It would be easier to answer the question after the session... On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 10:29 AM, Richard Gaskin <ambassa...@fourthworld.com > wrote:
> Mike Kerner wrote: > > > On Sat, Sep 24, 2016 at 2:10 PM, Mark Wieder wrote: > > > >> On 09/24/2016 06:17 AM, Mike Kerner wrote: > >> > >>> So what would it take to get a bunch of glx2's features rolled into > >>> the SE so we have one SE instead of two? Theming, folding, > >>> breadcrumbs, folders, revisions all are things that would be good > >>> to add to the SE, and it would make it more compelling to have a > >>> single SE project. > >> > >> Well, I see that Bernd has issued a pull request for code folding, > >> so that should be on its way soon. And the glx2 script editor is > >> totally open source, so feel free to grab and use any code in there. > >> > > > > The problem is that without understanding it, we're going to be at a > > distinct time disadvantage. I just went through that trying to fix a > > couple of things in the documentation rendering, this week. I spent > > a lot of hours having to learn how it worked, because nobody else > > knew. > > If nobody else knew, nobody else could have documented that knowledge. :) > > Given the SE's central role in the IDE, it's an exciting prospect for > community contribution. And given the nature of its role, it's also one of > the more complex components in the IDE, and one which is in nearly > continual flux as the core team continues working on it in each version. > > For these reasons it may be helpful to consider a path forward like the > one Bernd chose: pick one feature, work with the core team to implement > it, and submit that pull request, then move on to the next feature. > > This will help ensure that each new feature is robustly implemented before > we move on to the next one, and along the way each new feature multiplies > the knowledge of the IDE landscape so each subsequent opportunity becomes > ever easier. > > As things progress we may even find someone in our community with the > intersection of interest, time, and ability to begin drafting a guide to > working on the IDE, making the work ever easier for others as well. > > Of the features listed above ("theming, folding, breadcrumbs, folders"), > which of those has both the highest value to the user and/or is the easiest > to implement? > > -- > Richard Gaskin > Fourth World Systems > Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and the Web > ____________________________________________________________________ > ambassa...@fourthworld.com http://www.FourthWorld.com > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > -- On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth On the second day, God created the oceans. On the third day, God put the animals on hold for a few hours, and did a little diving. And God said, "This is good." _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode