Re: [Phpwebsite-developers] Development Questions

[Matthew M. <ma...@tu...>]

On Thu, 2005-05-19 at 23:40 -0500, Neal Schilling wrote:
> Why is the transitional version of XHTML used rather than the strict?

Because when we were starting out, strict recommendations gave us
browser incompatibilities on campus. We also were not skilled enough at
the time to overcome them.

> Most the table tags could be replaced by <div> tags and the CSS could be
> what is effected by the templates. If development is going in this
> direction, I would be happy to help with the coding to get there.

Version 1.x (release-time-unknown) aims for a more CSSentric layout.

> Is there a module to create static content? I'm looking for a way to
> ease the load on the server, and as the content is not updated often,
> that would be an easy solution.

Not that I am aware of. We will look into it for 1.x though caching may
alleviate some of these problems.

> Keeping this project in beta status? What features still need testing or
> development?

0.8 was the beginning. 0.9 was the rewrite. 0.10 are the tweaks. 1.0
will be the stable. The earlier beta software helped us decide what
worked and what didn't. They were on-the-job training for 1.0.

There will be great demand for developers once 1.0 is released in alpha.

- new modules
- new themes
- discussion of new libs and processes
- new translations
- rewriting old modules
- testing old modules for compatibility

I realize that we have been talking about 1.x (or 0.9.4 at one time) for
seemingly ever. It is getting closer. It is slated to come out the same
day as Duke Nukem Forever.

Come by our chat root for more information. freenode.net #phpwebsite

-- 
Matthew McNaney
Electronic Student Services
Appalachian State University
http://phpwebsite.appstate.edu