[Zope-CMF] How to work with topics?

[Gitte Wange]

On Tuesday 19 June 2001 16:28, you wrote:
> Hi all!
>
> I was searching the http://cmf.zope.org portal and the cmf-Mailinglist for
> two hours but I didn't find any information about
>
>    +-------------------+
>
>    | how to use topics |
>
>    +-------------------+
>
> "in real life". Is there a How-To?
>
> What I mean is: How do I add (ok, that's clear) and customize a new topic?
> And how do I view a topic? Which steps do I have to do?
>
> I use a CVS checkout which was Head about one or two weeks ago (past
> CMF1.1beta). So the portal_topics tool is preinstalled.
>
> I've done the following:
>  - Through the ZMI I added a "CMF Topic Objects" (in a Memebers
>    folder, I also tried it in the CMF root).
>  - It's name is 'Test' and it looks like a folder
>  - It is empty
>  - So I tried <Members folder>/Test/topic_criteria_form so I get a
>    form with the title 'Topic Criteria: Test'
>  - I added a new topic criteria (Subject, String), I set 'test'
>    as value. Saved Changes.
>  - now in the ZMI there is a 'crit__Subject'
>
> Now:
>  - If I view the page with <Members folder>/Test I get an error (ok there
> is no index_html)
>
> So, how do I use Topics at all?
>
> I'am stuck like a newby (ok, I am one at CMF :-). I'am not sure if I do
> missunderstand something totaly.
>
> Tips & Tricks, Links would be appreciated, Thanks
>
> Greg

All these portal types (portal content) should be "handled" from the portal 
itself.
Go to your CMF site and login (or join if you are not a member). Then click 
on the "My Stuff" link and you will end up in your member folder. From there 
you can add a topic and set it's criteria.

Regards,

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