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MDN "meta-documentation" archive

Here you'll find archived "meta-documentation"; that is, documentation about how to write documentation on MDN. The articles here are obsolete and should no longer be referenced; we are retaining them here for reference while we migrate some content to new places, but very little of this is useful.

Article page layout guide
An article is any page that explains or teaches something. These are non-reference pages which are also not landing pages. In general, if a page is primarily prose and/or sample code, it's an article.
Blog posts to integrate into documentation
Often, Mozilla developers and community members write blog posts. And often, those blog posts are really, really awesome. And, often, those blog posts include information that really ought to be included on MDN. Sometimes, it's the entire blog post that could be adapted into a tutorial on MDN (but please check with the author first, unless they're known to have given blanket permission!), and other times, there are just details about changes to Firefox or web technologies that we need to be sure are reflected in the right places in the docs.
Canvas documentation improvements
The goal of this project is to thoroughly revamp our existing canvas and 2D rendering context documentation, including both the reference material and tutorials/guides, by finding, organizing, cleaning up, and updating existing documentation, adding new documentation to cover features not yet documented, and adding new and useful examples that use the live sample system.
Current events
Custom CSS classes for MDN
The following are the custom CSS classes that we have defined for the Devmo wiki. If, for whatever reason, you need a custom class defined in the CSS for this wiki, feel free to contact the documentation team lead.
Design Document
DevEdge
This is a temporary Index of the content that has been migrated from DevEdge to this wiki. The original list and mirror are linked below.
Developer documentation process
In order to improve the quality of our documentation, and our ability to coordinate among the various members of the Mozilla documentation community, we have a process by which documentation is maintained. This article describes how this works and offers useful links to help you ensure that the work you do is as helpful and useful as possible to the community of Web and Mozilla developers.
Disambiguation
Disambiguation in the MDC wiki is the process of resolving ambiguity, referring to the conflicts that occur when articles about two or more different topics have the same "natural" title.
Documentation Wishlist
Is there a specific article or piece of documentation we're missing that you really wish we had? Add it to the list below. Unless you're sure there is no documentation on the topic you're interested in, please ask in the relevant newsgroup and/or on the MDC mailing list first. Also, please make your request easy to understand; add a link to a longer description of the request if needed.
Documentation planning and tracking
We are in the process of trying to use scrumbugs to track documentation from the point at which the bug is filed through prioritization, assignment to a writer, and eventual completion. This page will cover some details of how we use it.
Editing MDN pages
This page describes some common tasks when editing MDN pages.
Examples
Existing Content/DOM in Mozilla
< MDC:Existing Content
External Redirects
The MDC wikis have the ability to redirect to external websites. We have done this so we can have links to external pages within the wiki that will be included in the wiki category pages.
Finding the right place to document bugs
Bugzilla is big. Really really big. MDN is big too. This page helps to put two big things together. It:
Getting started as a new MDN contributor
The Mozilla Developer Network (MDN) is a wiki, where anyone can add and edit content. You don't need to be a programmer or an expert on the latest technology. There is a wide range of tasks that need to be done, ranging from the simple, such as proofreading and correcting typos, to the more complex, like writing API documentation.
Landing page layout guide
A landing page serves as a menu, of sorts, for all of its subpages. It opens with a brief summary of the topic, then presents a structured list of links to subpages, and, optionally, additional material that may be of use.
MDN content on WebPlatform.org
Web Platform Docs (WPD) is a site for documentation and education about Web standards, run by W3C and supported by Mozilla, among others. Anyone is welcome to contribute content from MDN to WebPlatform.org, under the terms of MDN's Creative Commons Share-Alike 2.5 (CC-BY-SA) license. Content that originates from MDN must be attributed to MDN, with a link to the source article. The Web Platform Docs site provides support for doing this in a systematic way.
MDN page layout guide
These guides supplement the MDN style guide with specific layouts for the various types of pages on MDN. This helps contributors create new content that's structurally consistent with the rest of MDN.
MDN subproject list
In order to turn the work of building documentation of All Things Open Web (not to mention All Things Mozilla) into something less daunting, sometimes it's helpful to split it up into subprojects. This page offers a list of links to MDN subproject organizational content.
