On 03.04.2011, 23:35 Brion wrote:

> On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 12:14 PM, Amir E. Aharoni <
> [email protected]> wrote:

>> I'm not a real MediaWiki developer, so it may be a silly question: How
>> hard it is to convert a gadget into an extension? If it's not too
>> hard, wouldn't it be better to redo useful gadgets as extensions?
>> Unless i miss something very basic, this will make them easier to
>> maintain, install, update and localize.
>>

> In principle, making an extension based on an existing Gadget should be
> pretty straightforward, especially with ResourceLoader taking care of more
> of the details of JS & CSS fetching.

> Might be fun to whip up a how-to guide and post it on the tech blog...

The downside is that to change something in an extension you need to
be a developer and your changes will be pushed to wiki with a
considerable delay (oh yes, and they may even not pass through code
review XD ). Editing wiki pages is much easier.

-- 
Best regards,
  Max Semenik ([[User:MaxSem]])


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