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]]) _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
