[drupal-devel] [task] Core image handling

[Ross Kendall]

One lesson I have learnt from being a perfectionist is that if I'm too 
idealistic about something I'm working on - it never gets done!

It's good to aim high and plan, but nothing beats working code!

I think the patch has more value in than out.

(another 0.2 cents from me)

Stefan Nagtegaal wrote:

>>> Is it really neccessary to include the image.inc file for each page
>>> view? We already include too much stuff. Gerhard
>>>     
>>
>> 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..
>
> 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..