At 03:55 PM 2/10/2004, John Poltorak wrote:
Well I have Plone installed now, but don't have a clue about how it all hangs together. It seems pretty overpowering.
Where do I start trying to understand what is going on?
Play, John. At least "play" is what I consider it, because it is that fun to learn. Build a site using Plone that starts to include some of the functionality that you require. Read through each of the howtos on the Plone site and try to use 5 or 10 of them, to see what they do for you -- doing so will give you ideas about what is possible in the world of Plone. Twiddle with various options to see what they do, and whether you like the result. There will still be occasional moments of bewilderment, but try try try new things, and read read reread every piece of documentation you can find, both formal and in the list archives. This is how the rest of the Zope/Plone community learns. Read first, try four times, ask the list last when you are more sure of what the scope of your problem is, and what it is NOT. As an extra note, reconsider the earlier advice Tim offered you regarding the use of Plone2, Zope 2.7, CMF1.4.2, and Python 2.3. This is NOT the so-called "bleeding edge". There is stability in these products, and especially by the time (weeks) you have developed the Plone site you want, these will be the production-ready, stable products to use. Virtually ALL of the products that you will want to add to your Plone site (like CMFBoard and others) are either ready for Plone 2 now or are being readied for Plone 2. You will want to be in Plone 2 as soon as you get comfortable with Plone 1. It's that good. =Paul