On Nov 16, 2009, at 5:10 PM, [email protected] wrote: > Hi Vincent, > > Thanks yet again. > > Sadly I'm still creating FAQ entries in the Main space, not the FAQ > space. > > I'm going to need a little time to cry it all out before I try > again. I'd > pull my hair out but there's not enough to get a hold on.
If you can export your wiki as a XAR and make it available somewhere at a URL, we could try it out and see what's wrong. Thanks -Vincent > > Thanks, > Mark > > BCBS-IL > ph 312-653-4293 > [email protected] > > > > > > Vincent Massol <[email protected]> > Sent by: [email protected] > 11/16/2009 09:59 AM > Please respond to > XWiki Users <[email protected]> > > > To > XWiki Users <[email protected]> > cc > > Subject > Re: [xwiki-users] problem with FAQ tutorial .. space assignment? > > > > > > > > On Nov 16, 2009, at 4:20 PM, [email protected] wrote: > >> Hi Vincent, >> >> One point I want to check out with you. The part of the tutorial >> under the >> heading 'Create a homepage for your application' is a little unclear >> to >> me. I was told the FAQ was written during an earlier version of >> xwiki when >> a Space was called a Web. > > This was true in the past but the FAQ tutorial and the XWiki Class > Wizard were rewritten in XWiki Enterprise 2.0 so it's no longer true. > >> In latter attempts to follow the tutorial I've >> interpreted 'Go to the "FAQ.WebHome" page' as: >> Go to the Wiki Dashboard (in my setup >> http://localhost/xwiki/bin/view/Main/) > > This is not correct. FAQ.WebHome is well... FAQ/WebHome (or FAQ/ for > short). > >> click on the unresolved link in the FAQ space >> edit the resulting page at http://localhost/xwiki/bin/view/FAQ/ > > Yes this will create the FAQ.WebHome page. > >> I've been told the url http://localhost/xwiki/bin/view/FAQ/ is >> equivalent >> to http://localhost/xwiki/bin/view/FAQ/WebHome/ but I'm a little >> shaky on >> that point. > > Yes it's the same. Forget FAQ/, this is just a shortcut. Always use > the fully-qualified name and you'll be fine. > >> Since the code on this page actually creates the new FAQ entries, >> and FAQ >> entries are definitely being created (though not in the FAQ space), >> I've >> been thinking this confusion isn't critical to creating entries in >> the >> right space. Is that wrong? > > It's not critical at all. In the tutorial it just asks you to create > the FAQ.WebHome page. I've (hopefully) clarified this on the FAQ > tutorial page. > > So is all working for you now? > > Thanks > -Vincent > >> --- >> >> For completeness, here's the FAQSheet code: >> {{velocity}} >> ## You can modify this page to customize the presentation of your >> object. >> ## At first you should keep the default presentation and just save >> the >> document. >> = Document $doc.name = >> >> #set($class = $doc.getObject('FAQ.FAQClass').xWikiClass) >> >> #foreach($prop in $class.properties) >> ; $prop.prettyName >> : $doc.display($prop.getName()) >> #end >> {{/velocity}} >> >> Thanks, >> Mark >> >> Vincent Massol <[email protected]> >> Sent by: [email protected] >> 11/16/2009 09:05 AM >> Please respond to >> XWiki Users <[email protected]> >> >> >> To >> XWiki Users <[email protected]> >> cc >> >> Subject >> Re: [xwiki-users] problem with FAQ tutorial .. space assignment? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Nov 16, 2009, at 3:53 PM, [email protected] wrote: >> >>> Hi Vincent, >>> >>> Thanks again for your help. >>> >>> As far as the code goes, I did change the default space for the >>> FAQClass >>> to FAQ just as the tutorial stated. The code is earlier in this >>> email >>> trail: >>> >>>>>> #set($defaultParent = 'FAQ.WebHome') >>>>>> #set($defaultSpace = 'FAQ') >> >> Ok I hadn't checked the code you sent. It looks ok. I don't see the >> FAQSheet code though. >> >> Anyway let us know how your 3rd try goes. >> >> Thanks >> -Vincent >> >>> >>> I'm doing this all again from scratch. Maybe 3rd time is a charm. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Mark >>> >>> BCBS-IL >>> ph 312-653-4293 >>> [email protected] >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Vincent Massol <[email protected]> >>> Sent by: [email protected] >>> 11/16/2009 08:46 AM >>> Please respond to >>> XWiki Users <[email protected]> >>> >>> >>> To >>> XWiki Users <[email protected]> >>> cc >>> >>> Subject >>> Re: [xwiki-users] problem with FAQ tutorial .. space assignment? