[Phpwebsite-developers] Several questions

[Richard R. <rr...@sh...>]

WHY:
I discovered PHPWebsite the other day, and I like it save for a few minor 
things.  These things, listed in ever increasing levels of annoyance, are as 
follows:

-Doesn't thing .png is an image file
-Sub category system in the calendar is somewhat awkward.
-MySQL only.
-A static number of sections for each user defined page is insufficient for 
my needs.

WHAT:
I took a very short peek under the hood and #4 looks easy to fix.  I would 
like to:

layout.php:
Eliminate much of the redundancy...  There are 6 functions that do nearly the 
exact same thing, just a few lines of code difference in each.  Clean this 
up, and make it so it displays all of the page_content(s) that are associated 
with the user_page.

userpage.php
Modify get_page_data to show either the default number of "sections" or the 
current number of sections + 1 or 2 blanks (whichever is greater).  T

In database:
Couldn't user_pages.num_sections go away?  It can be determined dynamically.


NEED:
Anyway, this would allow an arbitrary number of sections for user pages which 
will scratch my immediate itch.  Ok, here is why I mailed the list:

1.  Is anyone else already cleaning this up?  I don't want to duplicate 
efforts.

2.  Is page_content.level just specifying the placement of the section in the 
page (IE level 1 is section 1, level 2 is section 2, etc?)

3.  I don't want to spend time customizing such OSP and not have my changes 
incorporated as it is likely to evolve quickly leaving me stranded.


WHEN:
Responses are much appreciated.  I plan to "fix" this stuff over the weekend, 
so if anyone wants to point out the light of why this stuff was done this way 
and I should leave it alone, please do so now.

DISCLAIMER:
I don't want to step on any toes, or patronize anybody's work.  I am just 
here to try to help make something that looks promising better.

TIA!
_________________________
Richard Rowell
rr...@sh...

If Java had true garbage collection, most programs would delete themselves 
upon execution. - Robert Sewell