[TYPO3-dev] new EXT:categorize to categorize everything

[Steffen Kamper]

Hi,

Dmitry Dulepov schrieb:
> Hi!
> 
> Martin Kutschker wrote:
>> The idea was to have one base gallery extension that does the display
>> stuff. You would then have one additional extension for each storage
>> mechanism: file system, database, DAM, ....
>>
>> The advantage I see is that I need only one configuration scheme. As the
>> "magic" gallery extension would support all display options I don't have
>> to worry if gallery extension X working on storage Y supports display
>> mode Z. I can trust that the gallery extension knows how to display the
>> stuff. All I need to do is to plug in the right storage extension.
> 
> Ok, let's try an example ;)
> 
> I think you saw Georg's rgsmoothgallery (it uses lightbox to show
> images). For my own client I had to make another gallery, with 3
> states (this was a requirement): thumbnails in rows, single view
> (mid–sized image) and full image in popup on click in the single
> view. For another project I had to make yet another gallery, with
> subfolder support and quota check, which accepts codes received by
> SMS using fancy GUI. I could not reuse anything in TER.
> 
> How could rgsmoothgallery and my two galleries be combined into one
> extension? Do you see the way?
> 

same point for me. There is no standard so you can use an existing 
extension and fit to customers wishes.

I work in same manner: comparing existing plugins to requirements.
1) extension can be used
2) extension can be used but need some extended function, so i change them
3) no extension fits - do it by my own.

Another problem is the timeline. in most projects the timeline is very 
short, so there is sometimes even no time to search all extensions and 
try if they fit.

Good example where ideology and real life are different.

vg Steffen