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there are 100 Easy Populate.....which one do I use?


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I don;'t use it therefore I cannot help suggest the appropriate one, though I will agree with the rst of your post.

 

The contrib section is entirely mundged - If's difficult to determine what is what.

 

There should be a means for those submitting contributions to 'cleanup' the list.

 

Example:

 

+Version 1.2

Seems like the english.php was incomplete - fixed.

 

+Version 1.2 Update Documents

 

+Version 1.2

Latest Release

Bug Fixes

Full Package

 

 

Ok.. with that.. are the first two full packages? Or just the update - in most cases you have no idea until you download it and in worse cases, you only know you have a partial package when things don't work.

 

If the first two are in fact full packages, the original designer of the contrib should be able to delete the last two so only one is available.

 

The owner of that certain contrib should be defined as the oldest contributor whos has been active i the past 60 days. This way, if the original designer no longer comes to the board, moved on, passed away (whatever) then the next person would have clean-up-control (provided they are listed as an active board member within the past 60 days (or 90 or 120...)

 

There should be some type of break down and merging of the list.

 

English Contrib Or French Contrib

And once they have been merged in the same contrib Then it is cleaned up as

Contrib v 1.2 - en, fr

 

And finally all add-ons that are dependant of having the main contrib installed should be listed as such in a folder- like such

 

Contrib 1.3 Beta

|------------------------Latest Release

 

Contrib 1.2 Release en, fr

|--------------------------------- Full Package

 

Add-Ons / Adaptations

|----------------Add Additional Fields

|

|----------------Image Free

|

|----------------Encrypt content

|

|---------------- etc...

 

The add-ons could be removed (by the contrib leader) when they are included in the main contrib with optional on/off abilities, until then they remian a mere add-on

 

 

I know plenty of contribs that list added features that I've obtained, only to find out it was just that.. just the update, while others were complete packages.

 

 

I am sure there are some bugs in my theory, but any bugs it would have would be much better then the current state of confusion...

 

AND I am sure that with clarity comes accuracy - meaning that we'd most likely have a lot less questions of

 

Q: Which contrib do I install?

 

Q: My contrib doesn't work?

A: Do you have the latest contrib installed?

 

Rant, Rave

 

...

My Contributions

 

Henry Smith

Posted

I totally agree with all you said. I asked the exact same question, on a thread for EP, but never got an answer.

The contributions are listed very poorly and need some sort of administration.

 

Do you play it safe and download the first version? But then if that was ok, there'd be no need for the subsequent updates. Then as you say, are you getting just an update or is it the full version updated? :blink:

 

Very confusing! :huh:

Posted

Thanks dAbserver

Custodian: what do you use to input new item that are in a list then?

Posted
I totally agree with all you said. I asked the exact same question, on a thread for EP, but never got an answer.

The contributions are listed very poorly and need some sort of administration.

 

Do you play it safe and download the first version? But then if that was ok, there'd be no need for the subsequent updates. Then as you say, are you getting just an update or is it the full version updated? :blink:

 

Very confusing! :huh:

 

EP 2.79b for use with Product Short Desc

OR

EP & PA 2.79b-MS2 (bug fixes,CIP,options in admin for AO,SPPC,QTpro. en,ge,it,fi,ru)??

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