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Nov 16, 2009, at 3:26 PM, [email protected] wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Vincent, >>>> >>>> Thanks for your help. I'm sure I'm doing something wrong. My >>>> difficulty is >>>> in finding what it is I'm doing wrong. I'll review the steps again, >>>> this >>>> time paying special attention to the points you raised. >>>> >>>> It'd help if you could expand on " .. or have set up some different >>>> configuration for the default wiki syntax for new pages". I >>>> installed >>>> xwiki from scratch, then pulled in xwiki-enterprise-wiki-2.0.xar, >>>> then >>>> started typing in the faq example. If that somehow affected the >>>> configuration for default wiki syntax, I'm not aware how. >>> >>> If you haven't touched the default config then all new pages are >>> created in XWiki Syntax 2.0 by default, which is fine and matches >>> the >>> FAQ tutorial expectations. >>> >>> In >>> >> > http://platform.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/DevGuide/FAQTutorial#HCreatetheFAQClass > >> >>> >>> , there's a step where you'll see: >>> #set($defaultSpace = 'Main') >>> >>> As described, replace "Main" with the space where you want the docs >>> to >>> be created, for ex: "FAQ". >>> >>> Thanks >>> -Vincent >>> >>>> Point noted on user contributed code. >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Mark >>>> >>>> BCBS-IL >>>> ph 312-653-4293 >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Vincent Massol <[email protected]> >>>> Sent by: [email protected] >>>> 11/16/2009 08:17 AM >>>> Please respond to >>>> XWiki Users <[email protected]> >>>> >>>> >>>> To >>>> XWiki Users <[email protected]> >>>> cc >>>> >>>> Subject >>>> Re: [xwiki-users] problem with FAQ tutorial .. space assignment? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Hi Mark, >>>> >>>> On Nov 16, 2009, at 2:42 PM, [email protected] wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Josh, >>>>> >>>>> Thanks for your reply and interest. >>>>> >>>>> Unfortunately I haven't been able to figure out what the heck I'm >>>>> doing >>>>> wrong in this relatively simple case. Beginning to look at >>>>> alternative >>>>> wikis. >>>>> >>>>> Definitely xwiki can be used to build 2.0 level of functionality, >>>>> but it >>>>> seems to me there's a little too much black box. I've tried other >>>>> applications as well .. such as the task manager app .. and found >>>>> problems >>>>> others have found as well right out of the box. My point is it's >>>>> all a >>>>> little too vague for my comfort. >>>> >>>> One thing to note: this task manager app is not written nor >>>> supported >>>> by the XWiki dev team. It's been contributed by individuals and is >>>> supported by them or any contributor who wants to help. The quality >>>> of >>>> the code you find on code.xwiki.org varies a lot. All we can >>>> guarantee >>>> here is the code that is developed by the XWiki dev team. >>>> >>>> In general if apps on code.xwiki.org break it's because they >>>> haven't >>>> been updated at the same rate as the XWiki platform and in general >>>> it's really not much to make them work (a few minutes of work). >>>> >>>> The FAQ tutorial works well AFAIK. IMO you've probably forgotten >>>> some >>>> steps (in one step you must edit the default template to set in >>>> which >>>> space new FAQ documents are created - not that it matters, it'll >>>> work >>>> wherever they are created) or have set up some different >>>> configuration >>>> for the default wiki syntax for new pages. >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> -Vincent >>>> >>>>> I haven't given up, just beginning to look elsewhere as well. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Mark >>>>> >>>>> BCBS-IL >>>>> ph 312-653-4293 >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Josh <[email protected]> >>>>> Sent by: [email protected] >>>>> 11/14/2009 03:57 PM >>>>> Please respond to >>>>> XWiki Users <[email protected]> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> To >>>>> XWiki Users <[email protected]> >>>>> cc >>>>> >>>>> Subject >>>>> Re: [xwiki-users] problem with FAQ tutorial .. space assignment? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hi Mark, >>>>> >>>>> Sorry for the delayed response. I went through the steps of >>>>> creating >>>>> the >>>>> FAQ application per the tutorial, but I can't reproduce your >>>>> issue. >>>>> Questions are created in the FAQ space for me, not Main. Your code >>>>> looks >>>>> fine as well. >>>>> >>>>> Were you able to figure it out? