189355 - Support <XX> format for emulating IE formatblock

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Core :: DOM: Editor, defect)

Description

[Mike Kaply [:mkaply]]

See:

http://lxr.mozilla.org/seamonkey/source/content/html/document/src/nsHTMLDocument.cpp#4220

When we first envisioned emulating IE, we were under the impression that
formatblock took english strings like "Paragraph" or "Heading 1".

Upon further investigation, we discovered that these strings changed based on
the language of the browser, so on a Spanish browser, for instance, you are
supposed to use the Spanish word for paragraph.

Luckily, Microsoft provided a language neutral way to accomplish this, by using
the following mapping:

<option value="<P>">Normal</option>
<option value="<PRE>">Formatted</option>
<option value="<ADDRESS>">Address</option>
<option value="<H1>">Heading 1</option>
<option value="<H2>">Heading 2</option>
<option value="<H3>">Heading 3</option>
<option value="<H4>">Heading 4</option>
<option value="<H5>">Heading 5</option>
<option value="<H6>">Heading 6</option>
<option value="<OL>">Numbered List</option>
<option value="<UL>">Bulleted List</option>
<option value="<DL>">Directory List</option>
<option value="<MENU>">Menu List</option>
<option value="<DT>">Definition Term</option>
<option value="<DD>">Definition</option>
<option value="<P>">Paragraph</option>

So for Mozilla, we are ONLY going to support the language neutral method of
passing things to formatblock. We are not going to support the English text. The
only exception will be "normal".

This bug is to convert that table to use the language neutral method.

Comment 1

[Mike Kaply [:mkaply]]

We need this for 1.3b if we are going to finalize the interface. I apologize for
leting this one get away.

Patch coming.

Comment 2

[Mike Kaply [:mkaply]]

Attachment: Emuate <XX> format

We are supporting the most common commands.

Comment 3

[Mike Kaply [:mkaply]]

Attachment: Ending double quotes would be helpful

Comment 4

[Mike Kaply [:mkaply]]

Comment on attachment 112400 [details] [diff] [review]
Ending double quotes would be helpful

We need this one because we are finalizing Midas docs for 1.3b.

Comment 5

[Kathleen :Brade]

Comment on attachment 112400 [details] [diff] [review]
Ending double quotes would be helpful

r=brade

Comment 6

[Kathleen :Brade]

Comment on attachment 112400 [details] [diff] [review]
Ending double quotes would be helpful

oh, and don't forget to remove the extra "H3" line (above <pre>)

Comment 7

[Simon Fraser [no longer active]]

Comment on attachment 112400 [details] [diff] [review]
Ending double quotes would be helpful

 static struct MidasParam gMidasParamTable[] = {

Make this table const, and sr=sfraser.

Comment 8

[Mike Kaply [:mkaply]]

Comment on attachment 112400 [details] [diff] [review]
Ending double quotes would be helpful

We need this one because we are finalizing Midas docs for 1.3b.

Thanks

Comment 9

[Asa Dotzler [:asa]]

Comment on attachment 112400 [details] [diff] [review]
Ending double quotes would be helpful

a=asa (on behalf of drivers) for checkin to 1.3beta.

Comment 10

[Mike Kaply [:mkaply]]

Fix checked in.

Thanks all.