[Freedombox-discuss] Plinth Contributing

[Eli]

Hi Michael,
Thanks for the response and ideas.
I will set up a development environment so I can start poking around in 
the interface.
"Another good way to contribute is to add more apps -- is there anything 
you'd like to have? "
I'll have to consider this more.
While I know JavaScript best, I understand the argument to use it less 
in order to accommodate all users. I've been learning python so I can 
apply some of that knowledge here.
I won't be able to make the call on Sunday, but I can check the notes to 
see about other items to work on.
Cheers,
Eli
On 11/26/2014 07:01 AM, Michael wrote:
> Hi Eli,
>
> a couple of thoughts/ideas:
>
> Sunil recently said that he'd like to see a more 'modern' layout --
> right now we kind of use a bunch of default bootstrap elements.
>
> In general the usability of Plinth could be improved, for example the
> tor page is a bit confusing now, perhaps we could display the status a
> bit better (requiring less space). Help texts could be more verbose,
> more up-to-date and easier for non-techies.
>
> Another good way to contribute is to add more apps -- is there anything
> you'd like to have?
>
> It'd be good to have more (python) tests.
>
> On Sunday there's a ProgressCall
> (https://wiki.debian.org/FreedomBox/ProgressCalls) to coordinate and
> discuss open issues. Most topics won't be about Plinth specifically,
> except the dashboard.
> The dashboard is a proposal to easier start/stop apps on the freedombox:
> https://github.com/freedombox/Plinth/pull/20
> It's not yet clear in which direction the dashboard will go, perhaps
> we'll even build (and use) an API (start/stop/configure/install/uninstall)
>
> Right now there isn't a lot of JavaScript in Plinth. I hesitated to add
> more because purists might want to have a fully functional interface
> without JavaScript. On the other hand this will constrain the usability
> of Plinth. That's another thing we could discuss on Sunday.
>
> Cheers,
> Michael
>
>
> On 26/11/14 03:35, Eli F. wrote:
>> howdy,
>> I am a software developer looking to make contributions to Plinth as my
>> time and energy allow.
>> I see a document that describes getting a development environment up and
>> running but is a little sparse on the Bugs/TODO section.
>> (https://github.com/freedombox/Plinth/blob/master/HACKING)
>> I mostly work with JavaScript on client side web applications but have
>> working knowledge with Python.
>> Are there any immediate development needs for the web interface? Or a
>> list to look through?
>> -Eli
>>
>>
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