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> -Joshua- >>>>> >>>>> [email protected] wrote: >>>>>> Hi Joshua, >>>>>> >>>>>> (I apologize to all if this appears more than once; I haven't >>>>>> been >>>>>> successful posting to the mailing list since before yesterday. >>>>>> Perhaps >>>>>> attachments are prohibited? Trying again without.) >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks again, your explanation of spaces was very clear and >>>>>> helpful. >>>>>> >>>>>> Now that I have a little better understanding of spaces, I'll >>>>>> present my >>>>> >>>>>> problem. For some reason when I create a FAQ entry, it's not >>>>>> going >>>>>> into >>>>>> the FAQ space but instead into the Main space. Per the >>>>>> tutorial, I >>>>> haven't >>>>>> created a FAQ space explicitly this go round. >>>>>> >>>>>> It seems to me this can only be happening as a result of the code >>>>>> that >>>>>> adds a FAQ, or perhaps in the class definition code which >>>>>> specifies >>>>>> the >>>>>> default space. Looks right to me and jibes with what you've said >>>>>> about >>>>>> spaces. Here it is yanked directly out of my code .. which was >>>>>> simply a >>>>>> copy/paste from the tutorial: >>>>>> >>>>>> FAQClass code: >>>>>> {{velocity}} >>>>>> ## Replace Main with the Space where you want your documents to >>>>>> be >>>>>> created. >>>>>> ## Replace the default parent with the one of your choice and >>>>>> save >>>>>> the >>>>>> document. >>>>>> ## >>>>>> #set($className = $doc.name.substring(0, >>>>>> $doc.name.indexOf("Class"))) >>>>>> #set($defaultParent = 'FAQ.WebHome') >>>>>> #set($defaultSpace = 'FAQ') >>>>>> {{/velocity}} >>>>>> >>>>>> {{include document="XWiki.ClassSheet"/}} >>>>>> >>>>>> FAQTemplate code: >>>>>> {{include document="FAQ.FAQSheet"/}} >>>>>> >>>>>> FAQ WebHome code ( >>>>> http://localhost/xwiki/bin/edit/FAQ/WebHome?&editor=wiki >>>>>> ): >>>>>> = Existing FAQ entries = >>>>>> >>>>>> {{velocity}} >>>>>> #set($sql = ", BaseObject as obj where obj.name=doc.fullName and >>>>>> obj.className='FAQ.FAQClass' and obj.name<>'FAQ.FAQTemplate'") >>>>>> #set($results = $xwiki.searchDocuments($sql)) >>>>>> #if($results.empty) >>>>>> No FAQ has been created yet! >>>>>> #else >>>>>> #foreach ($item in $results) >>>>>> #set($faq = $xwiki.getDocument($item)) >>>>>> * [[${faq.display("question").replace("<p>", "").replace("</p>", >>>>>> "")}>>${item}]] >>>>>> #end >>>>>> #end >>>>>> {{/velocity}} >>>>>> >>>>>> {{velocity}} >>>>>> #if("$!request.docName" != '') >>>>>> ## Request for creating a new instance >>>>>> #set($targetDocName = "${request.spaceName}.${request.docName}") >>>>>> #set($targetDocName = $targetDocName.replace("?", >>>>>> "").replace("#", >>>>>> "").trim()) >>>>>> #if(!$xwiki.exists($targetDocName) && >>>>>> $xwiki.hasAccessLevel('edit', >>>>>> $context.user, $targetDocName)) >>>>>> $response.sendRedirect($xwiki.getURL($targetDocName, 'inline', >>>>>> "template=${request.template}&parent=${request.parent}")) >>>>>> ## Stop processing, since we already sent a redirect. >>>>>> #stop >>>>>> #end >>>>>> #end >>>>>> >>>>>> = Add a new question = >>>>>> >>>>>> #if("$!targetDocName" != '' && $xwiki.exists($targetDocName)) >>>>>> {{warning}}The target document already exists. Please choose a >>>>> different >>>>>> name, or [[view the existing document>>$targetDocName]]{{/ >>>>>> warning}} >>>>>> #elseif("$!targetDocName" != '') >>>>>> {{warning}}You don't have permission to create that >>>>> document{{/warning}} >>>>>> #end >>>>>> >>>>>> {{html}} >>>>>> <form action="" id="newdoc" method="post"> >>>>>> <div> >>>>>> <input type="hidden" name="parent" value="${doc.fullName}"/> >>>>>> <input type="hidden" name="template" value="FAQ.FAQTemplate"/> >>>>>> <input type="hidden" name="sheet" value="1"/> >>>>>> <input type="hidden" name="spaceName" value="FAQ"/> >>>>>> Document: <input type="text" name="docName" value="Enter your >>>>>> question here" class="withTip" size="50"/> >>>>>> <span class="buttonwrapper"><input type="submit" value="Create >>>>> this >>>>>> FAQ" class="button"/></span> >>>>>> </div> >>>>>> </form> >>>>>> {{/html}} >>>>>> {{/velocity}} >>>>>> >>>>>> So what am I missing? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>> Mark >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> "Rieken, Joshua" <[email protected]> >>>>>> Sent by: [email protected] >>>>>> 11/10/2009 04:37 PM >>>>>> Please respond to >>>>>> XWiki Users <[email protected]> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> To >>>>>> XWiki Users <[email protected]> >>>>>> cc >>>>>> >>>>>> Subject >>>>>> Re: [xwiki-users] problem with FAQ tutorial .. space assignment? