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Re: Repository: Rules discussion
  • 2007/4/21 23:40

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Herko Coomans wrote:
What about these:

- naming convention: rules for naming a XOOPS module mod_x2.0/2/3/all_name_version.ext


This is definately wanted however i believe hard to "force" on submissions. Those will be used for mirroring files on sf.net of course even if the original has a different file name. Should we make this mandatory? Any comments from any authors?

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- module structure: the downloaded archive extracts to htdocs/modules/modulename folder (similar to the XOOPS core distro), including a docs/ folder and the full paths to the module folder


See also gibas post later. Again something i would like to see too but would think of as optional for the moment


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- versioning: in the repository, please use one entry per module, not per module version. This means updating a module entry when a newer version is released.


Definately.

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- language files: added to the module package (high maintenance) or as separate downloads (where?)


Good question. Realisticly the answer i believe can only be seperate since that maintenance will just not be done which would be neccessary to handle it otherwise. And after all if added to the original files it would be the job of the authors and not the repository team on x.org.


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And these:
- reviews of modules (each month a new module review?)


hmmm ...

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- tested or not


Talking about Q&A Team? If so .. this was discussed somewhere some time ago also. Bottomline there is no way to do that in a timely fashion. So a Q&A Tage can be added afterwards but we cannot delay adding files until Q&A is done.


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- central download location or decentralised


All downloads will be added to the XOOPS project on sf.net. Main download link will point to sf.net except the author wishes different and the download is accessible without forced registration or other blockings. A user browsing the repository does not want to end up having further obstacles elsewhere.


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- module packs


David can say something about this i think.

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Herko


Is this the end of the list? huuuh ... *g*
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Re: Repository: Rules discussion
  • 2007/4/21 23:19

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Hey gtop00 - There is nothing that needs any excusing Why?
It only proves that my initial post was not clear enough.


Nevertheless this is not about creating the site (because the foundation exists thanks to snow and marco mainly) ... this forum is about making quality content with the focus on the description - asides from that it also allows us to discuss about some things along the way.
(things which might have been previously discussed to some degree too)

This thread is merely an addition of what will come up at the very least once its opened so basicly we just move it a bit before its time.
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Re: Repository: Rules discussion
  • 2007/4/21 22:17

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Ok you got this part a bit wrong ... basicly the things in the initial postings are to be seen as mandatory. However as usually expected and since whatever anyone does it is always wrong naturally this was an additional thread to collect what people would say about it anyway.

So to focus that into one thread thats the purpose and again basicly these rules stand except there would be reasonable disagreement about them.
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Re: Repository: Rules discussion
  • 2007/4/21 18:44

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Those versions can still be made public by the regular module news.

However download links should point then to the authors page so people will still be aware of releases and can still download them of course.

Nothing of this is carved in stone though hence this thread.

However in the past there were complaints about people unsure whether they could use those versions on their site or not. Now when you go to the new repository you can just download a module and use it for your production site.

Since alpha, beta ... should only be available for a limited amount of time downloading them from the authors page, dev.xoops.org or sf.net should not do any damage.
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Repository: Rules discussion
  • 2007/4/21 16:10

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Now this topic is for any comments/discussion of the rules applied the module repository part.


The basic requirements for all submissions are currently:

- only final versions (no alpha, beta, rc)
- quality description
- included readme (and upgrade info where applicable)
- license information
[Edit] - compatible to the current stable XOOPS version (2.0.16; for now also for the latest XOOPS 2.2.4)
(modules no longer compatible will be removed on new XOOPS releases or moved to an "old" area)

There is another discussion unfinished until today about what qualifies as a module over here:

How do you define a XOOPS module
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Re: Difference news classic and by topic
  • 2007/4/20 22:06

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If you are using a personalized template set (if you have cloned it for
example) :
Go in admin -> templates. Find the templates set you are using, beside the
name "News" click on the link named "[List (11)]". Find the template called
"news_index.html" then press the link named "[Delete]". In the next screen,
when you see this question "Are you sure that you want to delete this template data?"
validate by pressing "Yes". The previous screen will reappears and you will see
a yellow line, click on the link named "[Generate]"

5) If you are using the default template set. First create some test news then
go on the part of your website where your users can see the news (for example
http://www.example.com/modules/news). If you can see the test news, come back
to the admin part of your site. Go in the news module's preferences and for
the option named "News Display Layout" select "By topic". Come back to the
visible part of your website (http://www.example.com/modules/news).
If you can see your news, ignore the rest of this point, else, if you
can't see the news then, in admin -> templates, beside the default template
set, click on the link named "Clone", give it a name then go in
admin -> preferences, select "General Settings" and in the scrolling list
called "Default template set", select the template you have previously
cloned.



