On Sat, Jul 26, 2003, Alexander R. Pruss wrote: > I think it's a nuisance to be distributing thirty different binary > versions (15 languages x 2) just so users can choose whether they want > scroll to bottom.
Well, I'm seriously considering to stop building viewers for any language that isn't translated to some given percentage, i.e. if the translation isn't kept updated it will "lose its right" to be included in the distributed package (the translation file will still be in CVS, though.) Anyway, I don't consider the different languages as separate *versions*; the same source code is used for all of them. Still, I suggest we create three different versions, one "light" version, one with all features except hires (and any feature only related to hires devices), and one version with everything. > I think the vast majority of users are quite incapable > of recompiling the source. Then they will have to accept what they can download. > The more feature combinations we have, the > more binaries... Nope. We have never said that we will make every possible combination available as a binary. Any user not happy with what is available for download can build their own version. Of course, if someone creates a web based configuration system that will build a viewer according to the specified options then I don't think David would refuse to add it to our web site ;-) > One might find the colors in the text annoying, too. Then there should be a *parser* option to create documents with whatever color you might want. The viewer is supposed to be a "stupid" client with very little logic ;-) > But I also understand memory limitations. It's not only a matter of being able to use the viewer on older devices; it's also about not including everything but the kitchen sink in the viewer ;-) > So it would be quite a toss-up as to which one should be in the > light version When I build the viewer it will use the options I decide to include. Anyone not happy with those options can build their own version... /Mike _______________________________________________ plucker-dev mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.rubberchicken.org/mailman/listinfo/plucker-dev
