[Phpslash-devel] embracing the future
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From: Luis M <le...@ho...> - 2003-10-21 22:38:51
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Hello, After seeing the phpslash-dev module lag (and the -ft also) for a few days/weeks, I gave careful thought to improving at least the -dev dramatically and then use that to do new releases. Here are few of the new dramatic ideas (which are not new per se, but needed in order to keep the project current with what other projects are offering): (NOTE: order matters) 1. xml-rpc support: for things like transfering files from one computer to the server and for posting stories in a "blog" kind of way using nifty tools like gnome-blog and/or whatever other xml-rpc-compliant software the user might choose. It's a matter of deciding: a. what protocol to use b. how to implement it in a way that can be easily turned on or off c. having volunteers to work on this (Joe?, myself... etc...) d. try not to reinvent the wheel (copy other GPL projects' ideas if possible) 2. a consistent way to input text when creating new entries for stories, or posting comments, etc... We talked about using Phorum-like syntax: [url][/url] and the like, since that's very common nowadays on the internet. 3. having a way to input data by using JavaScript or whatever is standard nowadays for all main browsers. again, we will need a way to turn this off for those who don't care, but for those of us who do, it's just a good thing to have. it works for Phorum... Comments anybody? Features I'm missing? Some research should go into finding why to use certain protocols for blogging over the others, but, aside from that, I think these should be just one baby step towards keeping phpslash future-proof (for now that is). P.S. as a side note, I will try to implement all of these and whatever else in phpslash-dev and either commit them to a special area, say "contrib" or allow it to be turned off by using the config file (turned off by default of course). However, with help it will be done faster and we can just move on to do a new release with these features. ----)(----- Luis Mondesi System Administrator LatinoMixed.com le...@ho... "...The Mac does this so smoothly, it feels like an extension of your mind." - Paula Speer, MacWorld Magazine 2003-04 Public signature: http://www.latinomixed.com/lems1/public-a.asc _________________________________________________________________ MSN Search, le moteur de recherche qui pense comme vous ! http://search.msn.fr/worldwide.asp |