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View Source Chart [Firefox Extension]...

What Is Source Charting?

The old method of using indentation to format source code is OK, but consider...

What Source Charting Does that Indentation-Only Formatting Does Not:

If you're new to the containment concept, one glance at a source chart and you're over the learning curve. Intermediate and advanced developers can save hours tracking down bugs in complex documents.

"...the most accessible DOM inspector available to web developers."
"(This) extension should be standard in every web developer's toolkit."

John Resig, creator of the jQuery JavaScript Library, from his book, Pro JavaScript Techniques.
"this is a great quick debugging tool for me and a lifesaver of a learning tool for those i instruct. html is all about nested containers and this clearly shows them much better than all my commenting, indentation, or syntax coloring ever could."
Cheridy
Harvard University Graduate School of Design Instructor
View Source Chart works great as a visual aid tool for use in learning environments.
"Even the most complicated nesting xhtml containers and hierarchies are so much easier to navigate that it's almost laughable."
Dewey Spencer
By "reading" the chart's lines and colors side to side, one can visually navigate through the most complex document structure with ease.


???FAQs?????????????

Q How do I install this extension?
1) Install by clicking the link below:
2.5.0503(free) Features Include:

-Collapsible Containers
-Ability to select text without collapsing a container
-Extraneous whitespace removed
-Scroll-into-view collapsibility
-Ability to edit styles using Web Developer extension

Language Locales:
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Danish (da-DK) by AlleyKat
German (de-DE) by Fux
Spanish (es-ES) by Urko
Persian (fa-IR) by bahramm
Finnish (fi-FI) by Risse
French (fr-FR) by Goofy
Croatian (hr-HR) by Krcko
Italian (it-IT) by Luca90
Korean (ko-KR) by wtspout
Dutch (nl-NL) by pgUp
Portuguese (pt-PT) by alexvf
Russian (ru-RU) by rpocc
Slovenian (sl-SI) by miha
Thai (th-TH) by Qen
Chinese (zh-CN) by rickcart
Japanese (ja-JP) by drry
Portuguese-Brazil (pt-BR) by humbertosartini
Romanian (ro-RO) by alexxed
Czech (cs-CZ) by mik
(thanks Goofy)


VSC 2.7 Fx3 (FREE, Works with Fx3.0.10, but lacks the collapsed tag code display feature.)

OR

Purchase 2.8 for $10 (Firefox 3.0.10)NEW RELEASE!!!
VSC version 2.8 is the first release to display tag code in collapsed containers! (see image below) Firefox 3.0.10 compatible.

HELP! Looking for tester(s) to try VSC 2.7 & 2.8 out on Firefox 3.5 Beta 4. Contact me if you're interested
Tag Code Viewable in Collapsed Containers
Option to view in tab or popup window, tag containers are collapsed to current mouse location so that a just-collapsed box remains in user viewport, and is faster than ever.
HELP! Looking for tester(s) to try VSC 2.7 & 2.8 out on Firefox 3.5 Beta 4. Contact me if you're interested
    Please read known issue(s) below:
  • cannot navigate away from the chart to a new URL

Special thanks to Jamie Butterworth (whoever you are) for the VSC popup and viewport updates for Fx 3!


Q How do I use View Source Chart?

A Right click on a web page and select "View Source Chart" from the context menu.
To view a frameset document, select "View Source Chart" from Fx's View menu.

To Use Collapse/Expand Feature:
Click on an opening tag to collapse its box, and anywhere in the collapsed box to expand.
With practice, you'll learn all the clickable spots, namely; anywhere within a container except on indented tags.
This allows you collapse a container from its side or bottom.

Scroll Into View Collapsibility:
If a container is collapsed from its bottom or side (the container top is out of view), the document is scrolled up and positioned just above the top of the newly collapsed container, enabling you to keep your place.

To Open Source Charts in a new Tab:
Tools > Extensions > click to highlight View Source Chart > Options > click checkbox



Q Why does View Source Chart change my XHTML tags to HTML tags?

A It doesn't. The browser is making these changes, VSC merely displays what the browser has done with your code. Most common: self closing tags lose their closing slash (/). See this article on Rendered Source for more information.



Zoomed-Out View
Zoomed Out View
Handy Keyboard Shortcuts for use with View Source Chart

Ctrl + - Allows Zooming OUT of HTML Chart by decreasing text size.
Zooming out allows a broader view of the document structure.

Ctrl + + Allows Zooming IN of HTML Chart by increasing text size.

Ctrl + 0 (zero) Changes text size back to normal.

Ctrl + F Employs the find functionality. Alternatively, you may use Firefox's Find-As-You-Type functionality (specified in Options).

Ctrl + W Closes window.

Ctrl + S Saves the chart to your hard drive.




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