[Zope] just another idea

[Clarence]

Hello all!

This may sound like a dumb idea for a product, but I believe that it has
some uses for bringing more people to using Zope. This type of product
would open up Zope to users who do not understand HTML but understand
the point and click of a wysiwyg Word Processor/HTML editor.  There is
some software availible for this type of work, but it only runs on MS
IIS/MS SQL Server (I do not know if there are any other aps which do
this).

Currently, it takes a Zope-master to create a Zope website.  HTML gurus
and SQL gurus can add to a Zope website, but what happens to
organizations who don't have any of the above staff.  They can't use
Zope because it requires more skill than they will ever learn.  (Yes
non-computer users can create stuff with a wysiwyg editor and ftp the
html into the ZODB, but someone has to create a website out of the
objects.)

The concept for this product involves giving non-computer people the
ability to produce web pages kind of like a wysiwyg editor but with a
web browser.  Non-computer people need a web interface which will allow
them to generate a basic web page similar to the way Zope allows a
Zope-master to produce a complete website.  In other words give them
some point and click choices to do the following:

(all items will need to be able to be aligned center, top, bottom, left
or right)
1. input text
2. add image
3. add table
4. reposition pieces to a different place
5. add the above into a dtml method or document and allow the user to
create links t this page from other pages (ex. index_html).

This may sound like overkill for using Zope.  Why don't these people
just use IIS and Front Page.

I believe that this could be useful for situations where one skilled
user can manage a website, but not have to produce the entire website. 
An experienced user could create a website based off of the NavBar
product (and others) and set up folders for the non-programmer users. 
These non-programmer users could generate their own areas that would
acquire the standard theme of the entire website.  This would be useful
for schools or organizations who have multiple websites but not the
staff to do the upkeep.

Clarence T. Pate