Re: [Firefly-dev] my 2 cents

[firefly-dev]

Ok, these are all really good ideas. The chat room in the app is a
really nice idea. Gimpy already has some code actually for a chat client
that he has been working on. I think that the db should be first going
also. I say that if anyone would like to start working on it than jump
right in. I have been testing out different things for logins and
working on different parts with ideas. I want to be able to test
different parts out of the system before I start working on something
solid. If Gimpy and Marco would like to work together on the DB than you
can start communicating back and forth on the list and in privite about
how you want to do it and keep the list updated on your progress. That
is all I have for now.
John Hornbeck

On Thu, 2003-03-27 at 11:45, address@hidden wrote:
> going off of marco's last msg, patrons are the library users, the guys
> and gals that walk in off the street or whatever and sign up with the
> library. i think we will create our own database using a constant xml
> format. this will make it easier to manipulate now and integration of
> plugins will be much simpler. as for the website, it needs to be sleek
> and clean-cut. i have an account at freeshell.org that can be used if
> savannah is not the better choice. i choose to have the patrons use a
> web browser to search through catalogs and VIEW their information that
> the library has on them. i think staff should run another frontend/gui
> to work from. maybe later we can add a web browser implementation
> where the staff can do what they need to, but i really dont want the
> patrons to be able to edit their account in any possible way without
> the assistance of staff, but if that is too much of a hassle then we
> an have them edit parts of their account. the automatic updating is a
> very good idea. but lets make it automatically install, without
> asking, but tell the user its updating and to give it a few mins. im
> all for the gui with of course text based possibilities. using perl as
> i am, Tk is a possibility, along with GLADE, but the latter has a
> whole new language to pick up before it can be used which may be more
> than its worth. 
> 
> >9. Do we need a chat room to have real time discussions?
> 
> >great idea, in my library there are two floors, a chat room can be
> very
> >useful.  This can be implemented as a plugin.
> 
> lol i think you took that wrong. i think it was meant do WE, the
> programmers, need a chat room to discuss instead of implementing it
> into firefly. but that is a possibility.
> 
> language wise, im not sure up to this point. perl works for me for
> now. Tk is giving me crap, but i guess i really need to learn it
> better before i can fully toss it out.
> 
> your process of breaking it down and starting with the db is good. the
> only thing i can recommend is that we keep in mind that plugins will
> follow later. also what is i18n?
> 
> >2. Call up book reviews from say Amazon(not limited to)
> whew. that might be more of a hassle than anything else. but hey,
> we'll give what the ppl want.
> 
> well class is almost out so i end it here. lets start a chat room in
> relic.net or something so this can go faster. also, what timezone are
> you in marco? may be helpful for us to know when bedtime is over
> there.  /gimpy/
> 
> 
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