On 1 November 2012 21:04, Rob Weir <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 3:49 PM, jan iversen <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > Please could you try it, I might be blind but I get an empty page.
> >
>
> OK.  I had to do an update first, to suck it into the CMS.  But then
> when I went to edit brand,mdtext, I saw the "edit" area, which was
> blank, and directly beneath that another edit control called "Page
> Header" that contained the lines like "home:       home".
>
I think "page header" is restricted to people with the correct karma. I
cannot see it.

>
> So here it is now:  http://www.openoffice.org/l10n-new/
>
> > However that is not soo important, Ariel made a perfect job...and I have
> > just posted (through cms) the other changed (index and leftnav).
> >
> > Do you think it is about time to make the site "official" ?
> >
>
> It needs some more editing and content, but the structure looks good
> now.  Something we can build on.  Was the idea to wipe clean the
> existing l10n directory and move this version in?
>
Yes, my idea was to start on the rock bottom, and then I could (as well as
others) add more content. It is difficult to add contents when the
structure is unstable.

But of course I would be happy to get more context, if that is needed to
make it lift off.

>
> -Rob
>
> > rgds
> > jan I.
> >
> >
> >
> > On 1 November 2012 20:25, Rob Weir <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 3:22 PM, jan iversen <[email protected]>
> >> wrote:
> >> > That worked....with one excepttion.
> >> >
> >> > There is a file called brand.mdtext, in cms it show up as empty, with
> no
> >> > possibility to edit it, but SVN shows the content as:
> >> >
> >>
> >> You might need to scroll down.   Mdtext files have a body and then
> >> additional metadata that shows in a separate edit field in the CMS.
> >>
> >> -Rob
> >>
> >> > home:       home
> >> > search:     search
> >> > name:       Apache OpenOffice
> >> > tagline:    The Free and Open Productivity Suite
> >> > logo:       AOO_logos/OOo_Website_v2_copy.png
> >> > domain:     www.openoffice.org
> >> > divid:      bannera
> >> > announce:   OpenOffice graduates from the Apache Incubator!
> >> > announceurl:
> >> >
> http://blogs.apache.org/OOo/entry/openoffice_graduates_from_the_apache
> >> > announcetip:    Read the announcement
> >> >
> >> > ---
> >> > is that a special case ??
> >> >
> >> > I will edit the other parts and send the diff files, using the normal
> >> > CMS way, BIG thanks to ariel !
> >> >
> >> > jan
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On 1 November 2012 20:10, Rob Weir <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 3:07 PM, jan iversen <[email protected]
> >
> >> >> wrote:
> >> >> > I am confused, please forgive me for being a novice.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > On 1 November 2012 20:01, Rob Weir <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 2:45 PM, jan iversen <
> [email protected]
> >> >
> >> >> >> wrote:
> >> >> >> > HELP !!!
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > Ariel created very nice mdtext files to help me, which I wanted
> to
> >> use
> >> >> >> but
> >> >> >> > when I follow Rob´s introduction (youtube) on how to use CMS I
> am
> >> >> >> presented
> >> >> >> > with HTML....what am I doing wrong ????
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> If the original file checked in is HTML, I'm not sure the CMS Web
> >> >> >> interface will allow you to rename it to a .mdtext file.  I'd just
> >> add
> >> >> >> a new index.mdtext or whatever.  If the file is mdtext then the
> CMS
> >> >> >> web interface will give you an mdtext-specific UI with a preview.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> > I can see that Ariel committed the mdtext in SVN, and looking at
> >> >> l10n-new I
> >> >> > can see that she published it...
> >> >> >
> >> >> > So I would have expected cms to show me mdtext ???? otherwise I do
> not
> >> >> > understand how we work with cms and mdtext.
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> Ah. OK.  You might need to do an "update" in the CMS.  The CMS is
> >> >> looking at a working copy of the website's source files.  If someone
> >> >> changes something directly via an SVN checkin, the CMS does not see
> >> >> that change until you do an update.  This can be done via the CMS web
> >> >> UI at the level of a file or directory.
> >> >>
> >> >> -Rob
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> >
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> > Is it correct to assume that if I want to use mdtext I can
> forget
> >> CMS
> >> >> and
> >> >> >> > do it in SVN directly ???
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> The CMS is a shortcut to making simple changes to HTML or Mdtext
> or
> >> >> >> any other text-based files on the website.  Behind the scenes it
> uses
> >> >> >> SVN to check in the files.   You can always do everything in SVN
> if
> >> >> >> you want.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> > Sorry for asking, but this does not seem to be obvious for
> >> >> >> non-documentary
> >> >> >> > programmers :-)
> >> >> >> > Jan I.
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > On 1 November 2012 18:57, jan iversen <[email protected]>
> >> >> wrote:
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> See below please.
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> On 1 November 2012 18:45, Ariel Constenla-Haile <
> >> [email protected]
> >> >> >> >wrote:
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >>> On Thu, Nov 01, 2012 at 06:25:12PM +0100, jan iversen wrote:
> >> >> >> >>> > Did you have an opinion on my request for a change of the
> site
> >> >> >> >>> template, to
> >> >> >> >>> > include context-specific menus ?
> >> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >> >>> Dynamic menus are not possible. What we already have is a
> sort of
> >> >> >> >>> context-specific menu, did you take a look at topnav.mdtext?
> You
> >> can
> >> >> >> >>> change the top navigation bar to whatever you want. The same
> is
> >> true
> >> >> >> for
> >> >> >> >>> the left and right bars.
> >> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >> >> Now  I really feel like a "noise provoker", NO I did not see
> >> >> >> topnav.mdtext
> >> >> >> >> correctly.
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> With that you have solved all my problems, THANKS you !!!
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >> >>> Note that website threads, even related to l10n, are better
> >> posted
> >> >> on
> >> >> >> >>> ooo-dev, with a proper [www] tag; we should try to keep this
> >> mailing
> >> >> >> >>> list with the low traffic, if possible; beside there you can
> get
> >> >> >> answers
> >> >> >> >>> from the CMS experts ;)
> >> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >> >> I agree, this thread was just started due to an announcement by
> >> Rob,
> >> >> >> and I
> >> >> >> >> am at the moment very cautious not to start new threads unless
> >> >> >> absolutely
> >> >> >> >> unavoidable due to a reminder on the dev list.
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> Thanks again for taking the time to help me, now I can change
> l10n
> >> >> and
> >> >> >> >> still be with the scope of the standard, which is important to
> me.
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >> >>> Regards
> >> >> >> >>> --
> >> >> >> >>> Ariel Constenla-Haile
> >> >> >> >>> La Plata, Argentina
> >> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
>

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