Im such a twit, I meant thanks much VINNY ----- Original Message ----- From: "scroff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 12:43 PM Subject: Re: [geeklog-users] topics, blocks and newsfeeds
> Thanks much Tony > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Vincent Furia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 12:27 PM > Subject: Re: [geeklog-users] topics, blocks and newsfeeds > > > > If you want a page (section) dedicated to news feeds your best best would > > be to use the staticpages version 1.2 which supports php pages (or wait > > for the next geeklog release which will come with a new staticpages > > pre-installed). > > > > Another option is to simply write your own geeklog page, call it > > 'news.php' or some such and start from scratch that way (this is how I > > would probably do it). This'll require just a bit more work and > > understanding of geeklog though. > > > > Someone might have a staticpage or hack to make a news page already. I > > haven't seen one but you might want to search geeklog.net and/or > > squatty.com for possibilities. > > > > If you have programming experience the best way to learn php is to dive > > in, by looking at some of the code (geeklog's code works for this). You > > can use the php manual found on php.net to help. > > > > You can find some decent tutorials online if you're starting from scratch > > or preferred more structured instruction. I like the webmonkey tutorials > > because they are very clean, but you may like something else. Try a > > google search for 'php tutorial' or the webmonkey php site at: > > http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/programming/php/. > > > > There are also lots of decent books out there. If you're going to get > > just one I'd recommend getting a PHP/MySQL book. Take a look at what's > > available at your nearest book store (browse before you buy...). > > > > Good Luck, > > Vinny > > > > On Thu, 20 Feb 2003, scroff wrote: > > > > > Thanks Vinny, it does help. I guess tho what I'm looking for would be > having > > > the newsfeeds as storys. Maybe I need to do this with a static page? > > > I'd like to have three or four different feeds on a page by themselves. > I > > > did what you suggested, and the page didn't show up and now I know it's > > > because there was no story. But I'd like the feed to act as the story so > > > people can go to the page and just see the news feeds. > > > I hope this makes sense and thanks for your help. > > > On another subject. Does anyone know where a newb can start learning > php? > > > I've used html and am familiar with javascript, so where can I start > > > learning php? > > > Thanks again > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Vincent Furia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 9:27 AM > > > Subject: Re: [geeklog-users] topics, blocks and newsfeeds > > > > > > > > > > I think this is what you're asking, let me know if I'm way off: > > > > > > > > You're created a topic and you would like multiple news feeds to > appear in > > > > blocks when users go to that topic? This is possible, and in fact > pretty > > > > easy to do. > > > > > > > > Create the topic (as you already have). Create the portal blocks with > > > > Topic set to your new topic, type = portal and enabled checked. Fill > out > > > > the other options as desired and fill in the portal block information. > > > > > > > > Make sure you have at least one story in the topic you created > (otherwise > > > > you will not be able to see the topic page). Go to the topic page. > > > > You'll probably have to refresh the page once before the newsfeeds > show up > > > > because of how geeklog processes portal blocks. > > > > > > > > You should see all the portal blocks you made after the load of the > topic > > > > page. > > > > > > > > I hope this helps, > > > > Vinny > > > > > > > > On Wed, 19 Feb 2003, scroff wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ok, here's what I'm trying to do. I made a new topic, "News > > > > > Feeds". Then I made a new portal block 'In These Times' (which is a > > > > > newsfeed), then in the 'Topic' dropdown menu in the block editor > chose > > > > > "News Feeds", thinking it would show up when people clicked > 'Newsfeeds' > > > > > in the 'Sections' block. It didn't show up anywhere. Is it that I > can't > > > > > put a block in a block like that? The newsfeed works when it's in > it's > > > > > own block, but I kinda wanted to have more than one newsfeed under > the > > > > > topic Newsfeeds. > > > > > Thanks for your feedback and help. > > > > > George > > > > > learning slow and not ready for primetime site > www.markunas.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > geeklog-users mailing list > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > http://lists.geeklog.net/listinfo/geeklog-users > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > geeklog-users mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > http://lists.geeklog.net/listinfo/geeklog-users > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > geeklog-users mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://lists.geeklog.net/listinfo/geeklog-users > > > > _______________________________________________ > geeklog-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.geeklog.net/listinfo/geeklog-users >
