclass of NSTreeController) that enables binding to the DOM tree of a WebView. This lets you use Cocoa bindings to manipulate the document content, styles, and JavaScript values of the page displayed in the WebView.

With the framework, Tixe includes an Interface Builder palette to speed development of WebKit-based applications. You can build your application in Interface Builder and test your design in its simulation mode. Tixes palette automatically loads the framework, so the controller and bindings are fully functional inside of Interface Builder. This lets you quickly development rich features without writing a single line of code.

The download includes several sample NIB files that demonstrate the powerful combination of Tixe, Cocoa bindings, and WebKit. One sample implements a CSS style editor with live feedback. It uses standard Cococa controls that are bound to the web pages style values. For instance, you can grab a slider and watch it change the h1 font size, or use a standard Cocoa color picker to change the body background color. Just open the NIB document in Interface Builder and try running it.