[Define New Theme] 5. NEW Theme creation should happen in its own repo to be merged upon completion!

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Re: [Define New Theme] 5. Theme should be managed as its own project

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hanakin wrote: 2. The current method of tracking the development and progression of the theme is diluted in the confines of the entire projects scope. It is not easy to only see/track changes,bugs,issues only related to the HTML/CSS/JS layer
https://tracker.phpbb.com/issues/?filter=12093
hanakin wrote: 3. Their are several resources that are required for development on the front-side that we may not want to ship but should be maintained within the confines of the theme. Add these to the already complex directory structure of phpbb along with a more suited development break-out of content and your file base can become astronomical.
It's really easy to not include given files or directory in the release package. Hundred of files are already handled like that.
hanakin wrote: 4. Currently if their is a bug or issue with the theme that might be an easy fix we have to either wait for a completely new release of phpbb to publish said fix. When dealing with the front-end these can pile up fairly quickly.
Because you really think that you will release a new version of the style (and so notify all of the users) for each fix? Like for all projects you will wait and realease a unique release periodically.
hanakin wrote: 5. A change that only affects the front-end with no changes to the back-end is not easily understood for those testing/developing since they usually get merge with unrelated merges of back-end changes.
You should have a look to prototech PR, and give recent examples please.
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Nicofuma wrote:
hanakin wrote: 2. The current method of tracking the development and progression of the theme is diluted in the confines of the entire projects scope. It is not easy to only see/track changes,bugs,issues only related to the HTML/CSS/JS layer
https://tracker.phpbb.com/issues/?filter=12093
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Nicofuma wrote:
hanakin wrote: 2. The current method of tracking the development and progression of the theme is diluted in the confines of the entire projects scope. It is not easy to only see/track changes,bugs,issues only related to the HTML/CSS/JS layer
https://tracker.phpbb.com/issues/?filter=12093
hanakin wrote: 3. Their are several resources that are required for development on the front-side that we may not want to ship but should be maintained within the confines of the theme. Add these to the already complex directory structure of phpbb along with a more suited development break-out of content and your file base can become astronomical.
It's really easy to not include given files or directory in the release package. Hundred of files are already handled like that.
hanakin wrote: 4. Currently if their is a bug or issue with the theme that might be an easy fix we have to either wait for a completely new release of phpbb to publish said fix. When dealing with the front-end these can pile up fairly quickly.
Because you really think that you will release a new version of the style (and so notify all of the users) for each fix? Like for all projects you will wait and realease a unique release periodically.
hanakin wrote: 5. A change that only affects the front-end with no changes to the back-end is not easily understood for those testing/developing since they usually get merge with unrelated merges of back-end changes.
You should have a look to prototech PR, and give recent examples please.
I guess I can concede based on this I was unaware of some of this thanks for clarifying. However I will for the initial development maintain separately and then submit as a patch.
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Re: [Define New Theme] 5. NEW Theme creation should happen in its own repo to be merged upon completion!

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I have re-purposed this post and updated the original proposal! Basically the theme should be maintained as its own repo and released as a style prior to being merged into phpBB core.
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hanakin wrote:I have re-purposed this post and updated the original proposal! Basically the theme should be maintained as its own repo and released as a style prior to being merged into phpBB core.
In opposition to my original response, if this will help get the phpBB theme up to speed and more modern then I'm all for it.

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hanakin wrote:I have re-purposed this post and updated the original proposal! Basically the theme should be maintained as its own repo and released as a style prior to being merged into phpBB core.
If you do that, why would it ever be "merged into [the] phpBB core". The style would be independent of the core, wouldn't it?

You might add the default style to the phpBB distribution package, but I don't think that you'd merge it.

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@Pony99CA it would be merged and maintained with core as per earlier discussions as it stands right now it may change by the time a new theme is finished but doubtful.
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