RE: [SM-PLUGINS] Re: [SM-USERS] Change of Welcome UserName, position

[p d. t. <pdo...@an...>]

> >Hmmm, well now that I think of it, it would be extremely easy to
create a
> >plugin that puts a new selection on the Options page, say something
like
> >"Mail Composition Settings" (or anything else), and does nothing more
> than
> >provide a new hook where other plugins can place their configuration
> options.
> >
> >If people are into this idea, I can put this together in an hour or
> >less... I'd just like to get input as to what the name or names (and
> >accompanying descriptions) should be for the options page.  We might
also
> >talk about the idea of making the name configurable, but I'm not sure
> that
> >makes sense.
> 
> Prompts me to reflect on the AskUser plugin: with the many, many
options
> available in SM, a lot of my users never take the time to set up even
the
> simplest choices, even when I let them know how. I have a lot of
Spanish
> and French users too, who even with reminders, don't work out how to
set
> the language. Mind you, my users LOVE SM, they just don't take the
time to
> use it to its best (they're spread across the world, so it's a little
hard
> for me to hand-hold).
> 
> I've been wondering if it might be worth considering an AskUser plugin
> (Complex Version) which offers them the choice to set many of the
basic
> settings other than their Display Name, Reply-to address, etc
(Language,
> weather, whatever). It would fill up more than one screen, but for me
it
> would give me a way to let them see their choice first time through.
Could
> include a box which says "Check here not to display this again" even
if
> they don't complete the basics, let alone the advanced stuff. It might
> also
> include a drop down or a list of the optional stuff they can go to the
> Options Pages to configure.

this is definitely possible.  someone just needs to step up and take it
on.  ;>  

-paul