Googe Gears is not dead. Although no longer being actively developed it is still very much alive. HTML5 will eventually replace gears, though since HTML5 is yet to be ratified who knows when that will be.
I would think removing support should be considered highly premature. Dave Jones www.technicacreative.co.uk On 22 Feb 2010, at 13:27, Darren Mackintosh wrote: > Google gears is dead. HTML5 is to replace it > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/02/22/google_gears_phase_out_html_5/. > One thing I have noticed is that Google Gears doesn't work with the > Firefox 3.6 (or at least it didn't last time I checked). Wouldn't it be > prudent to remove this functionality altogether? > > Darren > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > [email protected] > Sent: 22 February 2010 12:00 > To: [email protected] > Subject: wp-testers Digest, Vol 60, Issue 12 > > > Send wp-testers mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-testers > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than > "Re: Contents of wp-testers digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Google Gears (Brian Layman) > 2. Re: Google Gears (Andrew Nacin) > 3. Re: Automated Testing Failing (Peter Westwood) > 4. WooNav Issues (John O'Nolan) > 5. Re: WooNav Issues (Andrew Nacin) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 12:49:44 -0500 > From: "Brian Layman" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [wp-testers] Google Gears > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > It's has been discussed in the weekly IRC chats. I believe the > consensus was that it would be left until an (html5?) alternative was > ready. At least that's where I remember the discussion ending. -Brian > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 12:53:46 -0500 > From: Andrew Nacin <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [wp-testers] Google Gears > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Unfortunately, that isn't going well either: > http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/7262 > > On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 12:49 PM, Brian Layman > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> It's has been discussed in the weekly IRC chats. I believe the >> consensus was that it would be left until an (html5?) alternative was > >> ready. At least that's where I remember the discussion ending. -Brian >> >> _______________________________________________ >> wp-testers mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-testers >> > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:09:37 +0000 > From: Peter Westwood <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [wp-testers] Automated Testing Failing > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > > On 21 Feb 2010, at 11:52, Dion Hulse (dd32) wrote: > >> Its not the tests that will need fixing in most cases, but WordPress. >> >> Altho, In some cases, Its just that the test cases are out of date. >> >> If you'd like to just run one set of tests (to see what is failing) >> you can run them like so: php ./wp-test.php -t Test_Sanitize_File_Name >> >> Peter Westwood (westi) is the main man behind the tests, he'll >> probably chime in here sometime with some better answers. >> > > > Well. In truth I inherited the tests from someone else who wrote the > bulk of them - I can't take the credit for the work that was done before > me by others - https://www.ohloh.net/p/wordpress-unit-tests/contributors > > In general for every test that currently fails we need to look through > and try and understand if > > a) The test is wrong or out-of-date > b) The code has been changed and a bug has been introduced > > If its (b) it would be really good if someone could raise a trac ticket > which hilights the bug and even better if you can track it back to which > version introduced it. > > At the moment because so much fails I tend to focus on running tests > which relate to something I am changing or fixing up code/tests for > individual test classes. > -- > Peter Westwood > http://blog.ftwr.co.uk | http://westi.wordpress.com > C53C F8FC 8796 8508 88D6 C950 54F4 5DCD A834 01C5 > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 04:50:35 +0000 > From: John O'Nolan <[email protected]> > Subject: [wp-testers] WooNav Issues > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; > delsp=yes > > Hi Guys, > Some notes on the Woo Custom Nav that was implemented over the weekend: > > Grammatical Error > When enabling, the status message says: > "(site name)s Custom Menu has been updated!" > > This should say: > "(site name)'s Custom Menu has been updated!" > Where the added apostrophe is possessive. > > Confusing Element > It is unclear that the user is expected to "add a menu" prior to > creating menu items. This should either have a large call to action, > or the other options should not be available until a menu has been > created. > When adding menu items without having first "created a menu", clicking > on "save all changes" causes all the menu-items to be immediately > deleted. > > Links Opening in a New Window > When adding a custom url to the menu, the default functionality > assigned to "open link in a new window" is "yes" - causing any site > using this to immediately fail xhtml1.0 strict validation, as well as > being of questionable usability value! > > Feature Request > It would be incredibly helpful if the "edit menu item" options > included a way of adding a custom class to the <li> > > John > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:56:03 -0500 > From: Andrew Nacin <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [wp-testers] WooNav Issues > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Much of the navigation is broken functionality and unpolished UI. It > just landed in trunk and we're getting the schema settled first. > > You're welcome to comment on http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/11817 > as you find things, especially as it progresses. Thanks for the > feedback. > > > On 2/21/10, John O'Nolan <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi Guys, >> Some notes on the Woo Custom Nav that was implemented over the >> weekend: >> >> Grammatical Error >> When enabling, the status message says: >> "(site name)s Custom Menu has been updated!" >> >> This should say: >> "(site name)'s Custom Menu has been updated!" >> Where the added apostrophe is possessive. >> >> Confusing Element >> It is unclear that the user is expected to "add a menu" prior to >> creating menu items. This should either have a large call to action, >> or the other options should not be available until a menu has been >> created. When adding menu items without having first "created a menu", > >> clicking on "save all changes" causes all the menu-items to be >> immediately deleted. >> >> Links Opening in a New Window >> When adding a custom url to the menu, the default functionality >> assigned to "open link in a new window" is "yes" - causing any site >> using this to immediately fail xhtml1.0 strict validation, as well as >> being of questionable usability value! >> >> Feature Request >> It would be incredibly helpful if the "edit menu item" options >> included a way of adding a custom class to the <li> >> >> John >> _______________________________________________ >> wp-testers mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-testers >> > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > wp-testers mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-testers > > > End of wp-testers Digest, Vol 60, Issue 12 > ****************************************** > > ______________________________________________________________________ > This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. > For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email > ______________________________________________________________________ > > The information contained in this message or any of its attachments is > confidential and may be privileged. > > Unauthorised disclosure, copying or dissemination of the contents is strictly > prohibited. > > The views expressed may not be official policy, but the personal views of the > originator. > > If you are not the intended recipient or have received this message in error, > please delete this e-mail and advise the sender by using the reply facility > in your e-mail software. > > All messages sent and received by Argos are monitored for viruses, high-risk > file extensions, and inappropriate content. > > The registered office address of Argos Limited (registered in England and > Wales, number 1081551) is Avebury, 489-499 Avebury Boulevard, Milton Keynes > MK9 2NW. > > Please visit our website at http://www.argos.co.uk for further information > about Argos. > ______________________________________________________________________ > This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. > For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email > ______________________________________________________________________ > _______________________________________________ > wp-testers mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-testers _______________________________________________ wp-testers mailing list [email protected] http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-testers
