Re: ReSpec question

Hi Shane,

On 22/03/2015 22:22 , Shane McCarron wrote:
> Sorry, I know I asked something like this before, but I have hit a
> wall.  What I want to do is add a menu item to the respec UI.
>
> When I look in the profile-w3c.common.js file, I see pretty clearly how
> to add a handler assuming I have a handle to the ui object.  But since
> that object is somewhat buried, it is unclear to me how I can get at it
> in a way that won't be brittle.

Is this for a specific draft, or something you'd like to add across the 
board for all ReSpec documents?

If the latter, then just add it in the same way as the others here:

     https://github.com/w3c/respec/blob/develop/js/profile-w3c-common.js#L59

Otherwise, you will need to write something along the lines of:

define(["core/ui"], function (ui) {
     ui.addCommand("Do Stuff", "ui/stuff-doer", "Ctrl+Shift+Alt-D");
});

And then have a module under ui/stuff.doer.js that's implemented in the 
same way as the others.

> When do I want to get at it?  Well, the easiest way would be in an event
> handler function:
>
> respecEvents.sub('end-all', function() {...});

A quick look at the code makes me think it would work pretty much at any 
moment, at least after the processing has started. So yeah, end-all 
seems like as good a place as any.

> So at the end of respec processing, I add my menu and viola.  Any ideas?

PS: it's a common mistake, but I feel compelled to point out it's 
"voilà", not "viola". The latter means "raped"; probably not what one 
intends to convey!

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Robin Berjon - http://berjon.com/ - @robinberjon

Received on Monday, 23 March 2015 09:45:43 UTC