I maybe wrong here (I haven't looked at Contribute yet and I came late to the discussion) but I'm thinking that Contribute and Admin interface, for the most part, perform different services. Contribute allows you to edit non-dynamic blocks of text. Admin interfaces (unless they're intended to allow you to edit non-dynamic blocks of text) tend to provide a pretty interface for modifying the data in a database.
So if you have a block of code that looks over a QRS and displays it in an HTML table, the Admin interface would let you add/edit/delete rows while Contribute would let you change the appearance of the table or edit the table headers. -- Mosh Teitelbaum evoch, LLC Tel: (301) 625-9191 Fax: (301) 933-3651 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW: http://www.evoch.com/ > -----Original Message----- > From: Jason Miller [mailto:millerj@;etcnj.com] > Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 7:56 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Contribute and Studio Observation > > > Interesting - because I fit exactly that. Each proposal that goes out > has pricing for different administrative features - but my niche client > typically pay me to do the updates while throwing more of the bulk of > their budget into client features. > I don't know if I am the only one dabbling in the $2000 to $10,000 > website job range -but I have to believe that there are others like me > that need light - quick and dirty solutions like these for some of their > clients who decide not to invest in that extra admin form. > > jason > > Matt Liotta wrote: > > > I actually doubt many people on this list fit that description. It has > > been years since I was involved in a web application that didn't have > > some kind of interface to allow for content editing by non-technical > > folk. > > > > Matt Liotta > > President & CEO > > Montara Software, Inc. > > http://www.montarasoftware.com/ <http://www.montarasoftware.com/> > > 888-408-0900 x901 > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jesse Noller [ mailto:jnoller@;macromedia.com > <mailto:jnoller@;macromedia.com> ] > > Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 3:39 PM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: RE: Contribute and Studio Observation > > > > The Point of Contribute is to not "deprecate" the programmer/designer. > > > > The > > > > point is to allow PHBs to quickly edit things like "company contact > > information" or "news of the day" or "what's for lunch", primarily > > > > simple, > > > > doc-like sections of the website. > > > > How many of us have sat there twiddling our thumbs waiting for a PHB > > > > to > > > > email us the text for something as simple as "company description"... > > > > Or, > > > > as simple as "item description". > > > > Me? I'd rather not have to burn 800 hours hitting refresh on my mail > > client while I wait for a paragraph of text to be added by some middle > > manager who had to hack it out through a legal department. > > > > Jesse Noller > > Macromedia Server Development > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:jnoller@;macromedia.com> > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Robert Polickoski [ mailto:rpolickoski@;isrd.com > <mailto:rpolickoski@;isrd.com> ] > > Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 2:09 PM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: Re: Contribute and Studio Observation > > > > Not that I am trying to be exclusive or pompous, but when you > > start allowing people who know nothing about web page design or > > development to design or develop web pages, you get web pages > > designed or developed by people who know nothing about the > > process. I think it is a dangerous trend to try to make all > > technology available to everyone. > > > > As a case and point: The professional secreatry is all but dead. > > Because the word processor is now available to everyone, everyone > > is expected to use it. Therefore, you now have middle executive > > types spending twice as long to develop documents at 3 times the > > cost with 1/2 the effectiveness because they really don't know how > > to write. > > > > Specialization is not always a bad thing. Is it so horrible to > > expect that if someone wants to use a technology, they actually > > learn how to use it. > > > > Just my $0.02. > > > > Robert J. Polickoski > > Senior Programmer, ISRD Inc. > > (540) 842-6339 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:rpolickoski@;isrd.com> > > AIM - RobertJFP > > > > > > > > ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- > > From: S. Isaac Dealey <mailto:info@;turnkey.to> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:cf-talk@;houseoffusion.com> > > Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 12:19:57 -0500 > > > > > > At the risk of being a trouble maker, I just have to make this > > observation. > > > > Now that we are allowed to talk about Contribute, I have to say > > > > the > > > > following: > > > > > > > > We have been told that MM is doing away with Studio/Homesite > > > > because they > > > > do not want to have more than one editing application in their > > > > application > > > > portfolio. I accepted this despite Dreamweaver's obvious issues > > > > that have > > > > already been covered to death. So what is the next application > > > > that MM > > > > releases? Another web editing application. > > > > I might be the only one that is irked by this, or maybe not, > > > > but it seems > > > > very odd to me. > > > > I wouldn't say that this new tool is in any way a replacement for > > > > CF Studio > > > > . It's a web-based tool to allow non-technical ( or less- > > > > technical ) users > > > > to edit web content... So... it really in no way compares to > > > > Studio. What > > > > they're after is the wider audience of general, non-programmer > > > > business > > > > users, which is an entirely different market than Studio > > > > targeted. So I > > > > don't think it really relates (at least not directly) to their > > > > saying they > > > > didn't want to support more than one _traditional_ editing > > > > application. You > > > > wouldn't buy Contribute for the folks in your office currently > > > > using either > > > > CF Studio or Dreamweaver -- you'd buy Contribute for the folks in > > > > your > > > > office currently sending email to the folks using CF Studio or > > > > Dreamweaver > > > > to ask them to make changes. > > > > S. 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