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To use Lists... or not to use Lists

11/17/2006 3:45 PM

Rob Poretti

www.porettiprod.com
Joined: 6/19/2003

Posts: 213

To use Lists... or not to use Lists

Hi folks,

I'm not looking at getting flamed here, but I think it's something worth discussing. So, I'm going to stick my neck out. However, it would be nice if we stick to discussing pros/cons of Lists as opposed to anything else.

For background, read this thread, and then come back here to post.

Cheers!

Rob Poretti - Poretti Productions

11/17/2006 4:52 PM

Jan Olsmar

www.olsmar.com/
Joined: 9/19/2005

Posts: 1354

Re: To use Lists... or not to use Lists

Use List if its a portal list (same list for all portals) that dont need to be traslated to other languages.

In all other cases dont use LIST.

An example how LIST not should bee used are the categorys in Feedback module. By the way I hope the reviews in the Marketplace are better than the review of the Feedback module.

Jan

11/17/2006 5:43 PM

Rob Poretti

www.porettiprod.com
Joined: 6/19/2003

Posts: 213

Re: To use Lists... or not to use Lists

A very pragmatic approach... sounds good.

What about the consideration that Mr. Leupold has flagged, that lists are not (and apparently cannot) be localized?

Rob Poretti - Poretti Productions

11/17/2006 6:14 PM

Jan Olsmar

www.olsmar.com/
Joined: 9/19/2005

Posts: 1354

Re: To use Lists... or not to use Lists

I dont like if its not possible to localize. If you take the decition to do it you can do it. I can do it, but there are other areas that should bee done before.

The function can bee good in som special installations but as a common tool to have standard modules using it for categories are stupid. But for currency its good but it have been better if I could translate it.

Jan

11/18/2006 9:12 AM

Sebastian Leupold

www.dnnwerk.de
Joined: 3/8/2004

Posts: 46212

Re: To use Lists... or not to use Lists

there is another limitation of lists, I already mentioned: ech entry consists only of key and value and is not extensible. IMO this is an effective limitation especially for countries, where a number of other attributes are needed by various modules, e.g. store, but also by the core itself. Typical attributes are

national flag
currency
Daylight saving time (DST) regulations
"terms of use" conditions

Cheers from Germany,
Sebastian Leupold

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