twbs/bootstrap — pull request #14034 by cvrebert (2014-07-03 19:57:13+00:00)
Title: Deprecate the `remote` option of modals

* @fat closed #13788 (which would have added the completely-reasonable ability to disable unwanted caching for `remote`)
* `remote` doesn't currently give any "loading..." (or similar) visual indication while the network request is in-progress, and doesn't fire any "loading started" event
* `remote` doesn't currently give any visual indication or fire any event when the network request fails
* Depending on the use-case, the user may want to either reuse or refresh the modal's header/footer. In older versions, the user had no nice way of reloading the header. In newer versions, users who don't want to modify the header must regenerate it on their backend anyway. (See #13597)
* The existence of `remote` can discourage the use of client-side templating, even when it might be a preferable option.

So, I think we have 3 options:
1. Add several features to `remote` modals.
2. (This PR.) Deprecate `remote` modals.
3. Status quo: Intentionally leave `remote` modals in a somewhat half-assed state.

CC: @fat @twbs/team for discussion