Any chance I can have a look at your admin and see what you have done. I think I need something to install some confidence in me cozz I just think it's a pile of poo so far.
> -----Original Message----- > From: ColdFusion MailingLists [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 20 September 2004 16:56 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] farcry > > Hi Russ, > > We've been using Farcry for yonks now. And we love it. > > We've used it on the UKCFUG website (http://www.ukcfug.org/), > MX Europe website (just about to go through a redesign - > http://www.mxeurope.org/), a Flash website > (http://www.franciscocentofanti.com/) (we used Farcry for the > content management with a custom admin) and recently Heat Is > Online website (not live yet but you can view here: > http://new.heatisonline.org/). > > I'm sorry to hear of your bad experiences but I will try and > help answer your questions... > > > 1. Going by the documentation, it looks like you can only > run a single > > copy of farcry on your server as you have to install a central > > Incorrect. You can run multiple Farcry applications on the > same server. > You do have one Farcry core and fourq directories, but then > you have Farcry application instances. The app.cfm in the > root is what you use for registering your Farcry > applications. The virtual directory /farcry for the admin > actually picks up your application settings correctly > depending on the website you are on. Clever! :) > > > 2. There appears to be no ability to design the site layout. > > The demo site > > has the farcry header which doesn't appear to be possible > to edit or > > remove, it appears to be hard coded. Thus can't change the logo etc. > > Nope. As you can see from the above sites you can change the > layout however you want. Also, check the other examples on > http://farcry.daemon.com.au for other Farcry based websites. > > > 3. Navigation items are hard coded to the menus, so you > cannot create > > your own custom menus as farcry just shoves this in by default. > > What if I want to > > add a container and content that is not shown on the > navigation menu > > but which I can link to internally. > > You can do this. This is a matter of setting it up in the admin. > > > 4. dynamic Content objects. I cannot see anywhere to change > these, you > > appear to be stuck with the NEWS, EVENTS, FACTS that are there by > > default. > > Kola has specified some links which should help. All the > sites above use custom content types. > > > 5. Unable to add multiple content items to a page, if I add > more than > > 1 HTML page to my HOME nav, only 1 of them displays. What > if I want to > > split the page into several content items/columns. > > You need to use containers with rules. That's what we do on > UKCFUG website and HIOL. > > > 6. I really couldn't say that it's designed with non > technical people > > in mind, the admin is clunky, not particularly user > friendly, and the > > wording used everywhere is pretty ambiguous and non descriptive. It > > really is trial and error trying to work out what does > what, and any > > client would require serious training to use it, especially if they > > are really technophobes. > > Although the explorer tree, context menus and other DHTML > effects are > > neat. > > Agreed. The admin is a little scary, but you can create your > own custom admin which is what we do on UKCFUG and HIOL. > Then you can use the security to hide everything except your > custom admin. > > > Basically it seems that if you want to be able to do anything more > > than a really basic geocities style "build your website" tool, you > > would have to add custom code. > > Not necessarily true. You can build quite complex websites > out of the box, but as is always the case, if you want > something to do that bit more, you more than likely will have > to write some code. > > If you need any help with anything please email me off list. > > Cheers > > Niklas > > -- > These lists are syncronised with the CFDeveloper forum at > http://forum.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ > Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ > > CFDeveloper Sponsors and contributors:- > *Hosting and support provided by CFMXhosting.co.uk* :: > *ActivePDF provided by activepdf.com* > *Forums provided by fusetalk.com* :: *ProWorkFlow > provided by proworkflow.com* > *Tutorials provided by helmguru.com* :: *Lists > hosted by gradwell.com* > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- These lists are syncronised with the CFDeveloper forum at http://forum.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ CFDeveloper Sponsors and contributors:- *Hosting and support provided by CFMXhosting.co.uk* :: *ActivePDF provided by activepdf.com* *Forums provided by fusetalk.com* :: *ProWorkFlow provided by proworkflow.com* *Tutorials provided by helmguru.com* :: *Lists hosted by gradwell.com* To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
