just a few comments (less active, but still here :)
> IMO, (memory leaks aside) the quality and availability of the
> widgets is *the* most important factor to the success of DynAPI. People
> want to make cool sites quickly.
totally agree.. but seeing the changes dynapi has undergone, I personally
started getting tiered of redoing the widgets again and again.. It's pretty
stable the way widgets can be done now, so no problems anymore. Eventually
widgets should get more attention. (just finished a VERY cool menu widget,
almost
done, and it is like none of the other widgets.. so I might start doing
widgets
again :)
> 1) I think it would be great if the DynAPI web site allowed
> user/developer
> to add widgets to a central directory. It would be awesome
> if the site
> allowed users to upload, run and download submitted widgets.
There have been many ideas about this in the past, sadly it's hard to set
this up, maybe richard is the one that can take care of this in some form..
> 2) There should be two tiers of widgets. Standard widgets
> that are part of
> the official distribution and widgets submitted by anyone.
> The standard set
> of distributed widgets should be expanded beyond what is
> available now.
also many discussions about this one.. there will be a basic set of widgets
(buttons, toolbars, menus, etc..) and the rest can be supplied as
widget-packs
of some sort.. basically, we need(ed) someone to stand up and collect
widgets.. leading
me back to Richard :)
> 3) I find the FAQ's approach of throwing up its hands about
> widgets counter
> productive. I hope this is a short term time saver opposed
> to long term.
> The FAQ also states that too many widgets would scare people.
> I disagree.
> I also think an official tier of distributed widgets and a
> directory of
> other widgets would avoid any shock if and when there are
> 100's to choose
> from. Assuming that the widgets are well organized - the
> more the merrier.
For some obvious reasons (at least at the time of writing) I made the
comments
that (old dynapi) widgets are not availabe yet, but will eventually be
created in time..
nothing counter productive about it, you can simply say: He! let me recreate
them!
Currently the DynAPI already contains ALOT of files, this could already
scare people, maybe
not everyone (mainly the tech-heads) but for other people (non-tech heads
:) it just can be
a bit to much having so many files, while all you want to do is use a cool
navigation menu.
So my idea would still be to make widget packs available, but not part of
the distribution.
> (BTW, I've run into problems trying to make my widget run on
> a geo-cities
> home page. I think they are doing something wierd to prevent you from
> deleting thier ads.)
might have something to do with geoc. remaking the onload function..
> A good, open cross browser API is desperately needed and you
> guys are getting close. Keep it up.
we're already there.. browser developers aren't :)
Pascal Bestebroer ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Software ontwikkelaar
Oberon Informatiesystemen b.v.
http://www.oibv.com
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