> As for new user. They will have to complete the configuration > wizard where you have to select a color otherwise you cannot > complete the wizard.
Yes, I just stumbled upon this too. So there only the "upgraders" left. > 2. I just put a hack in that will change the Favorite Color > from UNKOWN to a random color only once (which should not be merged > into the master or should be immidiatly removed) I do not understand the implications. If this patch is not going to be in the master, it won't be in Saros 13.4.x -- what will happen to those who upgrade from 12.x.x to 13.4.x? Franz -----Original Message----- From: Stefan Rossbach [mailto:srossb...@arcor.de] Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 8:31 PM To: Zieris, Franz Cc: dpp-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [DPP-Devel] Default colors for Saros upgraders -- Re-Release Well so it is choice 2. As for new user. They will have to complete the configuration wizard where you have to select a color otherwise you cannot complete the wizard. Am 19.03.2013 20:26, schrieb Zieris, Franz: >> 1. Favorite Color cannot be UNKNOWN ... > I do not see how this resolves the issue? > > Franz > > --------------- > From: Stefan Rossbach [mailto:srossb...@arcor.de] > Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 8:24 PM > To: Zieris, Franz > Subject: Re: [DPP-Devel] Default colors for Saros upgraders -- Re-Release > > Hi Franz, > > the new Website is already online (at last for my ISP) > > As for the coloring two options: > > 1. Favorite Color cannot be UNKNOWN ... OR > 2. I just put a hack in that will change the Favorite Color from UNKOWN to a > random color only once (which should not be merged > into the master or should be immidiatly removed) > > Your choice is ? :P > > BR, > Stefan > > --------------- > Am 19.03.2013 20:19, schrieb Zieris, Franz: > Hi Stefan, > > I see. This also explains why no color is pre-selected in the Appearance > preference page. > > How "hacky" is your idea? There is no need for a quick-and-dirty solution. > > However, I would like to release on Friday, to have enough time for the > following things: > * Reviewing the announcement/README file > * Figuring out the drop-in problem (that your task, Michael) > * Preparing the announcement of the new Saros website -- which should be > available as soon as the DNS servers invalidated their caches. > > Franz > > -----Original Message----- > From: Stefan Rossbach [mailto:srossb...@arcor.de] > Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 8:14 PM > To: Zieris, Franz > Cc: dpp-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [DPP-Devel] Default colors for Saros upgraders -- Re-Release > > Hi Franz, > > the default favorite color is not blue on new installation but UNKOWN, > therefore you get the next free available color on startup (which is 0 = > blue). > > I can create a hack for the current release if you like. > > BR, > Stefan > > Am 19.03.2013 20:09, schrieb Zieris, Franz: > Dear developers, > > during the development of the recent weeks I was under the impression, that > the default favorite color is assigned randomly, based on a JID hash or > something. But as it happens, the default color is always blue, leaving all > new and upgrading Saros users with the *same* default color (blue), thus > leading reliably to color conflicts. > > I just commented out the entries of for release 13.3.15 in the Update Site > (site.xml), for the following reasons: > * Fixing this in the next release would be cumbersome, because one needs > to discriminate the state of an untouched favorite color blue from the > deliberately chosen color blue. > * The past has shown, that many Saros installations take place during the > first week after a release, so waiting a few days and releasing a new > version, while the current one is still available is not an option. > > I created a bug tracker item for this topic [1], and would appreciate a rapid > processing. (Stefan: Are you keen on taking care of this?) > > I created a re-release branch (release/13.3.22, branching off of > release/13.3.15). Please push the bug-fix to this branch > (refs/for/release/13.3.22). > > Michael: Please do not announce any release yet. Instead, you might prepare > the build patches and announcement messages for release 13.3.22. > > If you have questions, please don't hesitate asking. > > Franz > > > [1] https://sourceforge.net/p/dpp/bugs/796/ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. > Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics > Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: > http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_mar > _______________________________________________ > DPP-Devel mailing list > DPP-Devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dpp-devel > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. 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