Your suggestion for "API CHANGE" notes is a good one.

On Thursday 17 August 2006 1:36, Jim Hunter wrote:
> I do not fully agree. They want US to test the code, they want US to help
> write the docs but you don't think they should let US know when they change
> things that would effect US helping them? If they want our full continued
> support with new development, then I feel a little heads up would be nice.
>
> Jim
>
> On 8/17/06, Izaak Branderhorst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > If they're making API changes to releases, I agree that we need to know
> > about
> > it on this list.
> >
> > However if you're living on the bleeding edge by using SVN snapshots of a
> > development branch, it's your responsibility to pay attention to what
> > they're
> > doing.
> >
> > On Thursday 17 August 2006 12:13, Jim Hunter wrote:
> > > OK, lets say that we all buy into the new changes. It would be very
> > > nice
> >
> > if
> >
> > > that when changes to the API are made that will break code, these
> >
> > changes
> >
> > > are posted to the list so that we know about them BEFORE we update our
> > > local copy of the code, regenerate and break our applications. A simple
> > > heads up would have saved me a lot of time wondering why my borders no
> > > longer worked and then trying to figure out how to make them work. I
> >
> > looked
> >
> > > through the SVN logs and see when you changed the borders but it's not
> > > immediately apparent that the API changed. A possible enhancement might
> >
> > be
> >
> > > to add a simple "API CHANGE" to the first line of the notes so that
> > > once
> >
> > we
> >
> > > look at the log we can immediately see that we have code changes to
> > > make
> >
> > on
> >
> > > our side. This could make the transition to the new code easier.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Jim
> > >
> > > On 8/17/06, Sebastian Werner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > Hi Jim!
> > > >
> > > > I'm sorry about the problems with the changes to the border system
> > > > (BorderPresets).
> > > >
> > > > To the documentation issue. Yes I think it's true, that each change
> > > > requires additional work for the writers of documentation. But this
> > > > is also true for the switch between major release to major release. I
> >
> > don't
> >
> > > > know a nice solution for this in a highly active project like
> > > > qooxdoo.
> > > >
> > > > Cheers,
> > > >
> > > > Sebastian
> >
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