There are a lot of great ideas here, most impressive. I would have to agree that even though we all like free tools you do have to pay the bills so some of the ideas on how to do that are very good.
I am not sure that I would agree that a document management tool would be just a utility. I am not talking about just a file upload tool, you are correct that is just a utility. What I actually meant was a module that allows upload of files into an organizational structure, controls access, allow indexing using custom fields, maintains a history of a file(who has viewed it, made changes to it, storing historical versions, etc.) use a file to start a workflow or review process,(Project Management Module?) Allow a user to create on the fly custom file groups of related documents, file retension date options(how long to store the file), among other misc features. A good document management system will run well over 5 digits and that doesn't include the hardware or recurring maintenance. I do work for a small City government and they pay thousands yearly in maintenance on a document management package. On the government side this is very important software as it allows for public access to public documents with minimal staff time after the input of the documents. This type of a application is very valuable towards saving taxpayer dollars. :) Thanks Dirk On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 07:58:06 -0500, Jeff Fleitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey Adam, > > I agree with Dan that the process should be a single page with checkboxes or > something instead of a separate page for > each option. Actually, I would like to see an 'expert mode' implementd in > 1.1 that would eliminate the wizard and just > install the framework to a directory. After you have done this once or twice > and know how things work, the wizard just > gets in the way. I would rather just set the datasource and mappings ahead of > time and generate the code. > > I also think you need to make some money to keep the high quality apps going. > Some ideas, like PlumForums and > PlumCatalog/PlumCart could be packaged and sold as standalone apps by > themselves, with an installer,etc., without the > Plum IDE/Generator being part of the deal. For just those folks who want a > forums package, but don't want to develop > with Plum. I think you should charge for that. ($20 or $30 or something). > > Then you could sell versions of Plum that had these apps built in so that you > could include/develop them with the > projects and have a license to deploy, etc. So you could buy, as an example > the Plum generator with Forums for $99 > instead of $79, or Plum with PlumCatalog/PlumCart for $99, or Plum > 'Enterprise' that includes all of them for $129 or > something like that. I know it is chump change, but it will help a little. > > I think something like the File manager/image uploader Dirk is talking about > or a simple mail client, are really more > examples of a utility and won't have much functionality outside of a Plum > app. It supports an app, but really isn't an > app, unlike PlumForums. You aren't going to want to install the whole Plum > Framework to implement a file upload > manager. These types of things you should include as part of the Plum > Generator (by the way, can you call it the Plum > CodeGen or Pluminator or something else a little more catchy ;)? Plum > Generator just sounds 'heavy' and non-techie. > 'Hey Martha, I'm on Google right now, and did you know somebody invented a > machine that generates plums?' > > Lastly, and this is a shameless request, because I do more intranet/extranet > sites than the public-facing stuff, but I > think the killer app in this is an integrated report writer, especially with > CFMX 7 out, and the ability to generate > pdf/flashpaper/excel output. I hope you guys decide to go forward on that > (otherwise I will have too ;). What would be > even cooler is to make it ad hoc by using XSLT and the .plum project file > (you have all the table, columns, relation > stuff in there, right?) There is only one product on the market for this > (HotQuery) and it is really expensive and > outdated. > > Whew. My 2 cents. > > Jeff > > > _______________________________ > > Jeff Fleitz > Tekquest, Ltd > Integrated Digital Solutions > http://www.tekquest.com > _______________________________ > > > Adam Churvis wrote: > > So I'm sitting here thinking about V1.1, and I'm wondering about adding > > optional functionality to Plum right out of the box, so I wanted everyone's > > opinion on this idea: > > > > 1) When creating a new Plum project, one of the New Plum Project Wizard > > panels asks if you want to install PlumForums (just a pair of Yes/No radio > > buttons). > > > > 2) A second panel asks if you want to install PlumCatalog and PlumCart. > > > > 3) Additional panels ask if you want to install additional modules. > > > > First question: does this sound like a good idea? > > > > Second question: what should one or more of those "additional modules" be? > > > > I'm seriously thinking about including PlumForums, PlumCatalog/PlumCart, and > > these additional modules for free along with Plum, so that Plum could > > literally have just about everything you'd need (except custom business > > processes and graphics, of course) two minutes after launching the Plum IDE. > > > > What do you all think? > > > > Also, I'm going to take Sean Corfield's advice and rename Plum IDE "Plum > > Generator" in V1.1. > > > > Thanks in advance for your feedback. :) > > > > Respectfully, > > > > Adam Phillip Churvis > > Member of Team Macromedia > > http://www.ProductivityEnhancement.com > > > > Download Plum and other cool development tools, > > and get advanced intensive Master-level training: > > > > * C# & ASP.NET for ColdFusion Developers > > * ColdFusion MX Master Class > > * Advanced Development with CFMX and SQL Server 2000 > > > > > > ********************************************************************** > > You can subscribe to and unsubscribe from lists, and you can change > > your subscriptions between normal and digest modes here: > > > > http://www.productivityenhancement.com/support/DiscussionListsForm.cfm > > ********************************************************************** > > > > > > ********************************************************************** > You can subscribe to and unsubscribe from lists, and you can change > your subscriptions between normal and digest modes here: > > http://www.productivityenhancement.com/support/DiscussionListsForm.cfm > ********************************************************************** > ********************************************************************** You can subscribe to and unsubscribe from lists, and you can change your subscriptions between normal and digest modes here: http://www.productivityenhancement.com/support/DiscussionListsForm.cfm **********************************************************************
