186373 - themes backward compatibility

Status: VERIFIED INVALID

(Core Graveyard :: Skinability, defect)

Description

[uamjet602]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.0.0) Gecko/20020623 Debian/1.0.0-0.woody.1
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.0.0) Gecko/20020623 Debian/1.0.0-0.woody.1

Themes for mozilla 1.0 don't work in mozilla 1.2

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Download a skin for mozilla 1.0 with mozilla 1.2
2. switch to it
3.

Actual Results:  
Doesn't work

Expected Results:  
Should work, as 1.0 to 1.2 is not a major version increment.

I realize that there is already a bug with the same subject, but it is about
wether mozilla should automatically fix/uninstall the theme.

I realize that it might be a lot of effort. However, you cannot expect people to
create a theme, which also requires a lot of effort, when the working life
expectance is about a few months, as that is when it will be incompatible again.

It is nice that there is a version inside the theme so mozilla can see that it
is not compatible, but that version really should not increase unless there is a
major new version (like mozilla 2).

Comment 1

[Alfonso Martinez]

You mean that the UI of Mozilla shouldn't change until 2.0?
and what happens to new elements like the junk mail controls for example?

Comment 2

[James Graham]

Suggesting invalid. New features means new UI and hence new skins. Should we
wait until 2.0 for junk mail filters just because skins will be broken? Clearly
not. If you want to use a 1.0 featureset and skin, use 1.0. Otherwise, use the
later releases and be prepared to fall back to modern/classic. Also note that
many skin authors do take the time and effort to update their skins. In
addition, I believe you are entitled under MPL to take a skin you like and make
the improvements yourself, should you choose.

Comment 3

[Frederik Reiss]

Why not use elements from a standart (modern/classic) theme if the element is
not present in the used theme.

Comment 4

[Matthias Versen [:Matti]]

-> Invalid

That would mean that we can#t change anything between now and 2.0

Comment 5

[Grace Bush]

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