[Koha-devel] OPAC theme proposal

[Chris Cormack]

On 28 October 2013 10:32, Galen Charlton <gmc at esilibrary.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Based on the feedback received last week, here is my current proposal for
> managing the OPAC themes:
>
> [1] We ship Bootstrap as the default theme for 3.14 for new installations.
> [2] We announce deprecation of prog and CCSR when 3.14 is released and issue
> a recommendation that libraries start switching to Bootstrap.
> [3] At the same time, we announce that prog and CCSR will be removed in
> 3.18.  If some organization wishes to maintain either theme after then, they
> can do so, but as a separate contrib.  However, if you are inclined to
> support either theme after they've been removed ... please think carefully
> about the amount of work that would entail.
> [4] The RM will assist in getting OPAC template patches in the pipeline that
> were written for prog updated to support Bootstrap as well.
> [5] Starting with the 3.16, new OPAC patches should be targeted for
> Bootstrap first.  During the 3.16 cycle, contributors are requested to make
> an effort to update the prog theme as well, particularly for new features,
> but this is a request, not a requirement.  In other words, this means that
> for 3.16, libraries may need to switch to Bootstrap to take full advantage
> of new OPAC functionality, but the prog theme will continue to be
> functional.
> [6] During the 3.18 cycle, no patches will be pushed for prog except insofar
> as they may be needed to fix security issues in the maintenance releases.
> Before 3.18 is released, prog and CCSR will be taken out entirely.
>
>
Ooops in the midst of being derailed by a version numbering question,
I missed actually adding my support for the proposal
So
+1 for this scheme from me

Chris