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Re: Read code on the browser with ease.

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Post by tsenart » Sat, Mar 19, 2011, 1:07 PM UTC

futuremint wrote: post #17

I got to "this app wants to see all of your browsing history" and thought to myself, "why the hell would they want that?" So I clicked cancel and didn't install it.

About that... I make no use of the user's browser history. But I need the "tabs" permissions. I also have to be able to access all urls. I could indeed access all your history and data with these permissions but that's a byproduct of the functioning and intent of the extension. I make no such thing... Just highlight code. Here is my manifest.json

{ "name": "Sight", "version": "1.6.3", "description": "The Syntax Highlighter for Chrome", "minimum_chrome_version": "8", "background_page": "background.html", "options_page": "options.html", "permissions": ["tabs", ""], "page_action": { "default_title": "Change language", "default_icon": "images/icon19.png", "default_popup": "popup.html" }, "icons": { "16": "images/icon16.png", "48": "images/icon48.png", "128": "images/icon128.png" } }

Re: Read code on the browser with ease.

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Post by tsenart » Sat, Mar 19, 2011, 1:08 PM UTC

JeremyBanks wrote: post #13

tsenart wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It does. It was a bug on language detection. Just fixed it ;) Update.

That's really nice to have, though now the line numbers don't actually match up with the original file. Would it be possible to change that?

Tell me the URL for me to debug please.

Re: Read code on the browser with ease.

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Post by georgieporgie » Sat, Mar 19, 2011, 5:34 PM UTC

goblin89 wrote: post #19

georgieporgie wrote: post #15

Is editing code on a very dark background the norm now, or just the Hot New Thing?

People believe that dark background makes extensive reading from the screen easier for the eyes, and many advanced users accustomed themselves to it while working without GUI. So yes, light text on dark background is and always has been especially common among programmers.

and many advanced users accustomed themselves to it while working without GUI

Ah, the old HN anti-GUI bias again.

As for the eyestrain issue, I suspect people don't remember how bad CRT monitors were until near the end. Getting a consistent, bright white was difficult and very expensive. Horrible dot pitch meant bloom between very bright and dark colors. Color-related eyestrain just isn't the issue that it used to be.

Re: Read code on the browser with ease.

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Post by JeremyBanks » Sat, Mar 19, 2011, 7:18 PM UTC

tsenart wrote: post #22

JeremyBanks wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's really nice to have, though now the line numbers don't actually match up with the original file. Would it be possible to change that?

Tell me the URL for me to debug please.

I meant in the one discussed above,

http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/?method=library.gettracks&#...

It was originalyl all on one line, but now it has numbers for hundreds of lines that don't actually exist except for formatting.

Re: Read code on the browser with ease.

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Post by tsenart » Sun, Mar 20, 2011, 2:55 PM UTC

JeremyBanks wrote: post #24

tsenart wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Tell me the URL for me to debug please.

I meant in the one discussed above, http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/?method=library.gettracks&#... It was originalyl all on one line, but now it has numbers for hundreds of lines that don't actually exist except for formatting.

Jeremy that's strange. Tell me this stuff: Chrome version: OS and version: Sight version: