Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 01:15:33 -0800 From: Jim Mock <mij@soupnazi.org> To: Ted Mittelstaedt <tedm@toybox.placo.com> Cc: ru@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/33913: GNATS webinterface isn't wrapping lines Message-ID: <20020116091533.GA66873@helios.dub.net> In-Reply-To: <000001c19e6d$20c9bb40$1401a8c0@tedm.placo.com> References: <20020116075545.GB65740@helios.dub.net> <000001c19e6d$20c9bb40$1401a8c0@tedm.placo.com>
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On Wed, 16 Jan 2002 at 01:06:48 -0800, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Jim Mock [mailto:mij@soupnazi.org] > >Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 11:56 PM > >To: Ted Mittelstaedt > >Cc: ru@FreeBSD.org; freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org; > >freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org > >Subject: Re: docs/33913: GNATS webinterface isn't wrapping lines > > > >> > >> Note the addition of the "wrap" directive. > > > >The wrap attribute is not valid in HTML 4.01. > > > > It was not my intent to start a religious argument. User input code > that doesen't massage the input is a coding error - what happens if > some joker decides to put in a javascript in a PR that does something > nasty? Are we checking for that? You'd have to check dosendpr.cgi. > The wrap attribute was NEVER valid in any HTML spec. It is and > remains a quick hack to get out of massaging user input. > > Obviously the best way to solve this would be to further process the > user input on the webform to insert linebreaks in case someone uses a > browser that doesen't do what the code expects is "right" > > But if nobody writes one then what's wrong with a quick hack? What's wrong with it is that when the web site is built, the code is validated, and if non-existant stuff is found, the build fails. If we add the wrap attribute, the build will fail because it isn't valid. > The PR database already has a lot of these unwrapped entries with > lines that scroll off the side of the screen. Which is more important > - making PR's readable or being "right"? That's what horizontal scroll is for :-) Seriously though, patches are welcome to make things readable, but yes, it also must be "right" or there will be problems with the build. - jim -- jim mock <mij@soupnazi.org> http://soupnazi.org/ | jim@FreeBSD.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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