John,

In regards to updating the documentation, I will see what I can do. However, 
since I am not a developer, I rely on the released packages for my user 
experience. If I get a chance to see the feature in action, it will make it 
easier to create or modify documentation. That is another argument for 
including the feature in 2.6!

FWIW, I am much better at editing existing text than in dreaming up new 
sections. If you look at the documentation bugs I have worked on, you will see 
that tendency clearly.


David

P.S.-- My original comment got auto-corrected erroneously. I meant to say 
"easier for end users to grok than the db" rather than "easier for end users to 
groom than the db" ...



________________________________
 From: John Ralls <[email protected]>
To: David <[email protected]> 
Cc: Patrick <[email protected]>; Derek Atkins <[email protected]>; 
"[email protected] Devel" <[email protected]> 
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2013 7:15 AM
Subject: Re: Bug 336843 - Attach files to Transactions
 


On Nov 13, 2013, at 10:32 PM, David <[email protected]> wrote:

> As a longtime user and sometime documentarian, John, I'd have to vote for 
> going ahead, with some clear statement that makes it clear that this is an 
> initial attempt to provide a long-requested feature. I think that while your 
> points are valid, the general concepts involved are mostly straightforward, 
> and users looking for this feature will put up with the rough edges.

Agreed, except that there is no documentation. Perhaps you could include "now" 
in "sometime documentarian"? Please?

> The precedent here is the db backend, which has been a part of the package 
> for a while, but continues to be considered experimental. Even with all its 
> flaws, it's been included. I think this feature is easier for end users to 
> groom than the db that is not a db. I vote for adding it.
> 

OK, that's a persuasive argument. 


Regards,
John Ralls
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