Re: Re: HTML_Select

On Sat, 2002-10-26 at 18:20, Richard Heyes wrote: > > As stated before, there is already an HTML_Select class in PEAR. It is in > > /php4/pear/HTML. I don't understand why you release another HTML_Select > > class that only output some stupid country names in your own language. > > Perhaps if you had cared to look at the code you would see that it's not > "another HTML_Select", merely some code to accomodate three commonly > needed <select> lists. In fact, whilst you're reading the code, try looking > also at the package.xml file and you'll magically discover that the dir > structure will actually accomodate the HTML_Select class in /php4/pear/ > when it (eventually) gets moved across. > > > I don't see the use of it when all you have to do is an array of country > > names. Which php user can't do that ? > > Well if you you think that, then why on earth do you bother with an > HTML_Select > class at all? Which php user can't write "<select>..." ? > > > Furthermore, I don't remember anyone voting for this to be in pear, but I > > might be wrong as I thought it didn't belong here in the first place so I > > didn't bother reading the thread. > > Well you only have yourself to blame then. Any reasonable person had they > not > read the thread in the first place, would surely have gone and read it > before > composing such an arrogant message. FYI, a number of people voiced their > support > for the code. > > > The only thing it adds to pear is a bit more confusion about what the > > HTML_Select class does. > > It adds no such confusion. It adds three commonly needed <select> lists. Richard, if you saw a package listing, and HTML_Select was there, what would you expect that to be? A class for displaying a select-box for the names of major credit card companies? Am I getting through to you? :-) - Stig -- Stig Sæther Bakken, Fast Search & Transfer ASA, Trondheim, Norway http://pear.php.net/wishlist.php/ssb