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developers_call:minutes20140722 [2014/07/21 18:44] – [1. Development Updates] demiankatzdevelopers_call:minutes20140722 [2014/07/22 14:20] – [4. 2014 VuFind Summit] demiankatz
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 ====== VuFind Developers Call Minutes: July 22, 2014 ====== ====== VuFind Developers Call Minutes: July 22, 2014 ======
  
-Attending: +Attending: Filipe Bento, Chris Hallberg, Anna Headley, Demian Katz
  
 ===== Agenda ===== ===== Agenda =====
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 Discussion: should we maintain SCSS support? Discussion: should we maintain SCSS support?
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 +Right now, LESS support is better in the PHP ecosystem than SCSS support. The call was generally in favor of eliminating SCSS support for now -- we'll consult with Luke O'Sullivan (who might be using it) before removing it -- perhaps he will help us improve support, but if he doesn't object to its removal, we'll just get rid of it.
  
 === MySQL and UTF-8 === === MySQL and UTF-8 ===
  
 Tod pointed out that MySQL only supports up to 3-byte UTF-8 characters by default. 4-byte support can be enabled but has some trade-offs as described [[http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.5/en/charset-unicode-upgrading.html|here]]. Tod pointed out that MySQL only supports up to 3-byte UTF-8 characters by default. 4-byte support can be enabled but has some trade-offs as described [[http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.5/en/charset-unicode-upgrading.html|here]].
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 +No strong opinions on this call. Demian will open a JIRA ticket to track this and allow deeper discussion. A reminder will also be sent to vufind-tech to solicit input.
  
 ==== 3. Marketing ==== ==== 3. Marketing ====
  
 +Chris has begun applying new styles (from his [[http://www.crhallberg.com/newvufind/about|design document]]) to wiki. Some color choices needed to be adjusted (backgrounds too bright, etc.).
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 +Good progress: tables are now readable, for example. Table sorting still in progress.
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 +The main web page is going to be hosted on GitHub pages -- also a work in progress.
 ==== 4. 2014 VuFind Summit ==== ==== 4. 2014 VuFind Summit ====
  
 +No news yet -- Demian hopes to meet soon to make sure the library can host the event this year. More information once that is done.
 ==== 5. Other Topics? ==== ==== 5. Other Topics? ====
  
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