[cgiapp] Data.FormValidator.js [Was: ValidateRM not PP]

[Joshua Miller]

Shipping a compressed copy is a good idea. That said, the option is
there. You could even use http://jscompactor.berlios.de/ which
includes a flag to exclude copyright comments from the compression
(Sorry for the self-promotion, and to be honest, there are much better
js compactors out there... this is just the only one I know w/ an
option to selectively retain comments). I'll make sure to include that
in the next release.

In other sad news, the JSAN site download server is, and has been for
a while, inaccessible to postings - ie. I can't update the version
that is there. I've contacted one of the orig JSAN people, and
basically, that server is just not maintained any longer. They aren't
actively seeking someone to take the reigns, but if someone was fully
qualified to do so (hardware, time, resources, and commitment to
maintain it), I'm sure they'd appreciate it (anyone looking for a big
volunteer project?).

I wish I could update it to add a more prominent notice to point
people to the berlios site. Oh well, such is life.

Thanks,
--
Josh I.


On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 8:46 PM, Lyle <webmaster at cosmicperl.com> wrote:
> Joshua Miller wrote:
>>
>> (and this is coming from the author of Data.FormValidator.js, which the
>> following post recommends).
>
> I'm just going through the docs and I've downloaded the script (JSAN site
> only has 0.06 and not 0.07).
>
> The script is almost 70K. Wouldn't it be worth offering a minimal version
> without all the comments, etc?
> I just fed it through http://javascriptcompressor.com/ and it shrank to less
> than 20K (although certainly not as pretty).
>
> I get the feeling a lot of people would see the size and jump to compress it
> like me, and you'd loose all your headers. If you offered a compressed
> version would could keep your copyright notice and site link at the top.
>
> Just an idea :)
>
>
> Lyle
>
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