Re: [libreoffice-website] [SC] Decision about CMS

The wysiwyg editor's buttons are set at admin by checking off a box.

The requirements you list are going to make a very boring website.
I'll fix this later

We grow beautiful ideas

On Oct 19, 2010, at 11:30 AM, Christian Lohmaier
<lohmaier+ooofuture@googlemail.com> wrote:

> Hi Keith,
>
> On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 4:26 PM, Keith Williams
> <kwilliams@thoughtfarmproductions.com> wrote:
> > I basically built the demo to show a couple features like groups, polls,
> > etc...
>
> I don't know how many times I wrote it already: No matter what it
> could do, at least it must meet the basic requirements first.
>
> > I hoped that someone else would put some content on the site at some
> > point.  AND NO I didn't set it up for editors,
>
> But how should the people that will then actually use the page come up
> with an opinion?
> If you just tell "everything can be tweaked to death, to whatever you
> like", but don't provide a basic setup that works, then you won't get
> much positive votes.
>
> > I guess I could turn on the
> > WYSIWYG editor and let you make page menus.  I just didn't want to give the
> > testuser account the ability to change the top menus.
>
> The WYSIWYG editor that is available now is not suitable. Again it
> doesn't provide a way to create headings and the like.
>
> And with the pages that were enabled now: Beware to never create a
> page without assigning it to a menu, or otherwise you'll never be able
> to dig it out again unless you bookmarked it.
>
> We're talking about setting up a cms for website maintainence, not for
> a site that hosts news bits or blogs or other bite-sized whatnot.
> A structured website, similar to what www.openoffice.org is now.
>
> > I can't do that with Drupal.  But I did say WOW I'm glad I don't have to
> > work with this to build interactive websites.
>
> You didn't see anything that made you say "wow" in the lists of
> additions to silverstripe. But I don't see anything that does even
> make me say "OK, that would work" with the drupal demo.
>
> Again I stress that I don't doubt that one can build a site that fits
> the needs, just the demo is nowhere near the initial requirements, not
> even close I have to say.
>
> > Most of the sites that are coming online now are similar to social
> > networking sites where people can connect with each other and collaborate.
>
> The LO site will not be a twitter or facebook like page. It should be
> a place where endusers find information, at least as the primary
> function.
>
> (please don't do fullquotes)
>
> ciao
> Christian
>
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