[openlp-dev] Saving services

[Philip Ridout]

On Thu, 30 Nov 2017, 09:26 Mattias Põldaru, <mahfiaz at gmail.com> wrote:
This way saving a service including a video wouldn't take several minutes
at least not on the second try.

Unfortunately the zipfile lib in the Python stdlib doesn't allow you to
modify files. To remove or modify files after the fact the zip file has to
be recreated from scratch!

On Thu, 30 Nov 2017, 12:32 Daniel Blake, <danblake at gmail.com> wrote:

> In almost every instance I think having options is the correct choice.
> Instead of changing the default Save function to Lite, have a setting so a
> person can decide which format is the default.
>
> On Nov 30, 2017 7:05 AM, "Philip Ridout" <phill.ridout at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, 30 Nov 2017, 11:40 David Warnock, <dave at warnock.me.uk> wrote:
>>
>>> Please do not change this behaviour! I use a team whose computer skills
>>> would not be up to copying files around manually.
>>>
>>
>> Just to be clear. I will not be removing the functionality to package all
>> files as a complete service, this will remain and will be backwards
>> compatible.
>>
>> What I am proposing is that we add a separate more specific menu item for
>> it (something like "File->Package Service File"), and then default the
>> 'save service' would save the 'lite version'. OpenLP would notify the user
>> when saving a new service "If you wish to include all files such as images,
>> media files and presentations please choose 'Package service file's from
>> the file menu."
>>
>> Phill
>>
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