I think it's ok, but only one little problem that most open source programs' default install url are:
www.domain.com/theprogram/index.php But in the new plan above, BoltWire's default url would be: www.domain.com/boltwire/field/index.php A little bit too long. Is it easy to move index.php (not the whole / field/) up one level? And a sample index.php is really important for newbies. Visiting the index.php and the installation is done, the success is very important to encourage people like me to use this program. linly On 2月10日, 上午5時20分, The Editor <[email protected]> wrote: > For some time I've been wanting to change how BoltWire installs. > Because it will be a bit of a step, I wanted to wait till we got to > 3.xx. Well, we're just about there. To prepare for it, here's some > discussion of the issues: > > Currently BoltWire is a single zip file that extracts like this: > > boltwire > -- barn > -- scripts > -- system > -- farm > -- icons > -- plugins > -- skins > field > index.php > > What I'd like to do is something like this: > > boltwire > -- barn3.xx > -- scripts > -- system > > -- farm > > -- field > index.php > > It looks pretty similar, however there would be several changes: > > 1) The main download would only include the barn, and would include a > version number, making it easy to setup multiple barns side by side > and switch between versions easily. > 2) The farm folder currently has no real content except a couple > system images which could be moved in the barn--so we don't really > need it. Detaching it from the main download makes it easier to > maintain multiple barns. The icons, plugins, and skins folders would > all be collapsed into one folder. > 3) In 3.xx skins will be installed as normal plugins so it makes sense > to put them together. And farm-wide images (skin or icons) can be > dropped in the farm folder along with the php scripts and .backup > files without too much trouble, I think. > 4) I would have an optional "starter" farm which could be downloaded > as an extension to the barn with 8 or 10 favorite plugins and 4 or 5 > skins already pre-selected and ready for installation. This way new > users could jump right in with lot's of extra options, while keeping > the core even leaner than it is now. > 5) I'm not sure whether or not we need a sample index.php file, but we > include it with the farm download for newbies. > > Some of the plugins we might want to put into the starter farm might include: > > Blog > Comment Box > Forum > Poll > Quote > Rating System > Hotkeys > Sortable > ShowHide > InfoTags > PHP Tools > Cookies > Crypt > Section Edit > Password Reminder > Verify Email > Trails > GUI Buttons > Persist > Presence > > Well that's a pretty good starter set. Does anyone have suggestions > or additions/deletions? The list can always change, but the idea is, > anytime one of these semi-supported plugins gets updated, we release a > new farm zip just like the barn zip. So if you keep up with both you > are doing ok. > > We don't have to go this direction. I'm just thinking out loud. > > Cheers > Dan --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BoltWire" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/boltwire?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
