feature request

antonin.chadima · 07-04-2012, 06:03 AM

would it be please possible to add css tidy and css validation. css tidy is written in c++ and is under GPL license. the w3c css validator is written in java :-(, can be used as command line and is under W3C SOFTWARE NOTICE AND LICENSE, which is compatible with GPL.

i'm finding many errors in css in epubs and i would like to be able to validate css as in oxygen xml editor.

thanks
http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/DOWNLOAD.html
http://csstidy.sourceforge.net/

st_albert · 07-04-2012, 09:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by antonin.chadima

would it be please possible to add css tidy and css validation. css tidy is written in c++ and is under GPL license. the w3c css validator is written in java :-(, can be used as command line and is under W3C SOFTWARE NOTICE AND LICENSE, which is compatible with GPL.

i'm finding many errors in css in epubs and i would like to be able to validate css as in oxygen xml editor.

thanks
http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/DOWNLOAD.html
http://csstidy.sourceforge.net/

I second this request, but perhaps it will have to wait until a plugin framework is developed. IMHO that would be a more general solution.

Toxaris · 07-04-2012, 10:13 AM

I would think these are prime candidates for the future plugin system.

antonin.chadima · 07-10-2012, 03:21 AM

css validation, css code highlighting and pretty formatting is an essential feature as xhtml (highlighting, validation and formatting) and xml (highlighting, validation and formatting) for the conten.opf and toc.ncx files by their definition and schema. I would not prefer to solve css validation with a plugin. Validation, highlighting and formatting should be a core feature.

Toxaris · 07-10-2012, 08:28 AM

We disagree on that. I don't find CSS validation a core feature, it is a nice to have. Pretty formating is a nice to have, but not a 'core feature'. You can also perform good housekeeping.
Therefore these would be prime candidates for plugins.

Highlighting is somethings else.

Hitch · 07-14-2012, 06:48 AM

+1 . CSS Validation is a "nice to have," not GOTTA have. A Firebug-type plugin might move me to "gotta," but merely validation? Meh, to me, that's a frill, not a must. MUCH rather have the ability to find unused styles and nuke 'em, or find styles in the book w/o matching styles in the ss. MUCH rather.

Hitch

07-04-2012, 06:03 AM	#1
antonin.chadima Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2012 Device: samsung galaxy tab p1000	feature request would it be please possible to add css tidy and css validation. css tidy is written in c++ and is under GPL license. the w3c css validator is written in java :-(, can be used as command line and is under W3C SOFTWARE NOTICE AND LICENSE, which is compatible with GPL. i'm finding many errors in css in epubs and i would like to be able to validate css as in oxygen xml editor. thanks http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/DOWNLOAD.html http://csstidy.sourceforge.net/

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Toxaris Wizard Posts: 4,520 Karma: 121692313 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Heemskerk, NL Device: PRS-T1, Kobo Touch, Kobo Aura	I would think these are prime candidates for the future plugin system.

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antonin.chadima Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2012 Device: samsung galaxy tab p1000	css validation, css code highlighting and pretty formatting is an essential feature as xhtml (highlighting, validation and formatting) and xml (highlighting, validation and formatting) for the conten.opf and toc.ncx files by their definition and schema. I would not prefer to solve css validation with a plugin. Validation, highlighting and formatting should be a core feature.

07-10-2012, 08:28 AM	#5
Toxaris Wizard Posts: 4,520 Karma: 121692313 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Heemskerk, NL Device: PRS-T1, Kobo Touch, Kobo Aura	We disagree on that. I don't find CSS validation a core feature, it is a nice to have. Pretty formating is a nice to have, but not a 'core feature'. You can also perform good housekeeping. Therefore these would be prime candidates for plugins. Highlighting is somethings else.

07-14-2012, 06:48 AM	#6
Hitch Bookmaker & Cat Slave Posts: 11,462 Karma: 158448243 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Phoenix, AZ Device: K2, iPad, KFire, PPW, Voyage, NookColor. 2 Droid, Oasis, Boox Note2	+1 . CSS Validation is a "nice to have," not GOTTA have. A Firebug-type plugin might move me to "gotta," but merely validation? Meh, to me, that's a frill, not a must. MUCH rather have the ability to find unused styles and nuke 'em, or find styles in the book w/o matching styles in the ss. MUCH rather. Hitch

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