[CMF-checkins] CVS: CMF/docs - Content.stx:1.1 Using.stx:1.2
Amos Latteier
amos@zope.com
Thu, 29 Nov 2001 20:45:54 -0500
Update of /cvs-repository/CMF/docs
In directory cvs.zope.org:/tmp/cvs-serv19522
Modified Files:
Using.stx
Added Files:
Content.stx
Log Message:
Finished rough draft of chapter 3 and created outline of chapter 4.
=== Added File CMF/docs/Content.stx ===
Chapter 4: Content
Overview
Content Types
Using Folders
Using Documents
Using Files
Using Images
Using Links and Favorites
Using News Items
XXX why don't these appear by default in the add list?
Using Topics
XXX why don't these appear by default in the add list?
XXX other standard types (event, wiki, etc.?)
Custom Content Types
Content Authoring Formats
Structured Text
Using Metadata
Workflow
Syndication
XXX this feature seems not be finished
Remote Authoring
=== CMF/docs/Using.stx 1.1 => 1.2 ===
navigation controls. As a CMF member you can navigate the site
in the same way that anonymous site visitors do. You can use
- navigational links and search facilities.
+ navigational links and search facilities.
In addition to normal site navigation, you can navigate the site
using links in the action box.
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Content is arranged in folders. The objects you see in your
member area are contained in your member folder. You can create
- folders inside your member folder. In fact you can think of your
- entire site as a collection of objects within folders.
+ sub-folders inside your member folder. In fact you can think of
+ the entire site as a collection of objects within folders.
+
+ Using Folders
Create a new folder in your member folder by clicking the
"New..." button. Select "Folder" from the list of objects and
type "myFolder" into the "ID" field. Then click the "Add"
- button.
+ button. Next you'll be taken to a page where you can provide a
+ title and a description for your folder. Give the folder a title
+ of "example folder", and click the "Change" button. Zope should
+ inform you that the folder has been changed.
+
+ Now click the "My Stuff" link again. Notice that you now have a
+ folder named "myFolder" in your member area. Click on the
+ "myFolder" folder to see what's inside it. The folder is empty,
+ but it does have a link (shown as a folder with an up arrow)
+ which allows you to return to its parent (in this case your
+ member folder).
- XXX
+ Now you know how to navigate between folders. Click on a folder
+ to enter it, and click on its parent link to return to the
+ enclosing folder.
Cutting and Pasting
+ Return to your member area by clicking the "My Stuff"
+ link. Notice that the objects in your member folder have check
+ boxes next to them. These controls let you select
+ objects. Select the "myFolder" folder that you created in the
+ last section. Now click the "Copy" button. Zope should inform
+ you that it successfully copied the folder. Now click the
+ "Paste" button. You should now have a "copy_of_myFolder"
+ folder. Select the copied folder and click the "Rename"
+ button. Rename the folder to "anotherFolder" and click the "Ok"
+ button.
+
+ When you copy and paste objects you get a complete copy of the
+ object including it's properties and sub-objects. For example,
+ notice that the copied folder has the same title as the
+ orginal. If the original folder had contained other objects, the
+ copy would have had copies of them as well.
+
+ The "Cut" button lets you copy an object and delete it from its
+ original location. Select the "anotherFolder" folder and
+ click "Cut". Zope tells you that the object has been cut, but it
+ does not disappear. Now enter the "myFolder" folder and click
+ the "Paste" button. The cut folder is now inside the "myFolder"
+ folder. Return to your member folder and notice that the cut
+ folder is now gone.
+
+ The "Delete" button allows you to remove an object without
+ copying it. Select the "myFolder" folder and click "Delete". The
+ folder disappears. You **cannot** click "Paste" to get the
+ folder back. You can however use "undo" to get the folder back.
+
Undo
- Content and Workflow Actions
+ You can recover from mistakes with the undo facility. Click the
+ "Undo" link. You'll be taken to a page that lists
+ transactions. Each transaction is a collection of changes made
+ by a person. Select the last transaction (it will have a name
+ like "/Site/folder_delete" and click the "Undo" button. Zope
+ will tell you that the transaction was undone. Now notice that
+ your folder has returned.
+
+ You can undo all kinds of actions, not just those related to
+ moving objects around. For example suppose you made a new item
+ public, and as a result it appeared on the site's home page. You
+ could make the new item private again, with undo. Undo reverts
+ all changes that are part of a transaction (for example changing
+ the news item's status as well as removing it from the home
+ page) at once.
+
+ Favorites
+
+ The "Favorites" feature lets you manage personal bookmarks for
+ your site. Favorites give you a way to quickly navigate your
+ site.
+
+ Enter the "myFolder" folder you created earlier in this
+ chapter. Then enter the contained "anotherFolder" folder. Now
+ click the "Add to Favorites" link. You just created a shortcut
+ to this folder. Notice that you now have a "My Favorites" link
+ in the action box. Return to your member folder by clicking the
+ "My Stuff" link. Notice that you now have a "Favorites" folder
+ in your member folder. This folder holds your book marks.
+
+ To visit a favorite, click the "My Favorites" link. You'll be
+ taken to your Favorites folder. In this folder you'll see links
+ to all your favorites. Favorites are automatically given Id's by
+ Zope which have names like "fav_1007078408". Click on the
+ favorite. You'll be taken to a page that shows the URL of your
+ favorite. To visit the favorite, click on the URL. Notice that
+ the URL in your browser's location box changes. In this case the
+ appearance of page doesn't differ from the appearance of your
+ home page.
+
+ Other Actions
+
+ In the next chapter you'll learn about the other actions that
+ you see in your action box.
+
+ XXX does more need to be elaborated here?
Using Services
+ The CMF provides a many services to your site. Here you'll learn
+ about publicly available services: search and discussion. In the
+ next chapter you'll find out about management services such as
+ workflow.
+
Searching
+ You can easily locate content on a CMF site using the search
+ service. All CMF content is searchable. The CMF provides easy to
+ use and powerful searching.
+
+ Type your username into the search box in the upper right corner
+ of the page and click the "Go" button. You should see your home
+ page document in the search results.
+
+ Now click the "search" link at the top of the page to perform an
+ advanced search. You'll be taken to a page where you can provide
+ detailed information about what you're looking for. All CMF
+ content is indexed using its full text as well as its metadata
+ (title, description, author, etc.) This allows you to perform
+ very precise searches.
+
+ The search service won't return content that you aren't
+ priveledged to see. In the next chapter you'll learn about how
+ access to content protected. The search results are tailored to
+ the user doing the search to ensure that security settings are
+ respected.
+
+ XXX is this true, or are private items simply not catalogged?
+
Using Discussion
+ XXX doesn't seem to be turned on by default. The discussion tool
+ offers no knobs. Argh.
+
Conclusion
+ The CMF is structured around two central ideas: content and
+ services. Content consists of objects located in folders. You can
+ perform actions on content using links in your actions box. You
+ can invoke services either through action box links or site likes
+ like search. In the next chapter you'll learn more about content.
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+
+
+ XXX how many screen shots should there be in this chapter?
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