DeveloperTips

This is work in progress - but the idea behind this section is to add in any usefull tips that come from the mailing list.

XHTML

• Why is my td bgcolor=red not working?

You may be using XHTML strict which ignores the bgcolor attribute. You can either:

    <td style="background-color: red">

This line in your JSP page will enforce XHTML strict:

Here is an excellent link to a some docs on XHTML

Javascript Debugging

• What are the best tools around for debugging javascript?

Here is a Microsoft JS Debug tool Javascript Debugging IE

Here is a Mozilla JS debugging tool Javascript Debugging Mozilla

CSS Debugging

• Mozilla/Firefox Web Developer Extension

This extension allows you to edit the CSS from the browser and see the changes dynamically. Ideal for web developers who want to tune their CSS before updating the CSS on the server.