mattstahl

Reviews(9)
 
Intellispire Software Installer - com_updater
Here's a great idea to make installations and updates quick and easy. Appears to work well, but if the free version is any indication, you're going to have to identify a lot of updates yourself. Haven't seen a change in latest version numbers since I installed the program about 6 months ago, and I KNOW that many of the stock listings are at this point stale. There's provision for the user to report them, but doesn't that fly in the face of the concept. Unless and until this pretty serious flaw is corrected, I don't see much value in paying for the upgrade.
w3c Valid XHTML/CSS Buttons
It's shameful how many web sites that fail validation improperly display xhtml/css compliance links. This module provides an easy way to progressively test and post verification stamps on a page-by-page basis. The designer rates a 14 on the 10 point conscientiousness scale. His replies to my suggestions were fast, courteous, thorough and professional. His turnaround times went far beyond what I've encountered on some paid projects. I can only imagine how good he is at supporting his paid extensions!
bymattstahl, January 20, 2009
Donation Thermometer
For a first effort, you "done good". Those who have problems with image appearing should eliminate write permissions on server. Just run this through an html purifier to clean up some minor &amp, open Div and parsing errors that break xhtml compliance and you've got a hit on your hands. Hats for for being first out of the box with a much needed 1.5 contribution.
Owner's reply

Hi Thanks for the encouraging words. I have just released version 1.5.1 for Joomla 1.5.x and also version 1.2.1 for Joomla 1.0.x which both provide a slight cleanup of the code. Although I couldn't find the open div tag you mentioned? Can you suggest a good open source html purifier?

bymattstahl, January 9, 2009
Simple Page Options
Nice looking and handy module, but it produced many xhtml compliance errors. Clean up the code and it's perfect.
Owner's reply

versions 1.0.3 and 1.5.3 and above are now compatible with XHTML 1.0 Transitional.

bymattstahl, January 9, 2009
PageInfos
Nice looking module and it certainly puts options at your fingertips. In common with so many other extensions of this type, it breaks xhtml compliance when installed. Really wish more developers would test this before posting.
bymattstahl, December 25, 2008
Calendar Icon
Adds a nice flair to any article display, but it generates a number of W3C compliance errors that aren't strighforward fixes. Correct these, and wrap in an option for a border surround, and you have a winner. Dont' think there's an alternative at present for 1.5
bymattstahl, December 16, 2007
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
eWeather
Don't get me wrong. I think the eweather concept, layout, features and display are among the best in category, but version 1.1 was originally released March, 2006 and does not appear to have been updated since. That makes it hard to claim new extension status. I long ago noted in the Joomla.org forum that the daily views links in the 5 and 10 day forecast calendars do not work with register globals set to off. I have never received a direct response on the matter from the author despite numerous contact attempts. Fix this bug and your application's perfect.

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Editors note: Added by mattstahl 2007-12-21 14:52:18

Thanks. That link provides ALL the answers. I'd recommend incorporating the severe weather alert and daily forecast links in the forum posts into an updated release. The waxing gibbous moon icon also appears to contain a small error you might want to correct. With these changes, my rating would rise to 7 on a 5 point scale. Great job!
Owner's reply

I realize that the homepage is in German, but please check out the forums. There are several posts, in English, which may help you. In particular, there is a fix for the forcast calendar issue! Check out the eWeather Disscussion Forum here: http://www.mambobaer.de/component/option,com_joomlaboard/Itemid,12/func,showcat/catid,5/

bymattstahl, August 15, 2007
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Event Table Edit
Nice work. Looks and functions great. The application would really sing if you could now incorporate some type of search function. Once the table list grows long, scrolling becomes tedious.
Owner's reply

Thanks a lot.
A search and filter function is discussed at the moment on the components website. I think it will be included in one of the next versions.

bymattstahl, November 28, 2006
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Tabs & Slides (in content items) Plugin
Nice program with plenty of applications that works flawlessly in Internet Explorer. Strangely, Firefox refuses to recognize this bot when run in a substantive number of templates, especially those with javascript includes. The moving "moshowhead" tip works for some, not for others. Remember to check yours in Firefox as part of your testing process.