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I'm assuming when the new beta is released, we will have four types of addons:
(1) Compatible with Orbiter 2010 but not Orbiter 2016.
(2) Compatible with Orbiter 2016 but not Orbiter 2010.
(3) Compatible with both Orbiter 2010 and 2016, with the same package.
(4) Compatible with both Orbiter 2010 and 2016, but with different distributions for each.
(I'm intentionally ignoring Orbiter 2006, as I assume people are largely not using this any more.)
Currently when uploading an addon, you get one choice of orbiter version only. I would like to see if the OH mods could implement a solution to handle each of the use-cases above in a way that's obvious to people downloading whether it's going to work or not.
My suggestion would be to have up to three optional uploads per distribution (comprising the addon file and the optional screenshot), and have, and have a series of tick-boxes per upload to tick for compatibility with orbiter versions (e.g. make it simple and just have: Orbiter 2006, Orbiter 2010, Orbiter 2016).
How would this work for a user: the search dialog would still work as today. Select the Orbiter version you want, then search, and you get any addon that has files for the selected version ticked.
How this would work for the developer: on the upload dialog, if you addon is compatible with multiple versions, then tick each version. If you need different uploads for different versions, then package each one and then upload with multiple add-on files with each one having a different combination of versions selected. (Ideally, you one one compatible version only per versions of Orbiter you are supporting, else the choice is indeterminant for O-H).
Other developers and O-H mods - what say you?
(1) Compatible with Orbiter 2010 but not Orbiter 2016.
(2) Compatible with Orbiter 2016 but not Orbiter 2010.
(3) Compatible with both Orbiter 2010 and 2016, with the same package.
(4) Compatible with both Orbiter 2010 and 2016, but with different distributions for each.
(I'm intentionally ignoring Orbiter 2006, as I assume people are largely not using this any more.)
Currently when uploading an addon, you get one choice of orbiter version only. I would like to see if the OH mods could implement a solution to handle each of the use-cases above in a way that's obvious to people downloading whether it's going to work or not.
My suggestion would be to have up to three optional uploads per distribution (comprising the addon file and the optional screenshot), and have, and have a series of tick-boxes per upload to tick for compatibility with orbiter versions (e.g. make it simple and just have: Orbiter 2006, Orbiter 2010, Orbiter 2016).
How would this work for a user: the search dialog would still work as today. Select the Orbiter version you want, then search, and you get any addon that has files for the selected version ticked.
How this would work for the developer: on the upload dialog, if you addon is compatible with multiple versions, then tick each version. If you need different uploads for different versions, then package each one and then upload with multiple add-on files with each one having a different combination of versions selected. (Ideally, you one one compatible version only per versions of Orbiter you are supporting, else the choice is indeterminant for O-H).
Other developers and O-H mods - what say you?