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.
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Luis Mondesi
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