--- Edgar P Dollin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think it is more than a 'preference' based on the rapidity with which > INVALID or WONTFIX is stamped on tag suggestions and patches.
I can't speak for anyone else but here is my view on the tags: There are 3 things that earn my -1 on tag enhancements: 1. Functionality already provided by the JSTL. 2. Functionality that supports non-standard HTML generation. 3. Tags that don't tie into the Struts core functionality. These are better suited for the Jakarta Taglibs project. I'm personally open to other tag enhancements. If you check cvs, you'll see that I have volunteered some time at refactoring and enhancing the tags. Whenever tag extendability enhancements are discussed, we always hear complaints from a vocal minority but no tested working patches show up. I haven't heard any good suggestions that would make the tags easier to subclass. If the current factoring isn't good enough, provide patches for something better. The fact is that the current tags work great for my needs so I'm not motivated to spend a bunch of time pondering some ultimate extendability framework. There's not much we can do without use cases and patches. David > > Perhaps it would be best if the tags were cut loose from struts and a > different group of committers were responsible for them. I wouldn't, > nor > would I expect anyone else interested in the tags to make any time > commitment with the current 'RULES' placed on the tags, i.e. ONLY emit > HTML > 4.01 or XHMTL 1.0, only a 'thin' layer over standard html tags, etc. > > Edgar > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Craig R. McClanahan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 2:23 PM > > To: Struts Developers List > > Subject: Re: Editable Fields V/S Static Text > > > > > > It's only a "political football" in the sense that most of > > the current > > committers would prefer not to work on the HTML tags. If other folks > > came to the fore and committed themselves to supporting those tags, > > including writing unit tests and answering questions on the > > user list, I > > don't think you would see much opposition to development in > > that area -- > > along with an eventual nomination for committer status for the > > individuals involved so that they can do their work directly. > > > > Asking the existing committers to do all the work isn't the way to > > leverage how open source operates :-). > > > > Asking the existing committers to apply patches (and add unit > > test cases > > that already work), and pestering them until they get around > > to it (or > > nominate you to committer status so you can do it yourself) > > *is* the way > > to leverage how open source operates :-). > > > > Craig > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
