Is this macro usable with latest versions of TW. If it's usable, where should the code suggested by pmario in the posts above be added ? On Monday, August 16, 2021 at 2:07:44 PM UTC+5:30 TiddlyTweeter wrote:
> Ciao Jeremy ... > >> Jeremy: | do plan to update the release note with a more prominent >> warning of the impact of this change. >> >> TT: Good! IMHO, it might also be worth mentioning that their tool of >> concern would continue to *run fine under previous versions of TW*. For >> working apps mostly it is NOT needed you upgrade! >> >> > >> From the core perspective we really want people to upgrade actively used >> wikis to each new version because it’s expensive and complex to offer >> support for old versions. For example, if we had a user on v5.1.23 who was >> holding back updating to v5.2.0 then that user wouldn’t be able to benefit >> from bug fixes in subsequent releases. If they reported a bug that was then >> fixed by the core team they wouldn’t be able to get the fix without >> updating. >> > > Right. I do broadly understand that. BUT in practice it is a bit of a > puzzle too. Older, non-complaint plugins, by authors no longer active, > could end up ESTRANGED. > > *(FYI, in THIS thread, I do see PMario work hard for a compatible solution > for the OP's user problematic. Maybe that is enough for these edge cases? > I.E: a dedicated dev solves the issue functionally. What he is doing is > solving a problem for the "absent landlord". One "good enough" to work for > the moment.)* > > IMHO, I agree you should not go backwards. It would make no sense and > would be ineffectual and serendipitous if and when it worked. > > *However* the latest version is, crudely speaking, an "interruptus". That > may throw some plugins (BUT I have no idea *how many*; it may just be a > manageable handful?). But IS the "break with past" minor or serious? > > SO, to be practical. I'd say it is still a bit unclear how much of an > ISSUE all this is. > > Just thoughts from a non-programmer. > > Best wishes > Josiah > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tiddlywiki+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/06b64145-755d-4ad3-b055-15dbbed8f911n%40googlegroups.com.
