in response to you comment about how do deal with themes, i created a script to put in build to create a new theme folder. https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-3490 hope that helps
Ruth Hoffman sent the following on 2/19/2010 5:42 AM: > Hi BJ: > Thank you for weighting in on this. > > I agree with you in principal. IMO, it doesn't matter if this is in the > Catalog Manager or in the Content Manager, my point is that it should > not be a task performed by the user changing files in the file system. > With the 9.04 "theme" improvement, the only way a user can change this > logo is by manipulating files directly in the file system. > > Regards, > Ruth > > BJ Freeman wrote: >> a lot of work has been done in the content section to allow >> internationalization of products descriptions. >> >> I say this because IMHO content should be handle there not in catalog >> manager. >> So thinking about putting link in the Catalog manage to the Content and >> fleshing that out the content component seems to be a better way to >> handle things, like image manipulation, internationalization of content, >> and themes >> >> Ruth Hoffman sent the following on 2/18/2010 5:04 PM: >> >>> Hi Scott: >>> With all due respect and not to beat a dead horse, but the point about >>> getting your "hands dirty" is exactly why this should never have been >>> changed. It worked like a charm in 4.0. And there is no reason why a >>> new OFBiz user shouldn't be able to load up an image and use it as a >>> logo for the store using the existing store management application - the >>> Catalog Manager. We can do that for product images, why not store >>> images? >>> >>> Regards, >>> Ruth >>> >>> >>> Scott Gray wrote: >>> >>>> The image is most likely sized via the css file for the page: >>>> framework/images/webapp/images/ecommain.css >>>> Here you'll have to get your hands dirty I'm afraid, but it's pretty >>>> much unavoidable if you want your store to look in any way different >>>> from the demo store. >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> Scott >>>> >>>> On 18/02/2010, at 5:31 PM, Goran Janevski wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> Yey! It worked. >>>>> >>>>> Now if I can just figure out why my gif picture is not showing up >>>>> properly >>>>> as the ofbizLogo.gif, I will have reached my first milestone. >>>>> >>>>> I will read the technical production setup guide, and a couple of >>>>> others >>>>> before I ask more questions. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks very much, >>>>> Goran >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 7:06 PM, Scott Gray >>>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Sorry I missed the rest of the settings: >>>>>> framework/base/config/ofbiz-containers.xml >>>>>> Find the container named catalina-container and within that the >>>>>> following >>>>>> two property elements: http-connector and https-connector and change >>>>>> the >>>>>> port properties to 80 and 443 respectively. >>>>>> >>>>>> You'll find some other useful information in this document: >>>>>> http://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBTECH/Apache+OFBiz+Technical+Production+Setup+Guide >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards >>>>>> Scott >>>>>> >>>>>> On 18/02/2010, at 4:54 PM, Goran Janevski wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> Scott, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> That actually did not work. After I modify the port in >>>>>>> url.properties >>>>>>> >>>>>> and >>>>>> >>>>>>> setting it to 80, I can not access the web site with the domain >>>>>>> only. I >>>>>>> >>>>>> can >>>>>> >>>>>>> still access the web site using port 8080, but not without it. I >>>>>>> >>>>>> restarted >>>>>> >>>>>>> the server after making the modification. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I also tried another random port (8088), with the same result. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Which leads me to believe that changing the port in url.properties >>>>>>> does >>>>>>> >>>>>> not >>>>>> >>>>>>> impact the port being used, *unless: *do I need to >>>>>>> recompile/rebuild the >>>>>>> whole thing in order for the port change to take effect? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Or, is there some other place that I also need to change the port >>>>>>> from >>>>>>> >>>>>> 8080 >>>>>> >>>>>>> to 80. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Sorry for being such a newbie. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks again, >>>>>>> Goran >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 5:38 PM, Scott Gray >>>>>>> <[email protected] >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> You can also modify framework/webapp/config/url.properties to set >>>>>>>> your >>>>>>>> >>>>>> http >>>>>> >>>>>>>> port to 80 and the https port to 443 so that users do not need to >>>>>>>> >>>>>> specify >>>>>> >>>>>>>> the port after the host name. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Regards >>>>>>>> Scott >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> HotWax Media >>>>>>>> http://www.hotwaxmedia.com >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 18/02/2010, at 3:30 PM, Ruth Hoffman wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hi Goran: >>>>>>>>> You don't need to do that. You can go to the ofbiz-component.xml >>>>>>>>> file >>>>>>>>> >>>>>> for >>>>>> >>>>>>>> the ecommerce component (~specialpurpose/ecommerce) and change the >>>>>>>> mount-point entry to be mount-point="/". >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hope that helps. >>>>>>>>> Ruth >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Goran Janevski wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Actually, now that you helped me figure this out, I can >>>>>>>>>> probably do >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> some >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> kind of DNS mapping through GoDaddy to get down to >>>>>>>>>> www.mydomain.com. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> When I figure it out, I will report back. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Best Regards, >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Goran >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 11:19 AM, Goran Janevski >>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Just trying to get started on OfBiz. First impression: not much >>>>>>>>>>> documentation to go on. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> I was able to get the vanilla OfBiz running, but: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> 1) I can't get to it via a domain name. I can get to it on the >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> intranet, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> via the intranet IP address: http:// >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> <local-ip>:8080/ecommerce<http://%3clocal-ip%3e:8080/ecommerce> >>>>>> >>>>>>>> (also >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> using "localhost" instead of <local-ip>). I can get to it >>>>>>>>>>> externally >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> via my >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> router's WAN IP address: http://<wan-ip>:8080/ecommerce<http:// >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> %3cwan-ip%3e:8080/ecommerce>. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> But, I can't get to it via www.mydomain.com. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> I made sure there are no firewalls blocking this. I opened >>>>>>>>>>> up TCP >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> ports >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> 80, 8080, and the https port on my router. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Can anyone help with this, please? >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> 2) I purchased Ms.Hoffman's catalog book, but it refers to >>>>>>>>>>> oFBiz 4. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> I >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> downloaded oFBiz 9 (current), and in it, there is no place to >>>>>>>>>>> change >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> logo on a store (whereas it was clearly available in OfBiz 4) >>>>>>>>>>> (!). >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> Why >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> would this be removed? So I proceeded to overwrite the >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> ofbizLogo.gif >>>>>> >>>>>>>> with >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> one of my own, and I can see that it replaced the ofbiz logo, >>>>>>>>>>> but it >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> is >>>>>> >>>>>>>> not >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> showing properly. Is there some resolution requirements on the >>>>>>>>>>> logo >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> or >>>>>> >>>>>>>> any >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> other image displayed on the web page? >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>>>>>> Goran >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >> >> >> >
