The problem is that the programmers _never_ test with the extensions, so, when they make changes, the extensions quit working. Then the "maintainer" quits maintaining the extension. You want a shining example? Download, install, and try the SUN Weblog Publisher.
On Sun, 2011-06-19 at 02:18 -0400, planas wrote: > On Sat, 2011-06-18 at 21:40 -0400, webmaster for Kracked Press > Productions wrote: > > > On 06/18/2011 07:52 PM, planas wrote: > > > On Sat, 2011-06-18 at 10:39 +0200, lee wrote: > > > > > >> planas<jsloz...@gmail.com> writes: > > <snip> > > >> There you go: When you need a particular feature, you must have it. When > > >> you need it, it is totally irrelevant how often you or other users use > > >> it. > > >> > > >> How often a feature is used and/or how many users use it doesn´t say > > >> anything about how important the feature is. When someone needs it, it > > >> has to be there. > > > I would disagree, it takes time to code and debug a feature that is very > > > rarely used by a small number users. These features may better added as > > > extension. The problem is where to draw the line and say this one is > > > included and this one will be a possible extension. > > > > > <snip> > > > > I think that the use of Extensions for the functions that are not used > > very often [or rarely], or by few users, is the way to go. I see some > > old extensions that were created to add functions before they were added > > to the package. > > > > If there is a need for a function for Calc, Draw, Writer, etc., then > > maybe creating an extension is the proper route to go. > > > > There is a movement to make a replacement for Oracle's report builder > > extension. I do not think anyone would tell you they would want that > > report builder a default, internal, function of LibreOffice. That type > > of function is useful as an extension. > > > > To be honest, you could make a lot of the seldom used or rare functions > > or options into extensions so the user can pick and choose to add it to > > their LibreOffice install. Just like all the language dictionaries, if > > you do not need "Lower Sorbian" than you do not need it built into the > > package. When you do need it, then install the dictionary extension for it. > > My thoughts were to allow extensions for very specialized needs that > only a few users need or want. > > I sometimes think there should be a method of proposing possible > features and selecting those that will included. How this should be done > I do not have suggestion at the moment. > > > -- > Jay Lozier > jsloz...@gmail.com > -- Roland Hughes, President Logikal Solutions (630)-205-1593 http://www.theminimumyouneedtoknow.com http://www.infiniteexposure.net No U.S. troops have ever lost their lives defending our ethanol reserves. -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@global.libreoffice.org In case of problems unsubscribing, write to postmas...@documentfoundation.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
