Hi Alessandro,
Am 30.12.2013, 13:54 Uhr, schrieb Alessandro Pasotti <[email protected]>:
Did you have any real feedback from users being confused from the
HelloWorld plugin? After all, it clearly advertises itself as an example
do-nothing plugin.
There is feedback from at least one user who think it should not be on the
list of "official" plugins:
https://twitter.com/dig_geo_com/statuses/417293802387152896
I can understand that it does not leave the most professional impression
if users find "weird testing stuff" in the "official" plugin list. (Note
that I'm speaking from the perspective of users without open
source/programming background.)
Can you explain me why do you put plugin developers in a different
category
than users? I tend to see plugin authors as (power) users.
Many GIS users are not programmers. They have QGIS installed by their IT
department and might or might not be able to install additional plugins.
They certainly won't touch programming with a ten-foot pole.
I think it's a valid distinction to make and the first impression should
not alienate these more casual users.
If I were a new QGIS user, I would like to have starting point to
develop
plugins, of course we have the coockbook and the builder plus plenty of
blog articles, but as a programmer, what I would search is exactly that:
the simplest possible plugin to start tampering with.
I totally agree with your statement from the perspective of someone who
knows at least some programming. But not everyone is in this position.
Many users come to QGIS without feeling the need to develop plugins. Too
often all they want to do is visualize some data, maybe have some
background map from OpenLayers plugin.
But I definitely agree that HelloWorld should not have a dual purpose
(testing the plugin repository and provide a barebone example for wannabe
plugin authors), so here's my proposal: unpublish HelloWorld and create a
new Example plugin with the purpose of providing a simple starting point
for new plugin authors.
Personally, that doesn't bother me. I'm fine however you decide.
Best wishes,
Anita
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