What's Left
Mark Munz
to self: get one of those!), it's time to go back and look at what is
left to be done in Deja IIx. So list your bugs, your enhancement
requests and the like so we can get some of the issues back on the
radar.
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Mark Munz
unmarked software
http://www.unmarked.com/
docperc
I now have Deja IIx up and running. It reads all my files perfectly.
However, when I try to print to my printer (HP deskjet 940c) it
activates the printer but just runs a sheet of paper through without
actually printing anything. I know I can use a RTF file and print it
with another program but it would be great to send it through
Appleworks directly.
John
Howard Katz
One thing I'd like to see is a way of having a user-specified location for AW files, and having DejaIIX be able to just go there. :)
Howard
Mark Munz
classic ST line.
It is an area that will hopefully be addressed.
D2 supports aliases, so you can provide access to any part of your
hard drive, but the new file structure avoids some of the pitfalls of
that past. I'd almost create a disk image for your volumes, but I'm
not a big fan of that approach.
I need to find some good CMS / community server software to put all
this stuff under one roof. I'd like to get an issues list, and a wiki
to start building up some docs on how this thing works, as well as the
blog for official news. Oh -- and a place to download it from. :)
So many tasks, so little time.
Mark
Howard Katz
I need to find some good CMS / community server software to put all
this stuff under one roof. I'd like to get an issues list, and a wiki
to start building up some docs on how this thing works, as well as the
blog for official news. Oh -- and a place to download it from. :)
So many tasks, so little time.
How much server space are we talking about here? I don't have any personally, but I know a few folk who might be willing to let us use theirs. No promises, but I can always ask once I know the requirements.
Howard
Mark Munz
it's more about finding a low-maintenance community software solution.
I need to look at some of the open source project options. I'm also
looking at some wiki stuff for unmarked, so there is potential overlap
in research. :)
Mark
Howard Katz
does community software do? Allow file downloads?
Howard
Mark Munz
> I guess I'm not familiar with the term then. Wiki I know, but what
> does community software do? Allow file downloads?
The more common, but often overused, term is portal. A couple examples of this:
http://regexkit.sourceforge.net/
http://code.google.com/p/maccode/
It's sort of ONE place to land that includes tools for blogging,
creating a wiki, downloads, forums, etc. Right now, all the components
are sort of spread out. This company does one thing, this another,
etc. SourceForge may be worth a look (since D2 is technically
open-source).
What I don't want to do is spend a lot of time maintaining the
underlying software. One of the reasons I've been reluctant to setup a
forum in the past is that while it is easy to install on your server,
you also have to keep yourself up-to-date on all the security patches
and the like. That's a lot of responsibility, but now multiply that by
4 or 5 different products and it becomes a pain in the rear. I would
much rather focus on development than IT stuff.
Google Groups is a great example of low-maintenance. Once I set it up,
there is little else I have to do to worry about archiving, managing
members, etc. Instead, I can answer questions. So it has helped in
creating a much more interactive community already. Side note:
unfortunately they don't have a way to integration blogger (also a
google product) into their groups yet.
And because this is a side project, low-maintenance is the key.
However, I think with a little patience, I'll come across a good
combination or some good portal software that will do what I want.
I'm trying to get some additional pieces put together so tasks like
uploading a new build can be totally automated (which will mean they
are likely to happen more often, even with small fixes). Right now, it
is a multi-step process that is all done by hand.
Mark