Changes between Version 7 and Version 8 of ContentDistributionSystem

Timestamp:

01/14/07 22:30:17 (15 years ago)

Author:

benoitg

Comment:

Document SmartyTemplate? and ShoutBox?

ContentDistributionSystem

@@ -65 +65 @@
   * Stylesheet
  * !RssAggregator
- * UIShoutBox
+ * !ShoutBox
 
 == !ContentGroup ==
@@ -118 +118 @@
 Allows displaying another web page in a configurable portion of the portal.
 
-== IFrameREST (DEPRECATED!) ==
-Use a SmartyTemplate, which is much more powerful.
+== IFrameREST (DEPRECATED, will be removed!) ==
+Use a !SmartyTemplate, which is much more powerful.
 
 == Langstring and !TrivialLangstring ==
@@ -126 +126 @@
 Note that simple HTML markup is allowed in Langstrings.
 
-==  HTMLeditor ==
+== HTMLeditor ==
 A Langstring with a WYSIWYG GUI for creating HTML markup.
 
 == !SmartyTemplate ==
+Uses the [http://smarty.php.net/ Smarty template engine] to create content that uses variables from the auth server (usernames, node name, node id, etc).  It's an extremely powerfull way to integrate with other web systems.  There is online help available in the admin interface.
+
 == Stylesheet ==
+Allows adding custom CSS Stylesheets to node, content, etc.
+
 == !RssAggregator ==
-== UIShoutBox ==
+A very powerfull RSSAggregator based of Feedpressreview.  Extensive online help is available in the admin interface.
+
+== !ShoutBox ==
+Note that unlike other content types, this one actively interacts with the users.  It implements the Shoutbox use case.  It's current feature set is still minimal (as of 2007-01-14):
+ * Allows users to post short messages on the portal, directly from the portal.
+ * Other users on the portal will see the last 5 messages.
+ * It will check that the user is physically connected to the Hotspot before allowing them to post.
+ * Allows adding custom Javascript in the button's onclick, for example to copy the message to a remote website.
+