[dev] Easier adding of themes and applets

[Jan Schneider]

Zitat von Joe Wilson <joe.wilson at mindcandy.org>:

> Jan,
>
> I like this idea.  My original vision for applets was that it would
> stimulate a
> trade of code and so making it easier to submit is definitely a plus.  It
> would
> require moving the default params for each applet into the applet code
> itself
> (instead of the registry settings), but this shouldn't be a big deal.

Correct. Same goes with the theme names, but that's all doable.

> One thought does come to mind, though.  With the easier installation of
> applets
> and themes, should we consider some work on permissions?  For example,
> right
> now, an applet would be seen by everybody.  As it becomes easier to
> create
> these things, it might be necessary to provide a way to limit the access
> of
> certain applets to certain users.  In fact, this may be less of a
> security
> issue than a management issue.

Agreed, but I think much more needed is an easy acl configuration for
application, tied to the Perms system. But that's on the way.
After that we can do the same for the applets if there is a need for access
restriction.

Jan.

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