Bèr Kessels schreef:
hi,
Op dinsdag 1 februari 2005 10:41, schreef Anonymous:
Is it really neccessary to include the image.inc file for each page view? We already include too much stuff. Gerhard
This was reason #1 for my complaint about YAPS (yet another plugin system). I foresee more and more problems when introducing it, perfoormance being one. And you might know that I really *hate* per-case solutions. I beleive in global, standardised solutions. Anything else is a hack IMHO.
So again: Can we not think (i.e. discuss, not code) better solutions for this image.inc and its private plugins? Please? Iwhat we have now is better than nothing, bu8 it introduces a lot of complex, nonstandard stuff. If we continue like this, we *will* lose Drupals best feature: being clean.
Examples of non-clean parts are: flexinodes plugins, e-coms private plugin system, locale.module private code splitting, and now image private plugin system. I foresee serious problems, and therefore plead for some thoughts and discussions before action.
Regards, Bèr
As you all know I'm a big fan of consistency. Whatever it's code, GUI's or something else, it _should_ at all times /be/ consistent, because being that either improves usability.. IMO - and to a lot of *real* usability experts - a consistent design, is the most important thing you can have. So, the line between consistent GUI's & code is nearly related to usability. That said, i don't think it should be a showstopper for the image-api to get in 4.6. Or maybe, if Dries wan't to give some extra time for the image-api inclusion we can fix some affordable method of putting it in. Why I don't think this should be a showstopper is that we already have inconsistent GUI, we have inconsistent code, and at this point I think the feature addition does justify the extra inconsistency. Please, don't get me wrong: I'm not saying drupal is bad, but i'm saying that drupal isn't at the usability level where it /should/ be, or does belong.. My personal battle plan after the release of drupal 4.6, is improving usability/consistency of drupal: - Nicer, better and more usable GUI's; - Nicer and better helptexts; So, I'm seeking people who want to work on this.. We will have 6 months after the release of drupal 4.6 till 4.7 comes out, which is quite a nice time todo a lot of improvements. Also at this point! I hope there are people outhere who do think that this _is_ important, and would like to help me and write some docs, discuss this further and implement this the way it should... @Ber, I'm counting also on you! Can I write your name on my list? Are you in, or will you shut up? ;-) Stefan