On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 4:05 PM, Andrea Pescetti <pesce...@apache.org>wrote:
> On 20/03/2014 Kay Schenk wrote: > >> Every once in a while a topic arises on this list and gets a response like >> "that might be a good idea for an extension". >> > > Right, but most of the times it is just a wish. The API available to > extension developers does not allow to do everything. So it is very > important to distinguish between responses that take into consideration > what can really be done with an extension and responses that don't. Of course, this is critical! > > * Is is a good idea to steer new developers into extension development >> maybe as an introductory step? >> > > Probably it would be more effective to have more, well-defined and > verified (in the sense above, i.e., that someone with the needed knowledge > has verified them) easy tasks. Building an extension still requires skills. As far as "development" goes, creating an extension *might be* easier than coding changes to source. Of course, extension development is not as easy as some of our "easy tasks". > > > * and, assuming we can track down some of proposed extensions, where is a >> good place to record these for future reference? >> > > It seems we have https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Extensions/Ideas ; but > looking at https://wiki.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=Extensions/ > Ideas/Calc&action=history I see no indications that we are using it the > right way (again: checking that it is possible with the current API to > implement those ideas). It would be good to ask the API list for a quick > validation of that page. > Ok, thanks for this info -- I will check it out and confer with the API list as well. What occurred to me after I sent this would be to just log them into BZ under the "extension" category, and "enhancements". No need to create another special area. > Regards, > Andrea. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org > > -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MzK "Cats do not have to be shown how to have a good time, for they are unfailing ingenious in that respect." -- James Mason
