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<blockquote data-quote="Dadeo" data-source="post: 569564" data-attributes="member: 27204"><p><strong>Re: The Inside Scoop Vol 1-1: MediaPortal 1.1.0 Release</strong></p><p></p><p>@I-loop - If I have understood frenzy correctly, he is referring to the fact that currently in our MP Repository (Files Downloads), it is almost impossible to determine which skins or plugins are supported or run correctly under which version(s) of MP. That = chaos</p><p></p><p>Furthermore, community developers do not know how to submit downloads correctly and often submit new versions under a separate listing, so you end up with multiple versions of a plugin or skin. </p><p></p><p>The only way to find anything useful is to sort by submit date.</p><p></p><p>It is a nightmare for new users to figure it out, as many times the community developers do not list what MP version is supported; there is no 'field' available in our current Repository to indicate what MP version is supported; you cannot sort the downloads by the MP version supported; and so on.</p><p></p><p>It is a VERY serious problem, since many of the reviews I have read where users report problems with MP, it looks to me like they have not installed correct versions of skins or plugins and then think the problem lies with MP.</p><p></p><p>It is not so straightforward as it seems at first, because a skin or plugin may run under several versions of MP. So we cannot simplly categorize them by version (as I kept asking for <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />).</p><p></p><p>Personally I don't think the problem is a result of any mistake by either MP Developers or even by our community developers. We just do not have a mechanism in place to handle all the variables and options effectively.</p><p></p><p>However, the good news is that in spite of these problems, our new homepage and website may address at least some, if not all, these issues. I am already planning to do a BLOG on this issue as it is very near and dear to my heart. So stay tuned for that guys.</p><p></p><p>And thank you for raising this issue frenzy!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dadeo, post: 569564, member: 27204"] [b]Re: The Inside Scoop Vol 1-1: MediaPortal 1.1.0 Release[/b] @I-loop - If I have understood frenzy correctly, he is referring to the fact that currently in our MP Repository (Files Downloads), it is almost impossible to determine which skins or plugins are supported or run correctly under which version(s) of MP. That = chaos Furthermore, community developers do not know how to submit downloads correctly and often submit new versions under a separate listing, so you end up with multiple versions of a plugin or skin. The only way to find anything useful is to sort by submit date. It is a nightmare for new users to figure it out, as many times the community developers do not list what MP version is supported; there is no 'field' available in our current Repository to indicate what MP version is supported; you cannot sort the downloads by the MP version supported; and so on. It is a VERY serious problem, since many of the reviews I have read where users report problems with MP, it looks to me like they have not installed correct versions of skins or plugins and then think the problem lies with MP. It is not so straightforward as it seems at first, because a skin or plugin may run under several versions of MP. So we cannot simplly categorize them by version (as I kept asking for :)). Personally I don't think the problem is a result of any mistake by either MP Developers or even by our community developers. We just do not have a mechanism in place to handle all the variables and options effectively. However, the good news is that in spite of these problems, our new homepage and website may address at least some, if not all, these issues. I am already planning to do a BLOG on this issue as it is very near and dear to my heart. So stay tuned for that guys. And thank you for raising this issue frenzy! [/QUOTE]
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