[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #24977: Workflow change: automate RTL css generation

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#24977: Workflow change: automate RTL css generation
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 Reporter:  yoavf           |       Owner:
     Type:  task (blessed)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:  3.7
Component:  General         |     Version:
 Severity:  normal          |  Resolution:
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Comment (by mark-k):

 Replying to [comment:21 yoavf]:
 > Replying to [comment:20 mark-k]:
 >
 > > but does it say somewhere in the codex that you need to get it in
 order to hack wordpress?
 >
 > We're lucky the codex is a wiki that can easily be edited :-). As soon
 as this drops in trunk, we'll update all the documentation accordingly,
 and write whatever guides need to be written.
 >
 > > I assume that even now with the minifying bot it violates the spirit
 of of the GPL as you can't produce exactly the same software from source
 code (php, js and css) if you don't know about the tools.
 >
 > well, it's our role to make sure everyone knows about what tools are
 available and how to use them. Re minification,  we still release the
 unminified css/js in the distributions. RTL css files will be included as
 well, if anyone want's to manually modify them for any reason. Anyway. I
 don't see the point here.

 Well, then why can't I find the minification tool neither in google nor in
 trac? It is kind of pointless to have a source code if I don't have the
 compiler used to create the executable.

 Practically, people still need to test how their CSS changes will work in
 rtl, especially if they are trying to fix an rtl bug, therefor they need
 to be able to do a a complete build, therefor all the tools required
 should be available in a very accessible way.

 >
 > The only thing that's going to change with regard to RTL is that we
 significantly decrease the amount of manual work required to produce a top
 quality RTL experience.
 >

 I totally disagree but I will be very happy if I will be proved wrong.

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