Re: [xwiki-devs] [Proposal] Changes in Macro Browser

On 17 Jul 2017, at 11:00, Marius Dumitru Florea <mariusdumitru.florea(a)xwiki.com> wrote: +0. I hope the users won't get confused by the fact that "All macros" doesn't show all macros. The use case I have in mind is when an user upgrades XWiki and is looking for a macro he was using and that is now deprecated. He won't know to select the Deprecated category unless he reads the release notes. Thanks, Marius On Sat, Jul 15, 2017 at 5:06 PM, Vincent Massol <vincent(a)massol.net> wrote: > Hi devs, > > Needs: > * We need some “Deprecated” macro category so that users understand when a > macro is deprecated and are less tempted to use it > * We need to not show “Internal” macros by default to not “pollute” the > Macro list by default > > Proposal: > * When the “All Macros” is selected display all macros *except* those from > 2 categories: “Deprecated” and “Internal”. > * If the user needs/wants to use those macros, he’ll need to explicitly > select those categories. > * When we want to deprecate a Macro we move it from its category to the > “Deprecated” category, before removing it further in the future (when is to > be defined on an adhoc basis) > > Technical details: > * Change https://github.com/xwiki-contrib/application-ckeditor/ > blob/master/plugins/src/main/resources/xwiki-macro/macroSelector.js#L144 > to implement this new behavior > > WDYT? > > Thanks > -Vincent > >