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Debugging SimpleXML Objects

ahoyhere (Amy Hoy) — Sat, 23 Jul 2005 04:59:27 GMT

AGRH@!! SimpleXML bites the big one -- you can't even var_dump it to examine the contents and the controls are terrible. Luckily, you can convert it for debugging:



$sxml = simplexml_load_string($data);

// .. much hate between then and now... //

debugsxml($sxml);





function debugsxml($sxml) {

    $dom = dom_import_simplexml($sxml);

    printArray($dom);

}



function printArray($array){

    echo '';

    print_r($array);

    echo '';

}

Fix table width weirdness in IE6

ahoyhere (Amy Hoy) — Fri, 22 Apr 2005 04:48:45 GMT

If you have a table with rowspans and colspans, it's especially likely that IE6 will begin to ignore your width settings (even if they all add up to the right number) and create a monster table that spreads off into the distance. If your tables work perfectly in FF/Safari/etc, and in IE6 your content is positioned properly but the invisible elements of the table (visible only with borders on) extends to the side so that you get a horizontal scroll bar no matter what you do, you might want to try this drastic CSS tweak:



html {

    overflow-y: hidden;

}

If that doesn't work, try it in body:



body {

    overflow-y: hidden;

}

Note that this is somewhat hackish, as a last resort if you *know* your tables are *fine* and IE6 is screwing up, and that overflow-x/y are IE6-only and not real CSS.

set tinymce to use relative links

ahoyhere (Amy Hoy) — Fri, 22 Apr 2005 03:40:35 GMT

If installed under Mambo, edit:
mambots/editors/tinymce_exp.php
Lines 157-158:



  relative_urls : true,

  remove_script_host : true,

fix tinymce link editor default of target:_new

ahoyhere (Amy Hoy) — Fri, 22 Apr 2005 03:04:43 GMT

When installed in Mambo, edit mambos/editors/tinymce_exp/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/advlink/link.php lines 253-258: