[geeklog-users] New user help

Sat Jul 17 10:40:08 EDT 2004

Ok, now it's my turn to get irritated,
Note here a comment that seems to contradict what was said:
>> or open a new window with a target="_blank"
>> html tag.
>
>This isn't currently supported.  Add this as a feature request on
>http://project.geeklog.net

And expect it to be rejected ;-)

<http://www.geeklog.net/forum/viewtopic.php?forum=3&showtopic=11074>
Expect it to be rejected!!!  I thought you were just saying that by reading
the contents of the config.php file I'd learn just how to do this.  Not that
I'd come to learn that it can't be done.

Secondly, going through my site I don't see a link to view/read my
config.php file.  If I'm to ftp to the site and download that config.php
file just say so, with a path to where it is located.  I know that one
cannot see php code in a browser since it is executed on the server and thus
only html is returned.  So, why not say the config.php file that you want to
read is located in this directory and you can download it and read it, study
it whatever?
Customers that wanted to use a system like this and that I thought could on
their own often have never programmed in php or know what it is exactly.
That is no problem though, I'll set it up so that they can do what they
need.
Please just clarify for me something very simple.  Is there a link on my
site that will take me to a view of the config.php file that I can view/read
and then maybe even modify and update.
If not, I will be glad to download the correct file using ftp.  I just need
to know where in my installation it resides.  That's all I ask.  Say, go
here->  download, read, modify and then if I modify or change then upload it
back.  That will get me going and then I'll be able to read more in depth.
        It did appear that one could not add any content one chooses and
target it to a specific block that one places anywhere one chooses on the
screen.  I'd be thrilled to learn that I'm mistaken and that I can pull in
content from elsewhere, an image, a web page or content from a page and make
it appear in say upper right block for example.
Thank you for your understanding, support, work and patience,
Bruce Whealton

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tony Bibbs" <tony at tonybibbs.com>
To: <geeklog-users at lists.geeklog.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 11:34 AM
Subject: Re: [geeklog-users] New user help

> Bruce, man, you are killing me.  Here is most likley my last friendly
> response.  Read below
>
> bruce at trianglewebhosting.biz wrote:
>
> >When you say look at the config.php file, does that mean I can download
it
> >and edit it and then upload it to my installation?
> >
> >
> Config.php is the Geeklog configuration file.  It is the primary place
> for tweaking the meriad of configuration options in Geeklog.  When I say
> 'look' at it I mean, read the file.  There are a lot of excellent
> comments in there that explain what each option is.  You should read
> then *entire* file before asking further questions so as not to irritate
> anyone.
>
> >The ability to include content into my site from elsewhere such as have a
> >weblog or rss feed or anything included into a block, which would be like
> >targeting it to a frame on the same page would be desirable.
> >
> Already suppoted, please read the manual http://www.geeklog.net/docs and
> the in-progress wiki documentation at
> http://wiki.geeklog.net/wiki/index.php.
>
> >Perhaps I'll
> >have to use a couple CMS that are linked together to get all the features
> >needed.  XOOPS let one include the content in a block and you could write
a
> >custom block that has your own html/php code in it.
> >
> This is the notion of a PHP block in Geeklog.  Again, it is supported.
> Again, it can be found in one of the documentation repositories above.
>
> >Unfortunately it is
> >rather ugly for a CMS and doing what one wants is less than easy to get
done
> >even if it is supported.  Their forum for help is setup poorly as one
cannot
> >even send emails to one's main email account.  I need that feature to
have
> >someone get an email that says their post has been responded to and to go
to
> >the site to read it.
> >
> >
> The Geeklog forum plugin already does this.  If you can't read the
> manual for that or figure it out own your own please see the author,
> Blaine, at http://www.portalparts.com
>
> >The fact that I can have stories/blogs within Geeklog that are available
> >even to someone that I don't have to get to register is a good feature.
I'd
> >like to have people register for my site but sometimes there is a need to
> >have a direct link to the publication or story, etc. that does not say
> >permission denied.
> >
> >
> Again, read config.php
>
> >I've been looking at collaborating with a site at: myTown.ca that is
based
> >on a proprietary CMS.  The goal is to find ways to allow any CMS to
> >collaborate with any other CMS/blog or any web site, that is to have a
> >"community" that is encapsulated.
> >
> >Tikiwiki seems able to do that but it is less than intuitive.  One
benefit
> >of that is that one can in addition to including content from elsewhere
in
> >the site, you can setup individual user views of the site, individually
> >customized content.  So, perhaps I can embed my Geeklog site into
something
> >that will be a portal if you will, that pulls in content from elsewhere
and
> >keeps you there... a replacement for my.yahoo.com for some friends of
mine.
> >
> >
> Before you even begin thinking about customizing Geeklog you need to
> learn the basics.  Until you have successfully figured out the above
> tasks you will not be ready to tackle an integration effort like this.
> Also, given your apparent dislike of reading reference material, even if
> you complete the above I doubt you have the patience to actually get
> this done.
>
> Sorry, I thought maybe I could have replied nicely one more time but I
> failed miserably.
>
> --Tony
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