Mike’s Musings

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 and create a generic cross browser microformat parser in JavaScript, tentatively called ufParser. That’s the […]

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 to be added explicitly in Options if you are not a new install)
tag support for ma.gnolia.com
Improvements to adding calendar entries
include-pattern […]

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 includes:

Opening links in the current window by default
Middle click opens in a background tab
Shift+click opens in a new […]

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 available when you are in microformats mode with all handlers displayed AND debug mode. When that is […]

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 down the shift key when
clicking displays the content as I store it in an internal structure.
Unfortunately, my […]