Re: Website documention problem with page widths
Dean McGowan wrote: I would like to offer the services of kangax to handle documentation publishing, I am sure we can solve many of the problems you are currently experiencing. Kangax is a simple publishing tool which leverages cocoon technology. Please contact Dean McGowan to discuss, this would be a free service to the community, however editors and contributors are still necessary. If you are using a win 32 operating system with ie6.0 installed please download and trial Kangax from http://www.kangax.com/client/kangax/downloads/setup.exe For some reason or another, the download of the .msi didn't work out with the setup.exe provided, so I downloaded the .msi file directly from http://kangax.dyanet.com/client/kangax/downloads/kangax.msi Executing this Microsoft Installation package, it goes off to search my *entire* harddisk for 'installed applications', apparently looking for the MS SOAP toolkit? That's 30 Gigs of slow laptop harddisk space being scanned ATM. I'll report back when it's done :-| /Steven -- Steven Noelshttp://outerthought.org/ Outerthought - Open Source, Java XML Competence Support Center [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Please check that your question has not already been answered in the FAQ before posting. http://xml.apache.org/cocoon/faq/index.html To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Website documention problem with page widths
Steven Noels wrote: If you are using a win 32 operating system with ie6.0 installed please download and trial Kangax from http://www.kangax.com/client/kangax/downloads/setup.exe For some reason or another, the download of the .msi didn't work out with the setup.exe provided, so I downloaded the .msi file directly from http://kangax.dyanet.com/client/kangax/downloads/kangax.msi Executing this Microsoft Installation package, it goes off to search my *entire* harddisk for 'installed applications', apparently looking for the MS SOAP toolkit? That's 30 Gigs of slow laptop harddisk space being scanned ATM. I'll report back when it's done :-| /Steven OK, after half an hour of harddisk scanning installation finally succeeded (I left the 'CD-Key' entry blank since I didn't know what to fill in there) and I ended up with some 'Kangax' icon in my Start menu. Starting Kangax, I'm presented with some kind of login screen. The application itself seems to be build as a MS IE-only HTA app - not exactly a problem for me, but there's plenty of Linux Mac OSX users in the Cocoon community. A screenshot is attached for the curious amongst you. Since I don't know what credentials to fill out in the login screen, that basically concludes my evaluation of Kangax :-( Sorry Dean, while your potential donation seems interesting (at least I'm curious to find out what it's all about), you'll have to do some extra packaging before I'll be convinced of its usefulness. HTH, /Steven -- Steven Noelshttp://outerthought.org/ Outerthought - Open Source, Java XML Competence Support Center [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] kangax-screenshot.zip Description: Zip compressed data - Please check that your question has not already been answered in the FAQ before posting. http://xml.apache.org/cocoon/faq/index.html To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Website documention problem with page widths
As a newbie to the Cocoon world, I've been struggling to get up to speed. I can certainly sympathize with some of the comments about Cocoon's documentation issues as I'm struggling with them myself right now. I do have one suggestion for whoever is responsible for maintaining the xml.apache.org/cocoon websites: Many of the pages have severe issues with page widths. For example, if you go to http://xml.apache.org/cocoon/developing/sunspot.html, you'll find the the pages are much wider than the browser screen width (same problem in both IE and Netscape). It's _very_ hard to read these pages and you can't really print them at all (half the text is missing off of the side of the page). There are many of these pages scattered throughout the site. This is sounds like a small thing, but this information isn't available anywhere else and it's extremely hard to get it from the one place it is available. I finally resorted to cutting and pasting the text into Word so I could print it. Also making these pages available as PDF files for easy printing would be wonderful as well. I've read messages that seem to discuss a new documentation method coming in the future and maybe that will solve the problem, but simply fixing the webpages would be much appreciated. Thanks! - Please check that your question has not already been answered in the FAQ before posting. http://xml.apache.org/cocoon/faq/index.html To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Website documention problem with page widths
On Wednesday, July 3, 2002, at 06:55 PM, Scott Bussinger wrote: Many of the pages have severe issues with page widths. For example, if you go to http://xml.apache.org/cocoon/developing/sunspot.html, you'll find the the pages are much wider than the browser screen width (same problem in both IE and Netscape). It's _very_ hard to read these pages and you can't really print them at all (half the text is missing off of the side of the page). There are many of these pages scattered throughout the site. This is a known problem with source snippets that are made up of CDATA sections running longer than the designed screen width. We're addressing this in Forrest. Right now, the only solution is to manually break these snippets in the source XML file for pretty printing in docs. I always fix this when I encounter such problems in the existing files I edit, and I screen these problems out of all new submissions, but I simply haven't had time to fix *all* problematic files, yet. Volunteers? This is sounds like a small thing, but this information isn't available anywhere else and it's extremely hard to get it from the one place it is available. I finally resorted to cutting and pasting the text into Word so I could print it. Sorry you had to go to this trouble. Also making these pages available as PDF files for easy printing would be wonderful as well. I've read messages that seem to discuss a new documentation method coming in the future and maybe that will solve the problem, but simply fixing the webpages would be much appreciated. Also a Forrest goal. Thanks for your input. Diana - Please check that your question has not already been answered in the FAQ before posting. http://xml.apache.org/cocoon/faq/index.html To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Website documention problem with page widths
