Andy C wrote: > OK. While I have no doubt that a clever Habari developer will identify > the root cause in due course and fix it, it does seem a little > perverse that Tag support has been moved from core to a plugin.
Tag support hasn't been removed. It's still there. There is a field to enter tags just like there has always been, tag data is retained, and tag output hasn't changed at all. > Firstly, unless it's included as a core plugin OOTB (which rather > defeats the object), I think this omission gives a poor impression to > a brand new user evaluating Habari: 'What - you mean I have to > [optionally download - even worse] activate a plugin just to use a > core, standard OOTB blogging feature ?' A brand new user isn't going to know that this feature is absent, because they will never have seen it. > Also, I would have expected people affected by this particular problem > (those with a significant number of tags) presumably will still want > to use tags and hence will use the plugin and be back precisely where > they started. The trick is that the usability of the tag drawer diminishes in proportion to the performance. The more tags that are in the drawer, the slower it goes, and the harder it is to use. Anything that improves the performance of the drawer would necessarily change its functionality to not display all of the tags, which is exactly why people who want that functionality want it. I think it will be responsible to replace this functionality in core with something that is less resource intensive, but provides similar utility, such as the mentioned autocomplete. But for the time being, between releases mind you, removing the drawer allows the publish page to perform at a reasonable level, and gets people to start thinking more about a real answer. It also provides the opportunity for people interested in revising the existing functionality to do so in via the plugin in the -extras repository. Also keep in mind that the tag system will be changing soon. We'll be implementing taxonomy. The data structures are in place already. We'll need a different interface to interact with that data. Owen --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/habari-users -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
