[Koha-devel] OPAC theme proposal

Katrin Fischer Katrin.Fischer.83 at web.de
Mon Oct 28 19:25:21 CET 2013


Am 28.10.2013 19:06, schrieb 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

+1 from me too

Katrin




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