Needs Redirect
If you have
Page types
Before working on the MDN style guide (and the redesign that goes hand-in-hand with it), we need to figure out what types of pages we have, then what those pages look like. This is a list of the types of pages and key attributes of those pages.
RecRoom documentation plan
RecRoom is the codename of a new MDN area that will provide resources for beginning Web app developers, as well as overall best practices guides for app development.
Remove in-content iframes
Each of the documents listed below has at least one in-place use of the <iframe> element within it. In order to improve performance and allow us to more easily revise and correct layout in the future, we need to quickly update all of these pages to use macros instead.  This is somewhat urgent, as there is work that needs to be done by our development team that cannot begin until all of these are fixed. That's where you come in!
Team status board
This table is a list of MDN contributors and what they're currently working on. Feel free to add yourself and what you're up to to this list, but keep in mind that we will purge out-of-date entries regularly, so if you choose to add yourself, do your best to keep your information current (even if all you do is update the "last updated" so we know you're keeping it current, despite your work taking a long time to finish).
Using the Mozilla Developer Center
Welcome to the Mozilla Developer Center! Here you'll find documentation for not only working on the code and other components of the Mozilla project, but also for developing add-ons for Mozilla-based software, creating new software based on Mozilla code, and web development for the open Web.
Welcome to the Mozilla Developer Network
The Mozilla Developer Network is the most comprehensive and accurate resource for Web development, as written by you, the developers.
Writing chrome code documentation plan
We need a good guide to writing chrome JavaScript code. This plan proposes a project to produce that documentation.
Writing content
There are always things that can be added or updated on MDN. Whether it's all-new documentation for a sparkling new API or a revision to an older API that's changed subtly, you'll find lots of opportunities to help.

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  1. .htaccess ( hypertext access )
  2. <input> archive
  3. Add-ons
    1. Add-ons
    2. Firefox addons developer guide
    3. Interaction between privileged and non-privileged pages
    4. Tabbed browser
    5. bookmarks.export()
    6. bookmarks.import()
  4. Adding preferences to an extension
  5. An Interview With Douglas Bowman of Wired News
  6. Apps
    1. Apps
    2. App Development API Reference
    3. Designing Open Web Apps
    4. Graphics and UX
    5. Open web app architecture
    6. Tools and frameworks
    7. Validating web apps with the App Validator
  7. Archived Mozilla and build documentation
    1. Archived Mozilla and build documentation
    2. ActiveX Control for Hosting Netscape Plug-ins in IE
    3. Archived SpiderMonkey docs
    4. Autodial for Windows NT
    5. Automated testing tips and tricks
    6. Automatic Mozilla Configurator
    7. Automatically Handle Failed Asserts in Debug Builds
    8. BlackConnect
    9. Blackwood
    10. Bonsai
    11. Bookmark Keywords
    12. Building TransforMiiX standalone
    13. Chromeless
    14. Creating a Firefox sidebar extension
    15. Creating a Microsummary
    16. Creating a Mozilla Extension
    17. Creating a Release Tag
    18. Creating a Skin for Firefox/Getting Started
    19. Creating a Skin for Mozilla
    20. Creating a Skin for SeaMonkey 2.x
    21. Creating a hybrid CD
    22. Creating regular expressions for a microsummary generator
    23. DTrace
    24. Dehydra
    25. Developing New Mozilla Features
    26. Devmo 1.0 Launch Roadmap
    27. Download Manager improvements in Firefox 3
    28. Download Manager preferences
    29. Drag and Drop
    30. Embedding FAQ
    31. Embedding Mozilla in a Java Application using JavaXPCOM
    32. Error Console
    33. Exception logging in JavaScript
