May 2008 - Development - lists.drupal.org

Re: [development] OpenOffice.org
by Piermaria Maraziti 15 May '08

15 May '08

At 17.07 15/05/2008, you wrote: >We have a winner here... <delurk> May the Gods listen to you! I also envision a good role of this in an e-commerce suite made for web-ignorant store owners... </delurk> --8<-----------------------------------fnord----- Piermaria Maraziti piermaria(a)maraziti.it KALLISTI ICQ744473 MSN:kallisti@hotmail.it +3934735GILDA www.gilda.it www.eridia.it www.hovistocose.it

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Re: [development] Open Office
by Samuel Rose 15 May '08

15 May '08

Louis, Maybe you can talk more about what you envision, in terms of what you wish you could do with open office documents, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings, etc? I have worked with http://www.softwaregarden.com/products/wikicalc/ for a while (a spreadsheet written in Perl, that uses a flat-file data storage system). I have been trying to think about how to do something similar to wikiCalc in Drupal. There were some folks exploring this for a while at http://groups.drupal.org/spreadsheets-drupal but it has gone kind of quiet. wikiCalc is probably the best existing example of a really good way to work with web based spreadsheets (designed by Dan Bricklin, the programmer of the original Calc software). wikiCalc actually already supports the import and export of spreadsheets via csv, xml, and tab seperated (also can export "Live Views" of spreadsheet via javascript to embed on other pages, with link back to edit spreadsheet). Alas, as stated wikiCalc is written in Perl, but I am discussing ideas with folks about getting funding for porting this to PHP/RDBMS/Drupal as a module. There is also discussion about importing and pre-populating data into nodes in ver flexible ways in general here http://groups.drupal.org/node/8938 inspired by "dabble db" functionality. The above could also be interesting for presentations. You could import presentation data use the outliner ("book") module to create a web chronology. Or, you could import slides as some form of co-editable image (like SVG) and then present a slideshow using http://drupal.org/project/thickbox. But beyond all of that, if there were useful and realistic gateways between open source software desktop applications and Drupal, that would be awesome. I am thinking here about what would generally be desired for web presentation, and web-based working with text, images, data, and what would generally be desired when for instance a body of text is exported out of a Drupal node and into a desktop software program like Open Office writer, or Scribus. Basically, a lot of the formatting could be stripped out for the web. And, a user could have some importer for OO or Scribus, that allowed them to select several nodes, and import them into the desktop application.

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New Contributions API Site Launched
by Richard Burford 15 May '08

15 May '08

I've launched a site to provide reference documentation for contributed modules: http://api.freestylesystems.co.uk/ At the moment there are only a handful of contributed modules being documented in the Contributions API but you can request more modules using the request form: http://api.freestylesystems.co.uk/module-request If you have any suggestions, please use let me know: http://api.freestylesystems.co.uk/suggest psynaptic http://freestylesystems.co.uk

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Say Hello To My Little Friend (or How To Abandon a Module)
by Greg Knaddison - GVS 15 May '08

15 May '08

Hi, Sometimes modules get abandoned because they are no longer needed or no longer make sense. Features get added to core, CCK+Views come along and deprecate whole swaths of modules, etc. People need to know that a module has been abandoned, which is usually best communicated on the project node itself. But, if you've done that and want to make it more clear (and, maybe, stop getting contacted to help with the module) what can you do? http://drupal.org/user/291168 The "Abandoned Modules" user. He's too busy sunning himself in Antigua to care about his modules. He's unemployed and loving it. Give him your dead modules, won't you? If you are the author of a module and would like it to be assigned to this user and can't do it yourself, file an issue about it: http://drupal.org/project/issues/webmasters Note: except in rare situations, this is not for just modules that need a new maintainer. You should find that some other way. The "Abandoned Module" owner is like a graveyard. Thanks, Greg -- Greg Knaddison Denver, CO | http://knaddison.com World Spanish Tour | http://wanderlusting.org/user/greg

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Test Email
by Narayan Newton 15 May '08

15 May '08

This can be ignored. Sorry guys. -- Narayan Newton Database Administrator OSU Open Source Lab GA Member Drupal Association

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New "tests" component for Drupal project
by Angela Byron 15 May '08

