While this is a possibility, it may be easier if people publicly sponsor features they want and pay directly the developer who gets it done.
Massimo On Saturday, 8 September 2012 18:59:28 UTC-5, Ovidio Marinho wrote: > > I think we need to come together and make donations of at least U.S. 10:00 > U.S. dollars to fund the changes. The community web2py will be happier, > harder and making the job easier. > > > > Ovidio Marinho Falcao Neto > Web Developer > ovid...@gmail.com <javascript:> > ovidio...@itjp.net.br <javascript:> > ITJP - itjp.net.br > 83 8826 9088 - Oi > 83 9334 0266 - Claro > Brasil > > > > > 2012/9/8 Massimo DiPierro <massimo....@gmail.com <javascript:>> > >> I have been speaking with some friends and heavy web2py users and we >> agree that the following issue need to be addressed: >> >> 1) Improve Mercurial and Git support. Currently Git+web2py allows "clone" >> and "push" whirl Hg+web2py allows "commit", "status" and "revert". I think >> we need an abstraction layer that allows "clone", "push", "commit", >> "status", "revert", and "pull" with both the version control system (with a >> preference for Git). I think we need an abstraction layer on top of both >> VCS even if for now we may support only one of them. >> >> 2) Handle gthub callback so that a push to github triggers a local web2py >> pull (for testing) >> >> 3) make it easier to run tests and manage databases (rename, backup, etc) >> at the click of a button. >> >> 4) Bootstrap looks great but it is not consistent throughout the >> welcome app. The idea is that this should be edited in web2py.css instead >> of any python code to allow backwards compatibility. Also we should >> avoid changing bootstrap.css so that we can just drop-in new versions >> of bootstrap, and or bootswatches. So we need someone with good CSS skills. >> It shouldn't be too much extra work to make it look great out of the box. >> >> 5) Port admin on top of bootstrap (while preserving the artwork). >> >> >> If you want to work on any of these topics, there may be funding >> available. I think 1) should be a priority for web2py 2.1 or 2.2. >> >> >> >> P.S. Friends have suggested looking to the following links: >> >> Here are some issues and examples of what is possible from >> wrapbootstrap.com templates: >> 1. Web2py forms: they are using no styling webkit (see >> registration/login/password reset). (Example: >> http://wbpreview.com/previews/WB00U99JJ/login.html >> 2. Navbar has "login/logout/password" which seems to be styled >> differently that the other menu items. (Nice dropdown example: >> http://wbpreview.com/previews/WB0087188/account.html) >> 3. Form Validation: would be nice to use bootstrap form validation >> perhaps with popovers overriding of the the redflash for incomplete >> forms. (Example: >> http://wbpreview.com/previews/WB0F35928/form-validation.html ) >> 4. Notifications: Use Bootstrap notifications for flash, overriding >> the web2py growl notifications. (Lot's of options here: >> http://wbpreview.com/previews/WB0881879/noty.html) >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> > > --
