lthouse
13.11.2004, 03:50
It seems to me I've seen at least a half dozen posts where people have tried to install a mambot as a module or a components as module and so on. Putting my user hat on, I think it's easy for someone to forget what type of item they downloaded. I've been known to unzip files and look within the XML file to find out as I forgot.
Yet, it seems the XML file indicates what type the file is:
- <mosinstall type="module">
So, my question is can't Mambo be smart enough to correct installs for the user? If I mistakenly try to install a mambot as a module, can't Mambo read this mosinstall type and handle the file type correctly?
As example, I know the program comes back and tells me "XML setup file is not for a "component". I'm not a programmer, but I'm guessing Mambo has already read the mosinstall type to know that it's not a component. Instead of providing the user with a generic error message, wouldn't it make more sense to continue the installation as whatever mosinstall type is deifned in the XML file (mambot, module, component or template)?
It seems to me there is still confusion over modules/components/mambots and we're putting more burden on the user than needed. If I go to Mambo Portal or Mambo Forge, I'm typically looking for a solution to a problem regardless of file type. I'm not thinking in terms of mabots, modules or components. I don't think users should have to worry about such details.
Of course this is easy for me to say, as I'm not a programmer :-) I know the programmers have done a great job with this version for which I'm thankful. However, I'm wondering if the install routine couldn't be made more bullet-proof.
/a
Yet, it seems the XML file indicates what type the file is:
- <mosinstall type="module">
So, my question is can't Mambo be smart enough to correct installs for the user? If I mistakenly try to install a mambot as a module, can't Mambo read this mosinstall type and handle the file type correctly?
As example, I know the program comes back and tells me "XML setup file is not for a "component". I'm not a programmer, but I'm guessing Mambo has already read the mosinstall type to know that it's not a component. Instead of providing the user with a generic error message, wouldn't it make more sense to continue the installation as whatever mosinstall type is deifned in the XML file (mambot, module, component or template)?
It seems to me there is still confusion over modules/components/mambots and we're putting more burden on the user than needed. If I go to Mambo Portal or Mambo Forge, I'm typically looking for a solution to a problem regardless of file type. I'm not thinking in terms of mabots, modules or components. I don't think users should have to worry about such details.
Of course this is easy for me to say, as I'm not a programmer :-) I know the programmers have done a great job with this version for which I'm thankful. However, I'm wondering if the install routine couldn't be made more bullet-proof.
/a