2013/10/29 Kay Schenk <[email protected]>: > On Tue, Oct 29, 2013 at 1:16 PM, Vladislav Stevanovic < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> This is update of proposal: >> 1) Mark all unmaintained extensions on our site (With appropriate mark, and >> with button with link to the page where exist new, compatilble version of >> extension. Note: button will be added if exist new version. Marks and >> buttons will be on "preview" page, as result of search engeen) >> 2) Send mail to authors of extensions with request to make appropriate >> changes (in some short period) >> 3) If author does not answer on our mail, or does not update his >> extension, we will make this changes inside extension (if licence of >> extension permit) and make new web page on site "Extensions" for this >> new version. >> 4) If an end-user try to download an extension that has not been >> updated a pop-up might ask him/her if they're looking for an extension >> compatible with AOO 4.x or older version. If they ask for AOO 4.x >> they'll be redirected to the new extension page, otherwise they'll get >> the 3.x compatible extension. >> >> It is now this proposal good? >> >> Regards, >> Wlada >> > > Well...I apologize for not keeping up with this conversation earlier, by > here's my take on some of this. > > * @Roberto -- it looks like MANY extensions (the ones I've checked anyway) > have version compatibility information. Can this be set-up as a search > filter like OS, etc.? And, perhpas make it the FIRST filter group? > > * If this could be done, we wouldn't need to do anything much with > contacting authors, much less changing any code in the extensions. Users > would be able to find extensions for the version they're using without much > trouble. > > Again, I apologize for not partaking in this conversations sooner. I'm just > thinking letting users find the appropriate extension themselves might be > easier than taking a more aggressive approach with this.
Great idea Kay! +1 I'll look into what it takes to make it in the very next days, stay tuned! > > > > >> >> 2013/10/29 Roberto Galoppini <[email protected]> >> >> > 2013/10/28 Vladislav Stevanovic <[email protected]>: >> > >>Why should we mark them? >> > > >> > > If there is some warning mark, visually you will in easier way to >> > > know that this extension is not compatible with AOO4.0. We can even >> > > more. We can (near that mark) add button for link to the version >> > > which can run on AOO4.0. Where we can add this marks, buttons?Before >> > > you actual go inside some of extension's page, you have page where is >> > > some kind list of extensions, what serve as preview. I think that this >> > > page with list of extensions, given by search engine, is not page of >> > > authors of extensions, so I think that we can freely add this helpful >> > > marks, buttons etc. Purpose of this is to save time for end-user when >> > > he/she want to find appropriate extension. But, if somebody miss to >> > > see marks or he/she using direct link to the author's page of >> > > extension, your idea to having pop-ups will solve the potential >> > > problem. With this pop-up dialog we will get good warnings and solver >> > > system for end-users. >> > >> > You got the gist, right. >> > >> > >> > >>Who's going to do those changes? >> > > >> > > That is next step of this discussion. If we have consensus about this >> > > basic steps (how we want to manage this problem) than next step is to >> > > see who want to take responsibility for that area. Who have skills, >> > > time and good will to make changes on site "Extensions", and who want >> > > to made corrections inside extensions (if licence of extensions permit >> > > that). >> > >> > In other words we can provide a platform doing the magic, but we need >> > people to take care of updating those Extensions. We might want to run >> > in parallel those two processes, though. >> > >> > Roberto >> > >> > >> > > >> > > Regards, >> > > Wlada >> > > >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >> > > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >> > > >> > >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >> > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >> > >> > >> > > > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > MzK > > “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, > Nothing is going to get better. It's not.” > -- Dr. Seuss, The Lorax --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
