Well, I guess that would be interesting to look up and see.
IMO widget XML files should not go under the webapp directory because
they are not web-only artifacts. Early on there was nothing by the
form widget, and it was commonly included from an FTL file (no screen
widget, etc), and in that era the form widget XML files did go under
the webapp directory... but that was a long time ago and before the
more general widget stuff was fleshed out.
-David
On Oct 20, 2009, at 1:59 PM, Adrian Crum wrote:
No, I didn't mean myself. I already stated that I would prefer them
kept in the widget folder.
I tried to Google the conversation, but I can't find it. I recall
someone some time ago suggesting form widget XML files being put in
the widget folder, and you objected to it - saying graphic artists
or web authors would expect forms to be inside the webapp folder.
You have also used the same explanation for keeping scripts in the
webapp folder.
-Adrian
David E Jones wrote:
Who are the "some developers" who believe that under the webapp
folder is the best place for that? Do you mean yourself? If so, why
do you like them there? If not, then whoever the "some developers"
are... could you comment on why you like them there?
That should be much easier to discuss than where this is going...
-David
On Oct 20, 2009, at 11:01 AM, Adrian Crum wrote:
No, that is not the reason they are there. As I said previously,
some developers believe that is the most appropriate place for them.
-Adrian
Bruno Busco wrote:
The reason why some forms files are in the webapp is the same:
becouse they were originally implemented as FTL files and then
moved
to XML when the FORM widget
was created.
-Bruno
2009/10/20 Adrian Crum <adri...@hlmksw.com>:
I was referring to form widgets, not menu widgets.
-Adrian
Bruno Busco wrote:
I do not see any -1 so... ;-)
I think they are in the webapp becouse they were originally
implemented as FTL files and then moved to XML when the menu
widget
was created.
I personally converted lots of TabBar menus but at that time I
named
all files just Menus.xml and I did not move them to the widget
folder
but now may be its time to clean this up.
-Bruno
2009/10/20 Adrian Crum <adri...@hlmksw.com>:
The location of the form widget XML files has been discussed
before.
There
are two perspectives: 1) The form widget XML files belong with
the rest
of
the widget XML files in the widget folder, and 2) The form
widget XML
files
are part of the web application - so they belong in the webapp
folder.
My personal preference is that they be kept with the other
widget XML
files,
but I'm sure others will disagree.
-Adrian
Erwan de FERRIERES wrote:
Hi all,
when looking at the party manager component, I've seen two
things that
aren't the same as the other components, and I was wondering
if this was
intentional or not yet done (in this case I will provide a
patch to
correct
it) :
* the file with the menus is named PartyMenus.xml, and in
most of other
components, it is just named Menus.xml. Should we name all
the menus
files
by the name of the component and add Menus.xml to them, or
just name
them
with Menus.xml ?
* the file containing the forms in Party is located in
webapp/partymgr/party/, but for most of the components, it is
in
widget/<component>/ or widget/<component>/forms. Should we
move it to
the
same place as others ?
Regards,
