[Xerte-dev] Re: Next Release

[Ron Mitchell]

I'm keen to help test especially XOT but I won't be able to do much after
Friday 23rd so the planned schedule sounds good to me.

The only thing I would say is that I think the communication about the line
in the sand could easily be misinterpreted. I think it's fine to say that
once the html5 development starts the focus will be on whatever is in 560 at
the time but I'm not sure that has to mean there's no further additions or
improvements to the Flash version. Likewise I'd resist saying that
eventually the html5 version will handle every page type in the build and
also make it clear that XOT as it will be at release of 1.8 won't die or
cease to be of use just because of the development of a html5 version.

Thomas - I would tread carefully when mentioning any of this - we both know
some will focus on what they perceive as negatives and potentially create
barriers that don't exist.

Ron

-----Original Message-----
From: xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Pat Lockley
Sent: 29 February 2012 17:59
To: thomas.rochford at jiscadvance.ac.uk; For Xerte technical developers
Subject: [Xerte-dev] Re: Next Release

it's be nice to have a roadmap, or an interested parties something

a WP Blog with buddypress?

On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 5:53 PM, Thomas Rochford
<thomas.rochford at jiscadvance.ac.uk> wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
>
>
> I hope it’s alright to let users know about the proposed roadmap. I 
> will probably need to give some re-assurance about any conversion of 
> existing models and any modifications to the database, authentication 
> interfaces, etc. or am I just imagining dragons lurking in the caves?
>
>
>
> Kindest regards, Thomas.
>
>
>
> From: xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
> [mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Kemp 
> Johnathan
> Sent: 29 February 2012 16:21
> To: For Xerte technical developers
> Subject: [Xerte-dev] Re: Next Release
>
>
>
> As far as the model and xwd files are concerned the work on 
> internationalisation will be done. Not sure if there will be any 
> translations of the xwd files other than English at this point, but 
> the work will have been done to expose all the display text in the xwd
files.
>
>
>
> Kind regards
>
>
>
> Johnathan
>
>
>
> On 29 February 2012 15:44, Pat Lockley 
> <patrick.lockley at googlemail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Are we talking 1.8 (with the internationalisation)? Or 1.7 neatening up?
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 2:37 PM, Julian Tenney 
> <Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'd really like to get the next version done for 30th March, so I 
>> reckon that gives a little bit of time to add any new bits and 
>> pieces, and then, from Monday 5th March we concentrate on testing 
>> what's there and putting that straight. The testing needs to complete 
>> by around 23rd (or more or
>> less) so we can start thinking about making the builds etc.
>>
>> Is that OK with everyone?
>>
>> As a heads up, after that we are going to be looking at developing 
>> the
>> html5 runtime, for the next six months at least. We need to think 
>> hard about how to best manage any new functionality to the existing 
>> system whilst we develop that. I would like to put a line in the sand 
>> that says after this build, play_560 will have an example of every 
>> page template in it (this will be my contribution to the testing), 
>> and the html5 runtime will (eventually) handle every page type in the 
>> build. What's going to be hard is having people adding new templates 
>> whilst we try and replicate the functionality in the new stuff.
>>
>> In the long term, we also need to give some more serious thought to 
>> the implications of where we are going, because at some point, the 
>> HTML5 runtime will become the primary delivery system, and we have to 
>> look to a future where xerte is not part of the toolkits ecosystem at 
>> all. Finger in the air, I'd say that's 18 months - 2 years away, but
maybe less.
>>
>> Once we get stuck into the new HTML5 stuff, we won't be looking to 
>> spend any time on the existing interface, accessibility, etc, but 
>> will deal with it all 'on the other side' as it were. After April I 
>> won't be looking to increase the number of templates in the main
distribution.
>>
>> One of the biggest challenges of all this is to come up with some 
>> sensible framework for the javascript / css etc that will make it 
>> easy for developers to add new templates in the future. I still 
>> anticipate the xwd driving the wizard form, and therefore some xml 
>> payload being delivered to your code - somehow - for you to use to 
>> drive your templates, but we haven't even started to really think about
that just yet.
>>
>> Thanks for all the work since September,
>>
>> J
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Tenney Julian
>> Sent: 22 February 2012 13:04
>> To: For Xerte technical developers
>> Subject: RE: [Xerte-dev] Xerte 2.18 State of play
>>
>> Thanks very much Jonathan, that's brilliant 
>> ________________________________________
>> From: xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>> [xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Kemp 
>> Johnathan [johnathan.kemp at ntlworld.com]
>> Sent: 22 February 2012 12:51
>> To: Xerte Developers Discussion List
>> Subject: [Xerte-dev] Xerte 2.18 State of play
>>
>> The setting of a time frame for the next release of Xerte certainly 
>> serves to focus the mind.
>>
>> I have taken the liberty of trying to pull together a list of what I 
>> think still needs doing or deciding upon, and what has been agreed or 
>> completed. I am not trying to tread on anyones toes, or take over 
>> management of the project. I just want to be sure that everything is 
>> covered, that there are no misunderstandings or differences in 
>> expectation, so that the project delivers on time.
>>
>> I will upload the list to the Xerte svn in the pageWizards folder as 
>> "Project State of Play.rtf" and have attached a copy here for
convenience.
>>
>> I am sure I will have missed somethings off the list, so please feel 
>> free to edit the version in the svn so that we can all keep up to 
>> date on progress.
>>
>> As people complete things perhaps they could update the document 
>> accordingly in the svn.
>>
>> Kind regards
>>
>> Johnathan
>>
>>
>>
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