Running it through lint also usually does the trick. This is what I do with my js files, lint them, and then compress them with Dean's work.
Pax, - Stan On Oct 3, 10:19 pm, "Jeffrey Kretz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The main things are the missing semicolons at the end of each command. > > var x = 0; > do_something(); > container.fn = function() { do_something(); }; > > You don't need semicolons at the end of conditional blocks: > > if (condition) { do_something(); } > while(condition) { do_something(); } > > Or at the end of try/catch: > > try { do_something(); } > catch(e) { do_somethingelse(); } > > What I've done is, pack the files with Dean.Edwards packer, and then test > the script on a page with Firebug. The console is extremely helpful for > identifying the offending code and it will say exacly what is wrong (e.g. > "missing ;") and show you exactly where the problem is in the code, even if > your code is only 1 line long (no linefeeds). > > JK > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brook Davies" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <jquery-en@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 10:06 AM > Subject: [jQuery] RED: [jQuery] Re: Packed version of BlockUI? > > > On this topic, what are the rules to write JS that will pack without > > error? > > I know you need a ";" at the end of every line, but what else? > > > BrookD > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: jquery-en@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of Rey Bango > > Sent: October 3, 2007 8:15 AM > > To: jquery-en@googlegroups.com > > Subject: [jQuery] Re: Packed version of BlockUI? > > > Andy, > > > Just take the code and drop it into Dean Edward's Packer or YUI > > compressor. > > > Rey > > > Andy Matthews wrote: > >> I'm in need of a simple page overlay, which I'll be using to display > >> help messages. I found BlockUI, but it's 15k. Is there a packed version > >> of it, or a simpler version that just allows for a page overlay? > > >> * > >> ____________________________________ > > >> Andy Matthews > >> *Senior ColdFusion Developer > > >> Office: 877.707.5467 x747 > >> Direct: 615.627.9747 > >> Fax: 615.467.6249 > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>www.dealerskins.com<http://www.dealerskins.com/>