    34. Existing Content
    35. Extension Frequently Asked Questions
    36. Fighting Junk Mail with Netscape 7.1
    37. Firefox Sync
    38. Force RTL
    39. GRE
    40. Gecko Coding Help Wanted
    41. HTTP Class Overview
    42. Hacking wiki
    43. Help Viewer
    44. Helper Apps (and a bit of Save As)
    45. Hidden prefs
    46. How to Write and Land Nanojit Patches
    47. Introducing the Audio API extension
    48. Java in Firefox Extensions
    49. JavaScript crypto
    50. Jetpack
    51. Litmus tests
    52. Makefile.mozextension.2
    53. Microsummary topics
    54. Migrate apps from Internet Explorer to Mozilla
    55. Monitoring downloads
    56. Mozilla Application Framework
    57. Mozilla Crypto FAQ
    58. Mozilla Modules and Module Ownership
    59. Mozprocess
    60. Mozprofile
    61. Mozrunner
    62. Nanojit
    63. New Skin Notes
    64. Persona
    65. Plug-n-Hack
    66. Plugin Architecture
    67. Porting NSPR to Unix Platforms
    68. Priority Content
    69. Prism
    70. Proxy UI
    71. Remote XUL
    72. SXSW 2007 presentations
    73. Space Manager Detailed Design
    74. Space Manager High Level Design
    75. Standalone XPCOM
    76. Stress testing
    77. Structure of an installable bundle
    78. Supporting private browsing mode
    79. Table Cellmap
    80. Table Cellmap - Border Collapse
    81. Table Layout Regression Tests
    82. Table Layout Strategy
    83. Tamarin
    84. The Download Manager schema
    85. The life of an HTML HTTP request
    86. The new nsString class implementation (1999)
    87. TraceVis
    88. Treehydra
    89. URIScheme
    90. URIs and URLs
    91. Using Monotone With Mozilla CVS
    92. Using SVK With Mozilla CVS
    93. Using addresses of stack variables with NSPR threads on win16
    94. Venkman
    95. Video presentations
    96. Why Embed Gecko
    97. XML in Mozilla
    98. XPInstall
    99. XPJS Components Proposal
    100. XRE
    101. XTech 2005 Presentations
    102. XTech 2006 Presentations
    103. XUL Explorer
    104. XULRunner
    105. ant script to assemble an extension
    106. calICalendarView
    107. calICalendarViewController
    108. calIFileType
    109. xbDesignMode.js
  8. Archived open Web documentation
    1. Archived open Web documentation
    2. Browser Detection and Cross Browser Support
    3. Browser Feature Detection
    4. Displaying notifications (deprecated)
    5. E4X
    6. E4X Tutorial
    7. LiveConnect
    8. MSX Emulator (jsMSX)
    9. Old Proxy API
    10. Properly Using CSS and JavaScript in XHTML Documents
    11. Reference
    12. Scope Cheatsheet
    13. Server-Side JavaScript
    14. Sharp variables in JavaScript
    15. Standards-Compliant Authoring Tools
    16. Using JavaScript Generators in Firefox
    17. Window.importDialog()
    18. Writing JavaScript for XHTML
    19. XForms
    20. background-size
    21. forEach
  9. B2G OS
    1. B2G OS
    2. Automated Testing of B2G OS
    3. B2G OS APIs
    4. B2G OS add-ons
    5. B2G OS architecture
    6. B2G OS build prerequisites
    7. B2G OS phone guide
    8. Building B2G OS
    9. Building and installing B2G OS
    10. Building the B2G OS Simulator
    11. Choosing how to run Gaia or B2G
    12. Customization with the .userconfig file
    13. Debugging on Firefox OS
    14. Developer Mode
    15. Developing Firefox OS
    16. Firefox OS Simulator
    17. Firefox OS apps
    18. Firefox OS board guide
    19. Firefox OS developer release notes
    20. Firefox OS security
    21. Firefox OS usage tips
    22. Gaia
    23. Installing B2G OS on a mobile device
    24. Introduction to Firefox OS
    25. Mulet
    26. Open web apps quickstart
    27. Pandaboard
    28. PasscodeHelper Internals
    29. Porting B2G OS
    30. Preparing for your first B2G build
    31. Resources
    32. Running tests on Firefox OS: A guide for developers
    33. The B2G OS platform
    34. Troubleshooting B2G OS
    35. Using the App Manager
    36. Using the B2G emulators
    37. Web Bluetooth API (Firefox OS)
    38. Web Telephony API
    39. Web applications
  10. Beginner tutorials
    1. Beginner tutorials
