Im sorry, this begs a response.......
Bob Bloom wrote:
Andy,
Are you saying that by developing templates for Joomla 1.0, you are crimping the features you want to develop for Joomla 1.5 templates?
So, my pro membership, which is solely for Joomla 1.5 templates -- because there's no way I'm going to install Joomla 1.0 for my clients -- is not getting full value?
Or, put another way, I am subsidizing Joomla 1.0 template development?
I want full throttle Joomla 1.5 templates, no holding back! Would you consider adding a couple of months to my just renewed pro membership to compensate me for the partial-featured Joomla 1.5 templates I'm getting?
I look to you to be on the forefront of Joomla. You have to lead, not follow!
Of course, you may lose site memberships to the Joomla 1.0 crowd.
It's harder to guage how many memberships you are losing because you lack 1.5 features others see elsewhere.
Consider the existence of this post, that you felt compelled to ask us, as your cue to do what you know you must do.
Consider my irritation of knowing I'm not getting fully featured 1.5 templates as my cue to you that you must develop fully featured 1.5 templates!
Create Joomla 1.5 templates. That's what I want. That's what i expect. I want fully featured Joomla 1.5 templates!
Also, every month you delay is a month of experience lost learning the finer details of Joomla 1.5 templates. Those granular details that you can learn only by doing. You need this learning in order to push Joomla further.
-Bob
The above is quite amusing!.
- When you signed up - did you not know that templates would be available for v1 ??
- Is it not pure common sense that one will eventually constrain the other??
Based on the above there should obviously be a timescale to migrate fully, but should your emotional blackmail be a consideration?? Errrr I don't think so!!!!
Did you ask Microsoft to stop developing applications compatible with windows XP 1 year after Vista was released?? If you did how serious do you believe your request would be taken??
I only use v1.5 and hence look forward to the acceleration of the development of bridged PHPBB3 themes and obviously the lone 1.5 development advantages discussed.
However, given that the continued success of Rockettheme significantly depends on repeat signups, we have to do the right thing commercially regarding the v1 userbase.
If full migration from v1 is suggested for the beginning of 2009, then that is good for me. If you have to delay full migration until the end of first or second quarter 2009 to allow the extension developer community to catch up, that is also fine by me. If you pull the plug tomorrow I am equally as happy!
Regards
Pete