Monthly Archives: January 2007

Parsing microformats

Update: This code is now contained in Microformats.js. One of the things I’ve run into with Operator is learning how to parse microformats correctly. Instead of keeping the knowledge I’ve found to myself, I’ve decided to work with Andy Mitchell … Continue reading

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Operator 0.6.2 is available

The official release of Operator 0.6.2 is available. Here’s a full list of new features: Multiple languages available thanks mainly to babelzilla. Fix for the tabbing interaction bugs Options menu added to statusbar and toolbar button menu xFolk support (needs … Continue reading

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One More Operator 0.6.2 beta

http://www.kaply.com/operator/operator.xpi I added a few more features, so I need more testing. After this, I am totally feature frozen for the 0.6.2 release. New features include: Operator now follows the bookmarks toolbar conventions for opening new windows and tabs. This … Continue reading

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Operator Usability Continued

OK, after opinions and debate, here’s what I’ve come up with. I’ve combined the source view and the internal representation into one tabbed window so I only need one action to display it. For now, that action will only be … Continue reading

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Need Operator Usability Opinion

I need to make a change to how Ctrl (and maybe Shift) key works in Operator and I need some opinions. Currently, holding down the Ctrl Key when clicking on an entry in Operator displays the HTML source and holding … Continue reading

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Operator 0.6.2 beta Available

Per my social contract, I am making 0.6.2 beta available before placing it on addons.mozilla.org. It’s available at http://www.kaply.com/operator/operator.xpi Significant items in this release include: Fix for the tabbing interaction bugs Options menu added to statusbar and toolbar button menu … Continue reading

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Essential Extension Development Preferences

Jonathan Watt pointed out some preferences you can set to ensure that the JavaScript code in your extension is “clean.” javascript.options.showInConsole set to true causes chrome JavaScript errors to be displayed in the JavaScript console. This preference is essential when … Continue reading

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Why Use JSLint?

In my social contract, I taked about using JSLint. There were two problems reported with the current release of Operator that were very strange when I heard about them. One was that Firefox didn’t honor the “Show the tab bar … Continue reading

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Extension Development and Social Contracts

In most software installations, the user (you) agrees to a EULA where limitations and restrictions are spelled out. By reading the EULA, you can make a decision as to whether or not you want to install the software. The EULA … Continue reading

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upcoming.org microformats got some loving

Thanks to the great work of the upcoming.org team, the major issues with upcoming.org and Operator are already fixed. Thanks y’all!

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