    2. Creating reusable content with CSS and XBL
    3. Underscores in class and ID Names
    4. XML data
    5. XUL user interfaces
  11. Case Sensitivity in class and id Names
  12. Creating a dynamic status bar extension
  13. Creating a status bar extension
  14. Gecko Compatibility Handbook
  15. Getting the page URL in NPAPI plugin
  16. Index
  17. Inner-browsing extending the browser navigation paradigm
  18. Install.js
  19. JXON
  20. List of Former Mozilla-Based Applications
  21. List of Mozilla-Based Applications
  22. Localizing an extension
  23. MDN
    1. MDN
    2. Content kits
  24. MDN "meta-documentation" archive
    1. MDN "meta-documentation" archive
    2. Article page layout guide
    3. Blog posts to integrate into documentation
    4. Current events
    5. Custom CSS classes for MDN
    6. Design Document
    7. DevEdge
    8. Developer documentation process
    9. Disambiguation
    10. Documentation Wishlist
    11. Documentation planning and tracking
    12. Editing MDN pages
    13. Examples
    14. Existing Content/DOM in Mozilla
    15. External Redirects
    16. Finding the right place to document bugs
    17. Getting started as a new MDN contributor
    18. Landing page layout guide
    19. MDN content on WebPlatform.org
    20. MDN page layout guide
    21. MDN subproject list
    22. Needs Redirect
    23. Page types
    24. RecRoom documentation plan
    25. Remove in-content iframes
    26. Team status board
    27. Trello
    28. Using the Mozilla Developer Center
    29. Welcome to the Mozilla Developer Network
    30. Writing chrome code documentation plan
    31. Writing content
  25. MMgc
  26. Makefile - .mk files
  27. Marketplace
    1. Marketplace
    2. API
    3. Monetization
    4. Options
    5. Publishing
  28. Mozilla release FAQ
  29. Newsgroup summaries
    1. Newsgroup summaries
    2. Format
    3. Mozilla.dev.apps.firefox-2006-09-29
    4. Mozilla.dev.apps.firefox-2006-10-06
    5. mozilla-dev-accessibility
    6. mozilla-dev-apps-calendar
    7. mozilla-dev-apps-firefox
    8. mozilla-dev-apps-thunderbird
    9. mozilla-dev-builds
    10. mozilla-dev-embedding
    11. mozilla-dev-extensions
    12. mozilla-dev-i18n
    13. mozilla-dev-l10n
    14. mozilla-dev-planning
    15. mozilla-dev-platform
    16. mozilla-dev-quality
    17. mozilla-dev-security
    18. mozilla-dev-tech-js-engine
    19. mozilla-dev-tech-layout
    20. mozilla-dev-tech-xpcom
    21. mozilla-dev-tech-xul
    22. mozilla.dev.apps.calendar
    23. mozilla.dev.tech.js-engine
  30. Obsolete: XPCOM-based scripting for NPAPI plugins
  31. Plugins
    1. Plugins
    2. Adobe Flash
    3. External resources for plugin creation
    4. Logging Multi-Process Plugins
    5. Monitoring plugins
    6. Multi-process plugin architecture
    7. NPAPI plugin developer guide
    8. NPAPI plugin reference
    9. Samples and Test Cases
    10. Shipping a plugin as a Toolkit bundle
    11. Supporting private browsing in plugins
    12. The First Install Problem
    13. Writing a plugin for Mac OS X
    14. XEmbed Extension for Mozilla Plugins
  32. SAX
  33. Security
    1. Security
    2. Digital Signatures
    3. Encryption and Decryption
    4. Introduction to Public-Key Cryptography
    5. Introduction to SSL
    6. NSPR Release Engineering Guide
    7. SSL and TLS
  34. Solaris 10 Build Prerequisites
  35. Sunbird Theme Tutorial
  36. Table Reflow Internals
  37. Tamarin Tracing Build Documentation
  38. The Basics of Web Services
  39. Themes
    1. Themes
    2. Building a Theme
    3. Common Firefox theme issues and solutions
    4. Creating a Skin for Firefox
    5. Making sure your theme works with RTL locales
    6. Theme changes in Firefox 2
    7. Theme changes in Firefox 3
    8. Theme changes in Firefox 3.5
    9. Theme changes in Firefox 4
  40. Updating an extension to support multiple Mozilla applications
  41. Using IO Timeout And Interrupt On NT
  42. Using SSH to connect to CVS
  43. Using workers in extensions
  44. WebVR
    1. WebVR
    2. WebVR environment setup
  45. XQuery
  46. XUL Booster
  47. XUL Parser in Python