Re: [xwiki-users] How to make forgot Password link working?

2012-03-15 Thread Edo Beutler
Hi Mohit Since we use this feature for a long time and I don't remember how much there was in XWiki then and how much we had to develop ourselves I am not sure how XWiki does this in detail, but I think I can give you an idea of the general steps: 1. on clicking "forgot password" you are directed

Re: [xwiki-users] Making it user-friendly to edit pages with macros for new users (was Re: Need some Help & Explanations)

2012-03-15 Thread Ecaterina Moraru (Valica)
On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 19:13, Vincent Massol wrote: > Hi Caty, > > On Mar 15, 2012, at 5:41 PM, Ecaterina Moraru (Valica) wrote: > > > What I would like is something similar that we have for 'Included > > documents' but that shows the included macros on the page. Something is > > hard to know wh

[xwiki-users] Your version of 'a better' XWiki

2012-03-15 Thread Ecaterina Moraru (Valica)
Hi, When the XWiki development team wants to introduce some new features or when we need some improvements on existing functionality, I sometimes make proposals on how these features/improvements should look like. You can see some of my work at http://incubator.myxwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Improveme

Re: [xwiki-users] Making it user-friendly to edit pages with macros for new users (was Re: Need some Help & Explanations)

2012-03-15 Thread Vincent Massol
Hi Caty, On Mar 15, 2012, at 5:41 PM, Ecaterina Moraru (Valica) wrote: > What I would like is something similar that we have for 'Included > documents' but that shows the included macros on the page. Something is > hard to know where they are located and how you can access them (especially > if y

[xwiki-users] How to make forgot Password link working?

2012-03-15 Thread mohit gupta
Hi Folks, On login page there is a link forgot username and forgot password. When i click nothing happens.Same page gets refreshed. I am not sure do we need to do any configuration to make it work? What i observed, first i clicked forgot password and then did the login. I an directly taken to re

Re: [xwiki-users] Making it user-friendly to edit pages with macros for new users (was Re: Need some Help & Explanations)

2012-03-15 Thread Chris Bennett
Hi All, At Vincent's point, I appreciate the fact that I can just overwrite the contents, but the programmer in me wants to modify the source, in case I want to re-use the macro elsewhere. The programmability of XWiki is a great thing and getting a first five minutes introduction to the location

Re: [xwiki-users] Making it user-friendly to edit pages with macros for new users (was Re: Need some Help & Explanations)

2012-03-15 Thread Ecaterina Moraru (Valica)
What I would like is something similar that we have for 'Included documents' but that shows the included macros on the page. Something is hard to know where they are located and how you can access them (especially if you are new and don't know about XWiki.WikiMacros). Something like an 'Included Ma

Re: [xwiki-users] Need some Help & Explanations

2012-03-15 Thread Vincent Massol
On Mar 15, 2012, at 5:13 PM, Guillaume Lerouge wrote: > Hi Chris, > > or, more straightforward: > > - Edit the page > - Click on the "Source" tab > - Remove everything and put some nice text instead > - Also remove the title and replace it with content of your choice > - You're done!

Re: [xwiki-users] Need some Help & Explanations

2012-03-15 Thread Chris Bennett
Caty, Thanks very much for your speedy and detailed answer. I'm glad to see that the first few minutes' experience has a high priority for documentation. I will be looking closely at the links you gave and will be happy to provide feedback where I can. Regarding the documentation link for the D

Re: [xwiki-users] Need some Help & Explanations

2012-03-15 Thread Ecaterina Moraru (Valica)
On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 17:17, Marius Dumitru Florea < mariusdumitru.flo...@xwiki.com> wrote: > A path that you can take to edit the home page is: > > * Go to the home page > * Click Edit > * Notice the "One included document" in the information panel (I know..) > * Click on the Dashboard.WebHome

Re: [xwiki-users] Need some Help & Explanations

2012-03-15 Thread Guillaume Lerouge
Hi Chris, or, more straightforward: - Edit the page - Click on the "Source" tab - Remove everything and put some nice text instead - Also remove the title and replace it with content of your choice - You're done! Guillaume On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 16:17, Marius Dumitru Florea < ma

Re: [xwiki-users] Making it user-friendly to edit pages with macros for new users (was Re: Need some Help & Explanations)

2012-03-15 Thread Vincent Massol
On Mar 15, 2012, at 4:44 PM, Vincent Massol wrote: > > On Mar 15, 2012, at 4:17 PM, Marius Dumitru Florea wrote: > >> A path that you can take to edit the home page is: >> >> * Go to the home page >> * Click Edit >> * Notice the "One included document" in the information panel (I know..) > >

[xwiki-users] Making it user-friendly to edit pages with macros for new users (was Re: Need some Help & Explanations)

2012-03-15 Thread Vincent Massol
On Mar 15, 2012, at 4:17 PM, Marius Dumitru Florea wrote: > A path that you can take to edit the home page is: > > * Go to the home page > * Click Edit > * Notice the "One included document" in the information panel (I know..) What we need to somehow make clear is that the home page content is

Re: [xwiki-users] Need some Help & Explanations

2012-03-15 Thread Marius Dumitru Florea
A path that you can take to edit the home page is: * Go to the home page * Click Edit * Notice the "One included document" in the information panel (I know..) * Click on the Dashboard.WebHome link * Click Edit * You're taken to the dashboard editor where you can add/remove/edit gadgets * Hover ove

Re: [xwiki-users] Need some Help & Explanations

2012-03-15 Thread Ecaterina Moraru (Valica)
Hi all, Thanks for your feedback. In the 4.0 timeframe we are planning to make some proposal that will improve the content of the homepage. This include http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-7568 (problem mentioned by Ken) http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XE-1117 (somehow related to what Chris mentioned)

Re: [xwiki-users] Need some Help & Explanations

2012-03-15 Thread Chris Bennett
I want to echo Ken's thoughts, and provide another data point to represent the beginners out there who may be turned off by the learning curve. This is something of a long post but I hope my concerns will be helpful to others. XWiki is a great product with a lot of potential for our organization