See all that shindig does is render a gadget xml into html (ok and provide the data api for communicating social information), in other words what it does is that it turns: http://www.labpixies.com/campaigns/todo/todo.xml into: http://modules.partuza.nl/gadgets/ifr?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.labpixies.com%2Fcampaigns%2Ftodo%2Ftodo.xml
it's not in any way, shape or form front-end code for creating iGoogle like systems, nor do we ever want to do that .. Shindig is meant for existing sites (that have an existing front-end) to add OpenSocial support... What your looking for is a portal system, a javascript library or any other kind of front-end solution, very different things On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 3:41 PM, Parrott, Justin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Actually no, that's not what I'm wanting. I am using joomla for > something like that (CMS). What I do want though, is a way to control > the placement of the gadgets in a container and to add the functionality > of drag and drop like igoogle with a user's account tied around it. I > have one page written out based off of the sample container that > includes about 6 gadgets on separate divs which can be dragged around on > the screen using scriptaculous but it seems very messy to me and I know > there has to be a better way to get an overall 'igoogle' like feel. Not > sure if there are any CMS instances out there which offer this piece or > not. Maybe I'm still confusing things but I assumed that outside of > just being a container that shindig is also the framework for the > tie-ins to authentication etc. If there is a document on how this > works, that would probably be the thing I need. Again, I appreciate the > quick responses on this mail thread. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Chabot [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 9:31 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: using shindig > > Hey Parrott, > > I think there is a slight confusion in expectations here. Shindig is the > software that renders (opensocial gadgets), but not a social site or > portal > system ... to speak in flawed metaphors: it's only the engine that does > one > certain thing (rendering gadgets), but you still have to build a card > around > it :) > > In other words, if your looking for something that is 'a website, > including > user registration, authentication and portal management', then shindig > is > not at all what your looking for I'm afraid, since it doesn't do any of > those things. > > Maybe someone on the list does have a reference for you if they have > experience with what opensource systems are available for this, but I'm > afraid that I personally don't. > > -- Chris > > On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 3:25 PM, Parrott, Justin > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > > I appreciate the response and I guess the 'social' aspect might > actually > > be something I will need. I want my gadgets to be personalized based > > off of the person using them. (ie. if joe schmo logs in, he will be > > able to have all of his gadgets placed where he had them before and > any > > login information pertaining to the gadget should remain). If 'open > > social' is what I need, is there any documentation you can point me to > > in order to get going. Also, too note, I'm rather new to web > > development as a whole (authentication based mainly) so hopefully > there > > is something out there that will help me get going. Thanks in > advance. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Chris Chabot [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 8:37 PM > > To: [email protected]; Christian Schalk > > Subject: Re: using shindig > > > > Judging by your blog your probably interested in the Java version of > > shindig > > right? > > > > Christian Schalk wrote some nice how-to's for the java's data > > intergration > > (indeed it's implementing the person, activity and app data classes), > > however I don't have the URL's handy ... Christian could you link them > > for > > us by any chance? > > > > -- Chris > > > > On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 10:07 PM, Paulo Siqueira > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I'm trying to understand how to use Shindig in my container. If I > > > understood > > > correctly after investigating the code a little bit, I must > basically > > > implement PersonService and ActivityService. Is this correct? If > not, > > what > > > should I do? > > > > > > My plan is to use Shindig to make my webapp OpenSocial conformant. > > This is > > > what I can do with this project, right? > > > > > > []s, > > > > > > -- > > > Paulo Renato C. Siqueira > > > http://www.jcranky.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Confidentiality Notice: The information contained in this electronic > > transmission is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is > intended > > only for the addressee(s) named above. 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