RE: [VOTE] Move javaflow into scratchpad was RE: cvs commit: coco on-2.1/src/blocks/javaflow

[Ralph Goers <Ra...@digitalinsight.com>]

First, I love the idea of Java Flow. However, I'd also like to see
JavaScript Flow in a block so I can disable it if I want.  

Second, at first I liked the idea of disabling unstable blocks by default,
but after looking at blocks.properties I get the feeling that all that would
do is make it a pain to get the sample site working, unless the build was
changed to use a samples.blocks.properties to build the sample site.
Blocks.properties clearly identifies the unstable blocks so I don't think
that is a problem.

Ralph

-----Original Message-----
From: Bertrand Delacretaz [mailto:bdelacretaz@codeconsult.ch] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 12:33 AM
To: dev@cocoon.apache.org
Subject: Re: [VOTE] Move javaflow into scratchpad was RE: cvs commit:
cocoon-2.1/src/blocks/javaflow

Le 30 mars 04, à 10:20, Marc Portier a écrit :
> ...just an idea popping up: why not reverse the default 
> exclude.block.XXX setting for the unstable ones?
>
> then people will need to enable those and thus be more explicitely 
> confronted?...

I like the idea, and it's easy to do as blocks.properties are generated 
from gump.xml.

Problem is, this means shipping with many blocks disabled. I think this 
would warrant a notice at the top of the "blocks with samples" page, 
something like "see blocks.properties for a list of all available 
blocks".

-Bertrand

Re: [VOTE] Move javaflow into scratchpad was RE: cvs commit: coco on-2.1/src/blocks/javaflow

[Gianugo Rabellino <gi...@apache.org>]

Ralph Goers wrote:

> Second, at first I liked the idea of disabling unstable blocks by default,
> but after looking at blocks.properties I get the feeling that all that would
> do is make it a pain to get the sample site working, unless the build was
> changed to use a samples.blocks.properties to build the sample site.
> Blocks.properties clearly identifies the unstable blocks so I don't think
> that is a problem.

Except that practically no one is reading it: have a look at 
INSTALL.txt, most people will read just the first section, and there is 
no mention whatsoever of unstable stuff.

Ciao,

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