2010/6/29 Mark Clements (HappyDog) <[email protected]>:
> Why not?  Isn't the whole *point* of a skinning system that users can choose
> which skin to use *without* affecting functionality?  Otherwise, it's not a
> skin, it's a different user interface.
>
> If Gerard is correct and only the 'current' skin is supported, then all
> other skins should be removed from the software (including monobook).
> Conversely, as long as they remain part of the software, they should be
> supported.  It is absolutely bonkers to ship with unsupported features,
> particularly for such a critical element as the user interface.
>
By far most features are independent of the skinning system and will
"magically" work in any skin. JavaScript-based features sometimes do
depend on skin-specific details: in that case we generally won't
bother to make them work on older skins such as CologneBlue, although
there's a fairly good chance they'll work by accident. Which skins are
considered to be supported and unsupported exactly I do not know.

Roan Kattouw (Catrope)

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