[development] replace drupal.js with prototype.js?

[Ber Kessels]

I have very small knowledge of Js so I cannot comment on the quality of prototype.

However, standing on the shoulders of giants is always a good idea. Better then building your own tower to get that high :) 

So im all for this.


Ber

On Mon, 14 Nov 2005 20:05:08 -0800
Nedjo Rogers <nedjo at islandnet.com> wrote:

> I really like the approaches implemented in drupal.js.
> 
> But I've been wondering--would we do better to use the now widely supported, 
> and excellently designed, Prototype library (http://prototype.conio.net/ --  
> see documentation e.g. at 
> http://www.sergiopereira.com/articles/prototype.js.html) instead?
> 
> The advantages would be that we'd be using a well supported open source 
> library, rather than our own (nice, but not used elsewhere) solution.  Doing 
> so would allow Drupal developers to use the ever-expanding range of 
> Prototype-based libraries, including:
> 
> moofx http://moofx.mad4milk.net/
> behaviour http://bennolan.com/behaviour/
> scriptaculous http://script.aculo.us
> 
> We'd still need some custom drupal methods, but we could reduce them to a 
> minimum.
> 
> We could also draw on other open source CMS etc. softwares using Prototype, 
> e.g, Ruby on Rails.
> 
> Doing so would require some refactoring of our existing javascript 
> (autoexpand, etc.), but really not so much.  And we'd be able to take 
> advantage of some great features and methods in Prototype and its related 
> libraries.
> 
> Prototype and its relatives are "MIT style" licensed, presumably GPL 
> compatible, 
> http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/license-list.html#GPLCompatibleLicenses.
> 
> Thoughts?
> 


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