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[Tom Deprez]

Forgive me about previous message!

The images which accompany this email can be found at :

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http://zdp.zope.org/FolderTom/ImgTopicFAQ
http://zdp.zope.org/FolderTom/ImgTopicOther

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HOME PAGE:

Some introduction text
Two links to ZDP : as registered user (Portal login?) or as non-registered
user.

GENERAL PAGE (General.jpg) :

We've a Top, LEFT, MAIN part of screen.

TOP PART

Navigation bar on top (and/or other commen link techniques) with possible
ZDP Categories on ZDP :

FAQ's, How-To's, Tutorials, Reference Manual, ZBook

+ Link to home page

LEFT PART

On the left a small region is provided with the most needed 'Customization'
properties and reg user information

MAIN 1

 [First login, or non-registered user : FAQ ZDP Categorie is show]
 [Registered user : Last selected ZDP Categorie is shown]

Depending on the selected topic, a link is shown which enables to add a
topic to the visitor.
[Depending on the topic, only some users are allowed to add a topic!]
[In FAQ, How-To, Tutorial everybody is allowed to add a topic]
[In Ref Man and ZBook, only registered (e.g. editors roles,...) are allowed
to add a topic]

A tree shows all categories available to the selected ZDP Categorie

 [First login/non-reg user : all categories are shown]
 [Reg user: only selected categories are shown]

Clicking on a tree category will show the available topics specific to that
categorie
Clicking on a topic will bring the visitor to a new MAIN page.

MAIN 2 (topicFAQ/topicOther.jpg)

After selecting a topic, the Main part is replaced by the TOPIC contents

[Depends to which ZDP categorie the topic belongs]

FAQ (topicFAQ.jpg)

Question is shown (name/email of author, date+time)
If already an draft answer exist the draft answer is shown

If question is already approved, then comments only appear when asked by
visitor
If question isn't approved, then comments are shown

Under last comment :

[Depends on who requested to view the question]

Visitors/Contributors: A form is shown : the person can fill in a comment
(plain text) and
a name [check if name isn't already used by a registered ZDP'r!] (or email
address).
When they submit the form. The comment is added to the list.

Editors/Authors/Maintainers:

They can choose to edit the question,
Form, edit the answer
Set the FAQ for approval
Add a comment
Can set to which categorie/products/OS/Platforms this belongs

Approvers:

When FAQ is set for approval they can approve FAQ.
Add a comment
Can set to which categorie/products/OS/Platforms this belongs

Super Maintainers:

Can delete topic (with all its comments, ...)

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Other (TopicOther.jpg)

Topic is shown (+name, date+time)

If topic is already approved, then comments only appear when asked by
visitor
If topic isn't approved, then comments are shown

Under last comment :

[Depends on who requested to view the question]

Visitors/Contributors: A form is shown : the person can fill in a comment
(plain text) and
a name [check if name isn't already used by a registered ZDP'r!] (or email
address).
When they submit the form. The comment is added to the list.

Editors/Authors/Maintainers:

They can choose to edit the topic,
Set the topic for approval
Add a comment
Can set to which categorie/products/OS/Platforms this belongs

Approvers:

When topic is set for approval they can approve topic.
Add a comment
Can set to which categorie/products/OS/Platforms this belongs

Super Maintainers:

Can delete topic (with all its comments, ...)


CUSTOMIZATION (show left side of page)

User can set following things, if reg user, things are stored in his account

Categorie Filter (show only these categories)
Products Filter  (show only these topic which talk about these products)
OS filter (show only these topics concerning these OS)
Platform (Show only these topics concerning these platforms)
Show/not show comments