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Posted to dev@roller.apache.org by David Levy <Da...@Sun.COM> on 2008/08/12 08:34:40 UTC
User Theme Management
I would like to see a better personal theme version control scheme.
I suppose I'd like two buttons,
a 'save theme version' button, this might have a names property as well
and a 'revert to' button.
while we're at it, an import/export file function might be good since
one could develop the theme in a new blog user and then transfer across
without administrator rights.
These should be available to individual users.
At the moment I have been moving towards quite a complex file structure,
with one file for the banner, one (+ an alternative) for the sidebar,
several files for the main page to support the weblog front page and
supporting pages, (an about me and index pages). I'll probably be
simplifying my structure but the lack of version control inhibits my
speed and courage.
How popular is this idea?
NB. I can't write this, I don't have the skills, I am happy to offer use
cases and testing time, and I'll [help] create user documentation..
--
Dave Levy
Sun Microsystems
Re: User Theme Management
Posted by David Levy <Da...@Sun.COM>.
Dave wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 2:34 AM, David Levy <Da...@sun.com> wrote:
>
>> I would like to see a better personal theme version control scheme.
>>
>> I suppose I'd like two buttons,
>>
>> a 'save theme version' button, this might have a names property as well
>> and a 'revert to' button.
>>
>> while we're at it, an import/export file function might be good since one
>> could develop the theme in a new blog user and then transfer across without
>> administrator rights.
>>
>> These should be available to individual users.
>>
>> At the moment I have been moving towards quite a complex file structure,
>> with one file for the banner, one (+ an alternative) for the sidebar,
>> several files for the main page to support the weblog front page and
>> supporting pages, (an about me and index pages). I'll probably be
>> simplifying my structure but the lack of version control inhibits my speed
>> and courage.
>>
>> How popular is this idea?
>>
>> NB. I can't write this, I don't have the skills, I am happy to offer use
>> cases and testing time, and I'll [help] create user documentation..
>>
>
> I think it's a great idea.
>
> - Dave
>
Good, I should make it clear that I expect the import and export buttons
to work from a browse dialogue and so the versions will be held in the
Users own non-roller file space. i.e. on their latop/network disk etc.
What happens now? Wiki page or a Jira ticket?
--
Dave
Dave Levy
Sun Microsystems
Re: User Theme Management
Posted by Dave <sn...@gmail.com>.
On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 2:34 AM, David Levy <Da...@sun.com> wrote:
> I would like to see a better personal theme version control scheme.
>
> I suppose I'd like two buttons,
>
> a 'save theme version' button, this might have a names property as well
> and a 'revert to' button.
>
> while we're at it, an import/export file function might be good since one
> could develop the theme in a new blog user and then transfer across without
> administrator rights.
>
> These should be available to individual users.
>
> At the moment I have been moving towards quite a complex file structure,
> with one file for the banner, one (+ an alternative) for the sidebar,
> several files for the main page to support the weblog front page and
> supporting pages, (an about me and index pages). I'll probably be
> simplifying my structure but the lack of version control inhibits my speed
> and courage.
>
> How popular is this idea?
>
> NB. I can't write this, I don't have the skills, I am happy to offer use
> cases and testing time, and I'll [help] create user documentation..
I think it's a great idea.
- Dave