Skin extensions exist. Look at extensions/skins. - Trevor
On 11/10/10 12:32 AM, Daniel Friesen wrote: > On 10-11-09 03:42 PM, Platonides wrote: >> Trevor Parscal wrote: >> >>> In relation to: https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25124 - I >>> am considering removing $wgStyleDirectory rather than further depending >>> on it. >>> >>> It seems that it's only partially used right now, and making the style >>> directory variable but not other directories is inconsistent as well. >>> >>> There was some point about this being a feature that makes MediaWiki >>> more flexible, but I'm unsure this is actually adding flexibility, it >>> seems more like unnecessary complexity. >>> >>> I'm considering just removing it - any points to the contrary would help >>> me make this decision. >>> >>> - Trevor >>> >> Backwards compatibility. >> Some systems may not support symlinks >> $wgStylePath would be sad if you killed $wgStyleDirectory >> (we provide them in pairs) >> >> Is it that hard to support it? >> > That's a -1 here too, we should be trying to improve flexibility, not > drop existing flexibility. If resourceloader isn't listening to > $wgStyleDirectory then it's a bug that should be fixed, unless > resourceloader has a damn good reason for ignoring existing configuration. > > Frankly, for awhile now I've wanted to fix MediaWiki's dependence on a > single directory for skins. Currently installing a new skin requires > adding a file or two and a directory into skins/. Whilst installing an > extension, besides the LocalSettings.php tweak only requires dropping in > a single directory. IMHO extensions should be able to provide new skins, > just as extensions can currently provide new Special Pages. And the path > to where default skins are fetched should be left configurable for those > wanting to share skins between installs. > > ~Daniel Friesen (Dantman, Nadir-Seen-Fire) [http://daniel.friesen.name] > > _______________________________________________ > Wikitech-l mailing list > Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
