Wishlist for Vanilla 2.0

MySchizoBuddy

Here are mine , you can add yours. these features should be in core Vanilla. This is NOT extension wishlist.

1. Standardize on a javascript library. (i prefer standardizing it on jQuery)
2. Template Engine. If you want more themes (not styles) then you need a theme engine. I prefer PHPtemplate type engine. Simple php functions that can be called.
3. Extension update notification
4. Extension dependencies and suggestions
5. Multi user whisper, and whisper to roles
6. Subcategories
7. Category dependent themes
8. Discussion moderation
9. Add page management extension to core

Jazzman

There is already a SVN repository available Search this site for the url.

Also, I don't think there will be a Vanilla 2.0.... If Mark will release a new version it'll be probably 1.0.2 or whatever. Version 2.0 would mean he'll completely rewrite the framework :P
I do like the javascript idea and I'm also waiting for extension update checking

robb

yeah i think extension update/auto-install a la firefox extensions update and dependencies check would make vanilla really sweet.

Minisweeper

Mark has said he wont do autoinstall of stuff for security reasons. It's not that he doesnt like the idea though. If someone can work out a secure way of doing it then he'd probably be interested.

Mark

For the record, I had prototype in Vanilla in a previous incarnation, and everyone complained that it was too much js to load.

akb

well, i dont know what i would want at the moment. all the things that i'd like to see in vanilla are mostly implementable as plugins, but I dont really know what could be done at the core :-) okay, I'd like to have email announcements of new answers for the lussumo forum itself, but i dont think that has anything to do with what you asked :D

MySchizoBuddy

Prototype is big obviously. Hence why not use jQuery
jQuery is small and fast. it will be perfect.

yesahasureok

features ... i would say :

1. hints
2. hints
3. hints
4. hints
5. social network alike buddylists in profiles
6. hints

and last but not least hints.

Minisweeper

what are hints?

NickE

drupal will use jQuery for their 5.x releases, if it's of any interest

yesahasureok

http://netquick.de/Willkommen/index.php?showtopic=19


drive your mouse over those

hints are cool for additional "personal" informations or for ironic or sarcastic winks .

this mod was a ipb mod and i have no idea how to convert (because i'm not an advanced coder)


tell me if youre done (i'd like close the forum again)

Minisweeper

Well now I know what you mean but i still dont get it :D

yesahasureok

okay , you dont get the site? idea? or sense?

Minisweeper

all 3 really. It doesnt help that it's all foreign :D what's the point of making someone mouseover to read something?

yesahasureok

yes ..

well i know you never used it before, and you never felt the power of hints (lol), but a hint makes your online life brighter, and your skin looks much better!

MySchizoBuddy

those are just Tooltips. Whats so special about em.

yesahasureok

let me open up the forum again .. one sec

yesahasureok

now you can

MySchizoBuddy

ain't they just tooltips of images. hover over the image below

yesahasureok

other than that it's based on this here

implementation:

http://ipbrasil.com/forum/test20/index.php?showtopic=44 (login: test , pw: test)

for the bbcode :

http://ipbrasil.com/forum/test20/index.php?showtopic=43

MySchizoBuddy

this is very easy to do with extensions. the userinfotooltip extension does that I don't see why it should be in vanilla core