[ZDP] Distributed authoring test
Craig Allen
cba@mediaone.net
Sun, 23 May 1999 16:24:03 -0400
I've created a prototype system for allowing "anonymous" contributions to the
ZDP.
It's at http://zdp.zope.org/guide/contributions/chapter1/
==>>> I haven't reset any of the security settings, so it will ask for a login
if you try to contribute. Only the people who currently have write access to
the ZDP site will be able to log in and contribute. I did this so that folks
could look at in and see if we want to pursue something like this.
Right now the URL above will take you to a test environment that devoid of
*worthwhile* content. Note that the newer docs (at the bottom of the list in
the table of contents) have somewhat better formatting and features.
There is at least one problem that I see, and I thing it's a Zope issue.
Contributions are created in pairs, a shell DTML Document that calls the actual
text that is stored in a companion DTML Method. I did this for several reasons:
- supporting the use of structured text if contributors wanted to use it; and
- removing (translating using the 'html_quote' attribute) HTML tags so that
viewers can see what was written without their browser rendering it.
However, DTML is still rendered. Is this a security risk? Do we need a new
attribute like 'DTML_quote' that would deactivate DTML tags?
Also, HTML tags in structured text contributions are rendered, as the
'html_quote' seems to break the use of stx.
Please take a look and see if this is worth pursuing, if the issues I've
identified (and the likely many I haven't noticed!) can be remedied. And
suggestions for improvements are always welcome.
- Craig
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Craig Allen - Managing Partner - Mutual Alchemy
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