Please check the comments on this page:

https://xoops.org/modules/news/article.php?storyid=1508

There are some comments about what could help. (clearing cache / regenerating templates)


If that won´t help check over here:

Instant Zero (Authors forum)
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Re: Cannot delete folder created by CBB
  • 2007/4/20 22:01

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Check your website management tools if you can use your control pannel to change ownership of the folder.

Otherwise its most likely an issue of the context the webserver is running und and you might need to contact your host to change the ownership.

In the past i had to contact my host when this occasionally happened ... but these days they put a function into my controlpanel to reclaim ownership with the proper user.
(however since than it did not happen anymore i just realise )
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Re: problem with cbb3.0
  • 2007/4/20 21:58

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Does it happen with different browsers?

Did you try reuploading the post.php file?
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Re: Repository: How to ... help with descriptions
  • 2007/4/19 17:26

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Example for a module description:

We will use WF-Downloads as an example just to give you an idea ...


------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Modulename and version

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WF-Downloads 3.10



Short description
[size=x-small]This description is the short description seen when browsing the repository. It should only consist of 2-5 sentences and only give a basic idea what this module does. Its not supposed for detailed feature descriptions[/size]

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WF-Downloads is a module to create a file repository so you can offer downloads on your website. It features categorizations, permissions, uploads, notifications and more.



Detailed description
[size=x-small]This is the full description supposed to give the user additional informations about details of the modules purpose and features.[/size]

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WF-Downloads is an advanced downloads module. With this module you can easily create a downloads section on your site and offer files to your users.

WF-Downloads offers the following features:

Categorization

The module supports the creation of categories and subcategories

Permissions

Xoops group permission system is used modulewide. You can set downloadpermissions per category and upload permissions for admin and users.

Downloads

You can add downloads from the admin side, upload files or add links. You can allow your users to upload files or submit links.

Reviews, comments and notifications

Reviews can be submitted for downloads and the default XOOPS comment system be used including notifications for new categories or downloads.

Auto accept or validate

Submissions (files, reviews) can either be automaticly approved or moderated.

Mimetypes for all file-extensions

Decide which mimetypes are allowed for which filetype. Decide which are allowed for admin and which for users.

Screenshots and thumbnails

You can add multiple screenshot or thumbnails to your download description. Also categories can have an image assigned.

Protect your files from crosslinking

Files can be stored outside the webroot so there is no way for other sites directly linking to them.

Extensive download descriptions

You can add text and image descriptions to your downloads and there are also predefined fields for informations like version, license, platform, author ...

Put downloads online and offline easily

You can set defined times per download if you like to make them available at or until a specified date. Also you can just set them 'offline' so they are no longer displayed but you don´t have to delete them if you plan on usinger them later again.

Mirror support

Mirror links can be added to downloads depending on the permissions by the admin and/or users.




Version
Quote:
3.10


Publisher
Quote:
The SmartFactory


Home Page
Quote:
http://smartfactory.ca


System Requirements:
Quote:
Xoops 2.0.10 or higher; php 4.x or higher







Now here is the template
[size=x-small]Just remove the blanks from the tags.[/size]


Quote:


[b ]Modulename and version[/b ]
[quote ] [/quote ]

[b ]Short description[/b ]
[quote ] [/quote ]

[b ]Detailed description[/b ]
[quote ] [/quote ]

[b ]Version[/b ]
[quote ] [/quote ]

[b ]Publisher[/b ]
[quote ] [/quote ]

[b ]Home Page[/b ]
[quote ] [/quote ]

[b ]System Requirements[/b ]
[quote ] [/quote ]

[b ]Screenshot links[/b ]
[quote ] [/quote ]
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Re: The Wave of Change IS Upon Us!
  • 2007/4/19 15:49

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rustyg ... please fix the wording on your (first) posting in this thread. Moderation will continue as it was previously. So bad word days are over.

Thanks in advance!


see also: here
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