It May not be, but that's the impression I have got from it so far. I can see it probably requires quite a lot of time to be spent with it to appreciate it's features. But just from playing with the awful admin you don't get the idea that it's a very powerful CMS. For example, if you want to use containers to put content into, you have to go and modify your pages by hand and put in container tags. This is something I would expect to be in the admin GUI really. There is too much requirement to go and read all possible documentation, join discussion lists and ask questions before you can get up and running. It should be user friendly enough and simple enough to create a basic site just from messing about in the editor and figure it out as you go along. That's the whole point of a CMS. You should need to go looking at the code to figure out what it's doing.
No I never used spectra. > -----Original Message----- > From: Robertson-Ravo, Neil (RX) > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 21 September 2004 09:24 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] farcry > > I don't think you can really justify it being a pile of poo, > it does contain some very advanced coding techniques....did > you ever use Spectra <cough, cough, splutter splutter> > > N > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Russ Michaels (Snake) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 20 September 2004 18:41 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] farcry > > 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. 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