Re: [Banshee-List] Meaning of Source class and its subclasses and Models

[Jiří Zárevúcký <zarevucky jiri gmail com>]

2009/1/24 Christoph Burgdorf <christoph burgdorf bvsn org>:
> Am Samstag, den 24.01.2009, 07:25 -0800 schrieb Sandy Armstrong:
>> On 01/23/2009 08:45 PM, Eric Schultz wrote:
>> > I'm trying to understand what certain classes do in Banshee. I'm very
>> > confused as to the purpose of the Source class and its subclasses like
>> > PrimarySource, LibrarySource and so on. What is it that a Source
>> > represents and what do they actually do? I guess a basic summary of its
>> > purposes and use would be helpful
>>
>> I'm sure somebody else can give you a more thorough answer, but Sources
>> are items that appear on the left, like Now Playing, the Play Queue,
>> each Playlist, Last.fm, etc.  I forget the exact distinction between the
>> different subclasses, but now that you know that it should be easy to
>> figure it out by comparing what you see in Banshee with what you see in
>> the code.
>>
>> Best,
>> Sandy
>
> I raised that question on this list some weeks ago but now I would like
> to raise it again. Wouldn't it be possible to organize some kind of
> "banshee classroom". I mean regularly IRC meetings where banshee
> developers teach beginners about the code. From a beginners standpoint,
> the code is huge and it's difficult to get through. I guess there are
> many people out there who would like to contribute more to the project
> but are lacking experience. I know that Im asking someone for his
> precious time but I guess it would be worth it. And once a beginner has
> got more experience he could be the next teacher for the "banshee
> classroom".
>
> Just a thought...
>
> Christoph
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I believe it would be more productive, if developers created some sort
of source code documentation...