Hi Denis, IMHO XML content works best with XSL templates. Hippo is a CMS for managing XML content. Therefore, a decent site structure should decompose into CSS classes which define the layout and presentation style, XHTML encapsulated within XSL templates which map to the XML content structure and the 'pure' XML packaged content.
For example, imagine the classic web page layout of header, left navigation column, centre page body for editorial content, right hand column for adverts and a footer. This layout will map to CSS box layout classes which will each have the appropriate HTML for the site. However, the content of each of these XHTML elements e.g. the names of the links, where they go and the images etc can all be put into the Hippo XML content type that will be surrounded by the HTML at the render stage. This is the key point. Because these will be individual to you there is no one size fits all. I will try to post an example here later, Good luck On 25/02/2008, Denis Balog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Warrell, > > Thank you for answers > > > > You are probably in a better position than I by starting with the > project > > > wizard. I have used the CMS without the project wizard or site > skeleton. In > > > your position I would have your web guy give you the CSS and XHTML > XSL. The > > > XSL should render volatile content delivered from the repository e.g. > the > > > navigation, editorial, article etc. > > > My web designers don't know to translate html/css to xhtml/xsl/css.Is > there some tools that do that or,web designers need to know xsl? > > > > > > > > > You could serve the XSL and CSS from the repository and both manage > and > > > version it there using the UI but that may be a bit much at the > moment. You > > > most important thing you nedd to do is create Content types with > schemas > > > that reflect the content structure. This allows you to create > instance > > > documents of those types which are readily editable via the CForms > that are > > > generated from the Content type definition documents. > > > > > > Bad thing is that I didn't understand the most inportant thing :-) > Do you think about templates defined in types.xml? > If it's that than I will read more times 03.developing templates. > Where types.xml exist in repository or HippoCMS directory /coocon/types > How to edit sitemenu, I upload it with webdav pilot, but get clear > page when try to edit > Think because it is not defined as type, only text and widget types exist. > Is there sitemenu type which is universal and free to download? > > Regards, > > Denis Balog. > > ******************************************** > Hippocms-dev: Hippo CMS development public mailinglist > ******************************************** Hippocms-dev: Hippo CMS development public mailinglist
