[ZendTo] Re: Zendto Update schedule & feature request

[Brad Beckenhauer]

I'm sorry, I was not clear enough.
 
I meant separate the 'text' from the template so that future zendto updates which might modify the template would not change the text the template uses.
 
This is what our Support requested be used in place of the text in the template.
Zendto Reminders 
Files uploaded to Zendto will auto delete after 14 days.
A zipped folder can be uploaded if you want to send multiple files.
Files uploaded to Zendto are scanned for viruses.
Using Zendto is free!

But since you stated that future updates of the code are going to leave the templates alone, that more than satisfies my question.
 
Thank you.

>>> On 5/18/2011 at 4:03 PM, Jules <Jules at zend.to> wrote:

On 18/05/2011 18:03, Brad Beckenhauer wrote: 

Julian,
 
Do you have a timeline for releasing v4.02?
No, not yet. There are one or two things I want to get fixed before I release 4.02. I try not to do releases when I know there are outstanding issues I haven't fixed yet.


 
Also,
One item I've had to modify during each zendto update is the wording of the red message box that appears during a Drop-Off (new_dropoff.tpl ) which I pasted below.
 
from: new_dropoff.tpl
<snip>
PLEASE NOTE 

Files uploaded to ZendTo-dev are scanned for viruses. But still exercise the same degree of caution as you would with any other file you download. Users are also strongly encouraged to encrypt any files containing sensitive information (e.g. personal private information) using a tool such as "Winzip" or "Encrypt Files", before sending them via ZendTo-dev! 
</snip>
What's wrong with that? The "ZendTo-dev" names are taken from the definition of "ServiceTitle" in /opt/zendto/config/zendto.conf as I intended.


 
Would you please give some thought as to if the code and the text of the message could be separated into different files?
I've already done that. If you want to change the user interface at all, the idea is this:

1. Minor tweaks, such as your organisation name and service name, are done in /opt/zendto/config/zendto.conf.
2. Major tweaks, such as a completely different user interface for your organisation, are done in the template files in /opt/zendto/templates.
Neither will be overwritten by future upgrades of the code, which lives in /opt/zendto/www and /opt/zendto/lib.

Other than a bit of Javascript that is necessary for the current implementation of the user interface, no code is included in /opt/zendto/templates. And there is no user interface code at all in /opt/zendto/www or /opt/zendto/lib. You can change the user interface completely, without having to touch the "business logic" at all.

Jules
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