I would like to offer the services of kangax to handle documentation publishing, I am sure we can solve many of the problems you are currently experiencing. Kangax is a simple publishing tool which leverages cocoon technology. Please contact Dean McGowan to discuss, this would be a free service to the community, however editors and contributors are still necessary. If you are using a win 32 operating system with ie6.0 installed please download and trial Kangax from http://www.kangax.com/client/kangax/downloads/setup.exe Regards, Dean McGowan -Original Message- From: Diana Shannon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2002 9:10 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Website documention problem with page widths On Wednesday, July 3, 2002, at 06:55 PM, Scott Bussinger wrote: Many of the pages have severe issues with page widths. For example, if you go to http://xml.apache.org/cocoon/developing/sunspot.html, you'll find the the pages are much wider than the browser screen width (same problem in both IE and Netscape). It's _very_ hard to read these pages and you can't really print them at all (half the text is missing off of the side of the page). There are many of these pages scattered throughout the site. This is a known problem with source snippets that are made up of CDATA sections running longer than the designed screen width. We're addressing this in Forrest. Right now, the only solution is to manually break these snippets in the source XML file for pretty printing in docs. I always fix this when I encounter such problems in the existing files I edit, and I screen these problems out of all new submissions, but I simply haven't had time to fix *all* problematic files, yet. Volunteers? This is sounds like a small thing, but this information isn't available anywhere else and it's extremely hard to get it from the one place it is available. I finally resorted to cutting and pasting the text into Word so I could print it. Sorry you had to go to this trouble. Also making these pages available as PDF files for easy printing would be wonderful as well. I've read messages that seem to discuss a new documentation method coming in the future and maybe that will solve the problem, but simply fixing the webpages would be much appreciated. Also a Forrest goal. Thanks for your input. Diana - Please check that your question has not already been answered in the FAQ before posting. http://xml.apache.org/cocoon/faq/index.html To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Please check that your question has not already been answered in the FAQ before posting. http://xml.apache.org/cocoon/faq/index.html To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Website documention problem with page widths
Houston, it appears we have achieved synergy. Dean McGowan wrote: I would like to offer the services of kangax to handle documentation publishing, I am sure we can solve many of the problems you are currently experiencing. Kangax is a simple publishing tool which leverages cocoon technology. Please contact Dean McGowan to discuss, this would be a free service to the community, however editors and contributors are still necessary. If you are using a win 32 operating system with ie6.0 installed please download and trial Kangax from http://www.kangax.com/client/kangax/downloads/setup.exe Regards, Dean McGowan -Original Message- From: Diana Shannon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2002 9:10 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Website documention problem with page widths On Wednesday, July 3, 2002, at 06:55 PM, Scott Bussinger wrote: Many of the pages have severe issues with page widths. For example, if you go to http://xml.apache.org/cocoon/developing/sunspot.html, you'll find the the pages are much wider than the browser screen width (same problem in both IE and Netscape). It's _very_ hard to read these pages and you can't really print them at all (half the text is missing off of the side of the page). There are many of these pages scattered throughout the site. This is a known problem with source snippets that are made up of CDATA sections running longer than the designed screen width. We're addressing this in Forrest. Right now, the only solution is to manually break these snippets in the source XML file for pretty printing in docs. I always fix this when I encounter such problems in the existing files I edit, and I screen these problems out of all new submissions, but I simply haven't had time to fix *all* problematic files, yet. Volunteers? This is sounds like a small thing, but this information isn't available anywhere else and it's extremely hard to get it from the one place it is available. I finally resorted to cutting and pasting the text into Word so I could print it. Sorry you had to go to this trouble. Also making these pages available as PDF files for easy printing would be wonderful as well. I've read messages that seem to discuss a new documentation method coming in the future and maybe that will solve the problem, but simply fixing the webpages would be much appreciated. Also a Forrest goal. Thanks for your input. Diana - Please check that your question has not already been answered in the FAQ before posting. http://xml.apache.org/cocoon/faq/index.html To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Please check that your question has not already been answered in the FAQ before posting. http://xml.apache.org/cocoon/faq/index.html To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Please check that your question has not already been answered in the FAQ before posting. http://xml.apache.org/cocoon/faq/index.html To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
