Clean & Close

I had submitted my Clean and Close 1.1 update to the Mozilla Add-On site, but it was eventually declined due to poor localization support (a petty charge if you ask me).

Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 06:25:19 -0700
From: Mozilla Update
Subject: [Clean And Close 1.1] Approval Denied
To: Chris Bloom (Greatest extension author eva)

Clean And Close 1.1 - Approval Denied

Your item, Clean And Close 1.1, has been reviewed by a Mozilla Update editor who took the following action:
Approval Denied

Your item was tested by xxx using Firefox 2.0 on Windows NT.

Editor’s Comments:
I’m sorry, but the way you specify texts makes Firefox look weird if it’s used with locales other than English locales. You should use DTD entities to generate your “Close” text, so it integrates seamlessly. Just check chrome://browser/locale/browser.dtd from your browser to see the entities available.

So, following the fragment of a trail left by the reviewer and digging through hundreds of bytes of online documentation, I recrafted Clean and Close into this svelte, auto-localizing version. With any luck, the reviewers will anoint this version with the ever so coveted “approved” status and my legions of adoring fans can finally upgrade with unbridled celebration.

The link de l’année: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2608/