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Mark, >>>>>> >>>>>> You're very welcome. It's not necessary to explicitly create the >>>>>> WebHome >>>>> >>>>>> in FAQ until later in the tutorial. Question/Answer documents >>>>>> that >>>>>> are >>>>>> created from the FAQ Class page will go into the FAQ space, which >>>>>> "comes >>>>> >>>>>> into existence" the instant any document is placed in it. >>>>>> >>>>>> For example, if you add a question/answer page called >>>>>> "FAQ.Howtoeditapage", you can still get to it regardless of >>>>>> whether >>>>>> "FAQ.WebHome" exists. >>>>>> >>>>>> A space "disappears" when every document that is part of the >>>>>> space >>>>>> is >>>>>> deleted. So a space is just a collection of documents and doesn't >>>>>> really >>>>> >>>>>> exist outside of those documents. It's really just a convenient >>>>>> way >>>>>> to >>>>>> organize your documents. >>>>>> >>>>>> Good luck, and if you have any more questions, please don't >>>>>> hesitate to >>>>>> ask. >>>>>> >>>>>> -Joshua- >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>> From: [email protected] >>>>>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >>> [email protected] >>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 3:31 PM >>>>>>> To: XWiki Users >>>>>>> Cc: XWiki Users; [email protected] >>>>>>> Subject: Re: [xwiki-users] problem with FAQ tutorial .. space >>>>>>> assignment? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Joshua, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks very much for your prompt reply. It helps a lot to >>>>>>> know the history and what WebHome means! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Am I correct then in first creating the FAQ space explicitly, >>>>>>> even though that's not called for in the tutorial? Like so: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> "I've first created the FAQ Space, then built the FAQ Class, >>>>>>> etc, then put the code into the 'home' page for the space, ie >>>>>>> http://localhost/xwiki/bin/view/FAQ/"; >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>> Mark >>>>>>> >>>>>>> BCBS-IL >>>>>>> ph 312-653-4293 >>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> "Rieken, Joshua" <[email protected]> >>>>>>> Sent by: [email protected] >>>>>>> 11/10/2009 03:18 PM >>>>>>> Please respond to >>>>>>> XWiki Users <[email protected]> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> To >>>>>>> XWiki Users <[email protected]> >>>>>>> cc >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Subject >>>>>>> Re: [xwiki-users] problem with FAQ tutorial .. space assignment? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Mark, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://localhost/xwiki/bin/view/FAQ/ actually takes you to >>>>>>> http://localhost/xwiki/bin/view/FAQ/WebHome. "WebHome" is the >>>>>>> home page >>>>>>> for any given space. The name "WebHome" came from earlier >>>>>>> versions >>>>>>> of >>>>>>> XWiki, when a Space was called a Web. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hope this helps, >>>>>>> -Joshua- >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>>> From: [email protected] >>>>>>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 3:06 PM >>>>>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>>>>> Subject: [xwiki-users] problem with FAQ tutorial .. space >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> assignment? >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I've followed along in the tutorial in the dev guide for >>>>>>>> creating a FAQ at >>>>>>>> http://platform.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/DevGuide/FAQTutorial >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Here's my first point of confusion: in section 'Create a >>>>>>>> homepage for your application' it states 'Go to the >>>>>>>> "FAQ.WebHome" page'. I do not see such a page. In the latest >>>>>>>> iterations of building the FAQ I've first created the FAQ >>>>>>>> Space, then built the FAQ Class, etc, then put the code into >>>>>>>> the 'home' page for the space, ie >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://localhost/xwiki/bin/view/FAQ/ >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I'm sure my problems stem from my weak understanding of this >>>>>>>> step and how spaces are created and referenced. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>>> Mark _______________________________________________ users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/users
