> Lane, Ryan wrote: > > Is there any chance the ability to do this will be > available in the future? > > > Absolutely - I'll happily accept a patch that enables this... >
I'll look into making a patch for this. > > I hate to complain, but the software seems to get slightly less > > functional every release. > Why dont you stick with an older release? > Bureaucracy. Software and software versions get approved/disapproved at a level higher than me (and my organization). > Unfortunately, I didnt expect PLA to please everyone each > release (as it > has just gone though some major changes). I have however > maintained the > expectation, that if it can be improved, then a patch would > be supplied > by the PLA user(s) to resolve any disappointment (if they > really cared > to make it better). > > As an LDAP admin, I've changed PLA to work the way I want it > to work for > my usage, keeping a few guidelines in place (so that I think other > people would find it valuable too). I have also maintained a > principle > (in the open source spirit) that if somebody submits a patch > to make PLA > better (while maintaining those same guidelines), I will > happily accept > their patch or modify it to suite. As a result a lot of PLA that I > actually dont has been brought to life this way - the hooks system is > one example here. > Understandable. > You made a comment that the "the way hooks are used changes > often"; I've > been developing PLA for over 2 years now (I think), and I > havent changed > the hooks system once in that time (however there have been > patches from > users who fixed it when I broke it; as I dont use it). So > what changes > are you referring to? > It changed from a file (custom_functions.php) with specific functions that got called (postAttrModify/preAttrModify/etc), to the hooks system, which sourced from the (non-existant) hooks directory, to a new directory structure that is broken out by classes and hooks. Each version I used had a bug in the hooks system that I submitted patches for. No real complaints here; the code was fixed in the next version. I have a patch in currently for this version. > Ryan, if PLA can be changed to work better with the way you > want to use > it, then submit a patch for review. This is why PLA functions > they way > it is today. (Keep an open mind if your patch doesnt get > reviewed "quick > enough"; I (and the other developers) have a full time paying > job, which > Im sure you'll appreciate gets priority...) > I completely understand. I'll submit patches for any features I'm able to work into the code. V/r, Ryan Lane ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ phpldapadmin-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/phpldapadmin-users
