Pascal Georges wrote: Hi!
> > managed to put it into my scid although I'm having trouble > > with the menu entry (it doesn't show the translation, just > > the name of the tag). Here's how it looks like: > > > > http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/2820/twicdtn8.png > > > > If anyone's interested, I can share the code. > > The functionality sounds interesting. Pascal, what do you > think? > > It has already been considered, and I am reluctant to add a feature that > does not rely on a protocol or on a mastered resource (at least an > agreement with that resource). I see that point. > If people at TWIC states that they will not change the way games can be > downloaded, that's ok to incorporate in Scid's UI. But any change in > http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic.html would break it. Yes, this is the case indeed. This gives me an idea however. I think that Bogdans UI is not a major piece of code. Additionally, almost any piece of code can stand on its own unless it comes to NLS for menu items. Finally, it is well possible to write code such, that one could just hook it to the end of Scids main file to get incorporated into the program. Should we use this to provide some way of "Plugins"? I could imagine a main menu item Plugins/Addons/Extensions whatever and a subdir like .scid/plugins where all files living in that specific subdir just get sourced at program startup. For Bodgans extension this would result in the following advantages: - It is easy to install for anybody, just put one file in that dir. - Its a well know procedure (NetScape ;) - The code does not have to be maintained with the scid main but can be provided by 3rd party. If TWIC changes things, well up to Bogdan in this case to ajust it but it does not require a "fix" of Scid. - The user could use an easy and convenient UI. > So for now I think an external script is better (there is > already a python one in script directory). I agree for my case here as I add some additional PGN tags anyway, though I think that some people out there would like to have it "on click". Just some thoughts. Maybe someone has an opinion about it. -- Kind regards, / War is Peace. | Freedom is Slavery. Alexander Wagner | Ignorance is Strength. | | Theory : G. Orwell, "1984" / In practice: USA, since 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Scid-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/scid-users
