Philip Meyer;425593 Wrote: > > I really don't think that much of the actual extension downloader > page. > - Having to find and enter third-party repository urls to get started > is harder than clicking a link to download the plugin. > - Having entered several repositories, you end up with multiple tables > on the ED page. It's hard work finding a plugin, having to look through > all those tables. A bit confusing, I think. Too many tables. > I would personally prefer a solution where the user didn't have to enter the third-party repository urls. Make two lists available, one to show "Recommended plugins" and one to show "Other third party plugins", users who are unsure can choose to only use "Recommended plugins" which have been approved by Logitech developers. Someone still has to maintain the permission database which controls which persons that are allowed to edit the "Other third party plugins" list, basically all third party developers should have permission to edit this list.
I got the feeling earlier that Logitech had some plan to have a central server with administration interface similar to what Firefox have but I'm personally a bit skeptical when this will be prioritized. IMHO, it's better that the available Logitech developers focus on implementing core features in SqueezeCenter/Squeezeplay. I wonder if it would even be possible for the community to handle this ourselves. We have currently chosen to have our own individual repository xml files but there is nothing stopping us from creating a common repository somewhere (Google Code?) which we all have permission to. If we do this it would only require a single repository url to be entered and maybe this url can even be approved by Logitech to be there by default ans shown as a "Other third party plugins" list ? The repository xml for this repository could be stored on the slimdevices wiki page but I have a feeling we want to control the permissions to it a bit for security reasons, so unless Logitech feels ready to maintain the permissions something like Google Code might be a better solution. Philip Meyer;425593 Wrote: > > No migration path doesn't help for transitioning to ED: > - it detects manually installed plugins, but doesn't indicate if there > are newer versions available via repositories. > - I tried to copy plugins into the ED plugins folder, but it doesn't > detect them, so to transition, I have to find and install all plugins > again. Just remember that migration is a one time thing. When you have switched to only use Extension Downloader upgrades will be a lot easier than without it. Today when you don't use the Extension Downloader you will have to download all plugins again from various web pages when you upgrade to a new major version of SqueezeCenter. With Extension Downloader you would just have to check a number of checkboxes and click a button to do the same thing automatically. -- erland Erland Isaksson 'My homepage' (http://erland.isaksson.info) 'My download page' (http://erland.isaksson.info/download) (Developer of 'TrackStat, SQLPlayList, DynamicPlayList, Custom Browse, Custom Scan, Custom Skip, Multi Library, Title Switcher and Database Query plugins' (http://wiki.erland.isaksson.info/index.php/Category:SlimServer)) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ erland's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3124 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=63623 _______________________________________________ beta mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/beta
