Hi
I would just like to clarify that I have my own specific CSS templates that I had modified to use 'new' type code ie <%user.Username%> in order to comply better with 'GLinks3' code.
These new templates and as Pugdog says my old 2.X templates work fine in both the beta and the 2.99.1 and rewrite rules and quite a few plug-ins work as well. The only plug-in that I've come across that my need some clarification is webmaster33's Category Name converter for foreign accents conversion, since the "build_directory_field" field has disappeared from the admin build panel.
I think that the backward compatibility work is amazing in view of Links3's XHTML and CSS validation standards. The whole CSS and theme concept may not mean much to all the moment but it is really going to offer site owners a realm of possibilities and personalization options etc.
Some of the people who understand the perl code options (which counts me out) that have been brought in seem to be very pleased about it...
I think that Glinks3 is a great move forward and seems to be incredibly stable for a beta version. Yes there are a few bugs that have and may need to be ironed out but I must just say having worked on large scale beta releases of ERP type software that IMHO we as a GT Community are lucky here.
I don't think it is acceptable to think/expect any of these beta releases to be completely bug free or coming across a few quirks. It's only really with the final release that GT is announcing a acceptable level of stability for people to consider installing on a live site and since most of us use plug-ins etc. It seems to me a pre-requisite to replicate a live site anyway to test it in a pre-production environment with all mods and additions prior to thinking about a live upgrade.
I also think that some new functions are just awesome. The updates feature allows GT to not only inform site owners about bugs but also provide them with the fix as well that they can choose to automatically apply if they wish. One way or another we're informed !
The bookmarks feature is great. It may be me but I like the newsletter interface. The whole CSS and XHTML compatibility plus themes is a window of opportunities...
All in all I feel that this is a very impressive release in the happening
John
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