Comments on: XUL Validator – Beta http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2007/02/xul-validator-beta/ Sun, 29 Apr 2012 07:09:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mark Finkle’s Weblog » XUL Explorer 0.3 http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2007/02/xul-validator-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-856 Mark Finkle’s Weblog » XUL Explorer 0.3 Tue, 27 Feb 2007 04:24:04 +0000 http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2007/02/xul-validator-beta/#comment-856 [...] some progress on XUL Explorer. I have been tinkering around with the editor and integrating the XUL validator. I also reorganized the code a little so I could support sidebars in the [...] [...] some progress on XUL Explorer. I have been tinkering around with the editor and integrating the XUL validator. I also reorganized the code a little so I could support sidebars in the [...]

]]> By: Ptaszor i jego blog! Lol... http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2007/02/xul-validator-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-744 Ptaszor i jego blog! Lol... Thu, 15 Feb 2007 15:24:33 +0000 http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2007/02/xul-validator-beta/#comment-744 <strong>Walidator XUL...</strong> Mark Finkle na swoim blogu opublikowaÅ‚ wersjÄ™ beta prostego walidatora XUL. ChcÄ…c go użyć wystarczy kod jÄ™zyka XUL wkleić w pole formularza i sprawdzić jego poprawność. Aktualnie walidator sprawdza poprawność i semantyczność kodu XUL... Walidator XUL…

Mark Finkle na swoim blogu opublikował wersję beta prostego walidatora XUL.

Chcąc go użyć wystarczy kod języka XUL wkleić w pole formularza i sprawdzić jego poprawność.

Aktualnie walidator sprawdza poprawność i semantyczność kodu XUL…

]]> By: Mark Finkle http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2007/02/xul-validator-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-613 Mark Finkle Fri, 02 Feb 2007 17:41:25 +0000 http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2007/02/xul-validator-beta/#comment-613 Wladimir - Thanks for taking the time to run some tests. I updated the code/rules to handle all of your cases except #6 and #9, which I am working on. I also added a small set of options so users can "ignore" certain types of checks. Wladimir –

Thanks for taking the time to run some tests. I updated the code/rules to handle all of your cases except #6 and #9, which I am working on.

I also added a small set of options so users can “ignore” certain types of checks.

]]> By: Wladimir Palant http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2007/02/xul-validator-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-586 Wladimir Palant Fri, 02 Feb 2007 00:06:13 +0000 http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2007/02/xul-validator-beta/#comment-586 I tried running a few of my XUL files through the validator. Here are the bogus messages: 1. "unknown attribute: dialog[windowtype]" - well, Gecko recognizes windowtype on a dialog. 2. "suspicious child element: popupset > tooltip" - according to XUL Tutorial tooltips are supposed to be inside a popupset. 3. "suspicious child element: popup > menu" - that's how you define submenus inside a content menu. 4. "'title' should be used to determine window or dialog context" - not if that's a window inside an overlay. Simply adding elements to a window here. 5. "unknown attribute: dialog[ondialogextra2]" - the dialog has events associated with all buttons. 6. "unknown attribute choice: key[modifiers=accel,shift]" - just fine according to XUL Reference. 7. "unknown attribute: page[xmlns:html]" - yep, you can actually insert HTML in XUL. In this case this namespace was actually a relict however, I removed it :) 8. "unknown attribute: textbox[oncommand]" - textboxes with type="timed" actually fire the command event. 9. "suspicious child element: menulist > template", "suspicious child element: template > menupopup" - yep, templates can be just about anywhere. Other than that it outputs quite a few warning messages that should be marked "ignore unless you have a really good reason not too". Nice tool nevertheless. I tried running a few of my XUL files through the validator. Here are the bogus messages:

1. “unknown attribute: dialog[windowtype]” – well, Gecko recognizes windowtype on a dialog.
2. “suspicious child element: popupset > tooltip” – according to XUL Tutorial tooltips are supposed to be inside a popupset.
3. “suspicious child element: popup > menu” – that’s how you define submenus inside a content menu.
4. “‘title’ should be used to determine window or dialog context” – not if that’s a window inside an overlay. Simply adding elements to a window here.
5. “unknown attribute: dialog[ondialogextra2]” – the dialog has events associated with all buttons.
6. “unknown attribute choice: key[modifiers=accel,shift]” – just fine according to XUL Reference.
7. “unknown attribute: page[xmlns:html]” – yep, you can actually insert HTML in XUL. In this case this namespace was actually a relict however, I removed it :)
8. “unknown attribute: textbox[oncommand]” – textboxes with type=”timed” actually fire the command event.
9. “suspicious child element: menulist > template”, “suspicious child element: template > menupopup” – yep, templates can be just about anywhere.

Other than that it outputs quite a few warning messages that should be marked “ignore unless you have a really good reason not too”. Nice tool nevertheless.

]]> By: Dave http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2007/02/xul-validator-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-581 Dave Thu, 01 Feb 2007 18:15:34 +0000 http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2007/02/xul-validator-beta/#comment-581 > There are very few “hard-fast” rules when it comes to XUL. Is that a bug or a feature? :) > There are very few “hard-fast” rules when it comes to XUL.

Is that a bug or a feature? :)

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