From: Chris W. <ch...@cw...> - 2003-05-02 03:47:26
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Steve Sapovits wrote: > This seems like a silly question, but I'm wondering if there's > an easy roadmap for getting started on setting up a full OI > site. I have done all the required single steps -- what I'm > missing is how to incorporate the provided OI management > functionality provided by the default OI home page into a real > intranet-type site. Is it best to start from scratch with my > own front-end design and push the provided home page off to the > side; or (I suspect) start with my own design and copy the > functions of that home page over to the starting point I create? > If I missed some docs in this area, let me know ... Thanks. I think the former is best, if only on principle: your framework should work for you, not the other way around. My 'mangement functionality' I assume you mean the administration boxes along the right-hand side. You can put those boxes anywhere you like -- you can copy the links from them and put them into a separate page. Or you can even do this in your normal text: <p>Here is the admin tools box:<br> [% OI.comp( 'admin_tools_box' ) %] It might look odd without the borders, etc., but you get the idea. You can modify the 'base_main' page to not have any boxes at all, and only files in a particular directory (e.g., '/admin/') protected by directory security have the management functionality. Hopefully whatever you can think up, OI can accommodate. > Also, if I replace the default, what happens on upgrades? The $WEBSITE_DIR/html and $WEBSITE_DIR/template directories should have each had a file '.no_overwrite' placed there on website installation. Any files listed there (one per line) should *not* be overwritten when you do an upgrade. I can attest to this since it works on my own site :-) Good luck! Chris -- Chris Winters (ch...@cw...) Building enterprise-capable snack solutions since 1988. |