15 May '08

As of this evening, there is now a "tests" component you can choose from when you create an issue for the Drupal project. There's also a "simpletest.module" component. How do they differ? * The "simpletest.module" component is for bugs/feature requests/etc. for SimpleTest module itself. Errors discovered in drupal_test_case.php API functions found while writing tests, improvements to SimpleTest module's UI or API, etc. are all good types of issues to file against this component. * The "tests" component is for the tests themselves (blahblah.test files). If you notice a test that's missing, or an existing test isn't passing, or if a big change went in and is awaiting a test to be written, this is the proper component to choose. If you're a newbie to testing, the "tests" queue at http://drupal.org/project/issues?projects=3060&components=tests&states=1,16… is a good link to follow; lots of these are pretty simple to write, and members of the "testing brigade" are more than happy to help people figure out how to do this stuff. If you're a newbie to contributing period, it's a great place to jump in with maximum karmatic benefit. ;) There are some in-progress starter docs and general discussion about testing over at http://groups.drupal.org/unit-testing which are worth a look if you'd like to jump in here. We could especially use someone who's a) new to SimpleTest/testing in general, and b) has some documentation skillz to help us whip the existing documentation into shape for other fellow new users. -Angie

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Re: [development] the time of $op is over?
by David Timothy Strauss 13 May '08

13 May '08

----- "Larry Garfield" <larry(a)garfieldtech.com> wrote: > I have an irrational hatred of switch statements, so eliminating hooks that > are nothing but nested switch statements half the time gets a big +1 from > me. :-) I avoid them, too. But I have what I consider rational reasons: * Converting switch statements into more complex conditions is difficult. They require refactoring, which is often a source for errors. If I use if/else, then I only have to worry about refactoring if the logic structure truly changes. Anticipation of change is the same reason we require braces for even one-line conditionals: expanding a one-line conditional that lacks braces is more error-prone. * Lack of break statements is a common source for errors. * With a combination of break statements and fall-through switches (intentional lack of breaks between cases), it can be difficult to quickly understand control flow. Unlike for if/else structures, control does not follow indentation. * A long series of cases is often justification for reconsidering the program structure, like we are right now with $op. Frankly, the best thing switch has going for it is rather simple conversion to assembly in lower-level languages like C++. The switch functionality is directly derived from "branch if equal" instructions, and break is directly derived from "branch unconditional" instructions.

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programmatic cck creation: another question
by Arthur Richards 12 May '08

12 May '08

hi all, how do you programmatically create cck node references? i've been going over the emails passed around earlier on this list regarding programmatic cck creation which have proved very helpful with node creation - but i just can't seem to figure out how to save node references correctly. any thoughts? thanks much, arthur

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Reverse Bounty Idea: email bounce handling module for Drupal
by Beng Tan 12 May '08

12 May '08

Hi all, Just a quick short note FYI. I would like to draw attention to a recent post I made to a Drupal forum which some of you may or may not be interested in: Reverse Bounty Idea: email bounce handling module for Drupal http://drupal.org/node/256875 Please post replies there. Please also feel free to forward this message to other mailing lists if you consider it appropriate. Thank you. Beng Tan http://drupal.org/user/132729

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FW: Please help us test out the website American News Project
by Davin Hutchins 10 May '08

10 May '08

Dear Drupal Developers: Hi. This is Davin Hutchins, managing producer of the American News Project. We are launching the website for the American News Project, a new non-profit journalism venture this month authored in Drupal. ANP is committed to creating video reports that matter by connecting muckraking journalists with online audiences big enough to make an impact. Our producers and reporters are inspired by the crusaders of the past and the present who believe that journalism is truly the Fourth Estate of democracy. We are launching our Beta site and are inviting you to test it before we launch in two weeks. We ask that you fill out a short survey to better improve the site before we launch. Please keep in mind – sites undergo beta tests because they are a work in progress. That means you may find errors but that’s exactly what we need you to find. Also remember, that the videos you are watching are rough cuts, not final. Please don’t share this with anyone. We will launch soon enough in late May. Instructions: - Go to http://beta.newsproject.org When finished, please fill out this survey which will go back to the staff and developers: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=NQkec6Jlz7l1Jgm9p_2fvfpg_3d_3d Your input is very important in our overall mission. Thanks very much and I hope you check out the site often after we launch. Warm wishes, Davin Hutchins Managing Producer American News Project (newsproject.org) No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.10/1421 - Release Date: 5/7/2008 5:23 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.10/1421 - Release Date: 5/7/2008 5:23 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.10/1421 - Release Date: 5/7/2008 5:23 PM

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