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RE: [xwiki-users] [OFF TOPIC] Sadness
by Tom Stone 31 May '06

31 May '06

Hi, I have been running an XWiki server on my PC for about 3 weeks and have been entering a lot of useful information about our companies IT Systems. This is currently on a Windows XP machine running Tomcat and MySQL. I am in the process of setting up a Dell server running either aLinux or Debian Linux to act as a permanent home for the XWiki. If I follow the installation instructions on setting up a new XWiki - can I then just copy the XWiki database over from the Windows PC and set access rights to the XWiki user or is it more complicated than that (if so can anyone point me in the direction of any documentation) Cheers Tom Stone Network Administrator

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RE: [xwiki-users] Skins
by Esbach, Brandon 31 May '06

31 May '06

Skins are pretty much simple to setup once you've found out about classes and how they work. There is a FAQ for skins (listed under how to change image I think), but the FAQ has not been loading for the last few days. In a nutshell then (and I hope I got it all right - been awhile): Preparation: Open two explorer windows; both connected to Xwiki as Administrator. On the one, open the Default Skin (normally called "Xwiki.MySkin") and go to "More Actions", and select "Edit Objects". I'll refer to that window as the Default Skin. Unless noted, the following steps are done on the other window. 1) Create new document under the XWiki webhome, call it "SkinName" - replace SkinName for your own name. 2) Click on "More Actions" and select "Edit Objects" 3) Under "Add Object" select "Xwiki.XwikiSkins"; and click "Add Object from this Class". 4) Now on the Default Skin window, copy all the content under Style. 5) On the new skin, paste the text you just copied into the empty Style field. 6) Name your skin the same as your document name (eg "Xwiki.SkinName") 7) Click Save Objects, and go back to your content page (click on the document name) 8) Edit the content now ("Edit this Page" link). 9) For ease of use, paste the following into the text box: __________________ 1 Skin To active this skin by default, user "Edit XWiki Preferences" in the "More Actions" menu and enter XWiki.(skinname) in the skin field. * <a href="$doc.getURL("edit","xpage=editobject")">Edit this skin</a> * [Test this skin>Main.WebHome?skin=${doc.fullName}] 1.1 Current styles and templates * <a href="/xwiki/templates/">Template</a> * <a href="/xwiki/skins/default/">Styles</a> ____________ 10) Click Save. You can test your skin by clicking the "Test this skin" link. 11) To use the skin, simply follow instructions in the content above. OK, I know it's probably not very clear.. But it should help you get there. Hope this works for ya! -----Original Message----- From: Raven Demeyer [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 31 May 2006 17:53 To: xwiki-users(a)objectweb.org Subject: [xwiki-users] Skins I've been looking for premade skins or howto's to edit skins in an effective way, but the only thing I came up with is: http://www.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/AdminGuide/Top+Menu+Example+with +Flatlook I decided to try it out, but somehow I dont find where I can edit my stylesheet document. Does somebody else have a skin I can use? Or maybe a guide? -- Raven Demeyer Roses are #FF0000, Violets are #0000FF, All my base are belong to you.

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Skins
by Raven Demeyer 31 May '06

31 May '06

I've been looking for premade skins or howto's to edit skins in an effective way, but the only thing I came up with is: http://www.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/AdminGuide/Top+Menu+Example+with +Flatlook I decided to try it out, but somehow I dont find where I can edit my stylesheet document. Does somebody else have a skin I can use? Or maybe a guide? -- Raven Demeyer Roses are #FF0000, Violets are #0000FF, All my base are belong to you.

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RE: [xwiki-users] [OFF TOPIC] Sadness
by Filipe 31 May '06

31 May '06

Ludovic, Sorry if I was posting short questions not datailing the problem and the obstacle that I found. About my knowledge, I guess the objective of a mail list is to help somebody that don't have so much knowledge. Whatever... I will not be tedios giving excuses. So, I ask for apologies for the inconvenience. I will try to give so much details in my next questions to the xWiki communit. Sorry again. Cheers, Filipe Fumaux -----Original Message----- From: Ludovic Dubost [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: terça-feira, 30 de maio de 2006 20:01 To: xwiki-users(a)objectweb.org Subject: Re: [xwiki-users] [OFF TOPIC] Sadness To detail more, The core XWiki team is highly busy in trying to improve the XWiki core and finding and executing business contracts allowing to grow the permanent team of people working on XWiki, allowing to improve even more this software shared with the Open Source community. Thus the core XWiki team is relying on volunteers to answer most questions asked in these mailing list. I'd like by the way to thank our users who find the time to answer them and tell them that it's a great help. It really allows us to focus on working on the code and still allow users to get answers about XWiki especially when the documentation is not up to date. However as is stating Yoav, people answer when they have the time knowledge and the inclination. Nobody should expect real-time answers from these mailing lists (at XWiki.com we do have support contracts for that -> http://www.xwiki.com/xwiki/bin/view/Company/Support+Contracts) Often the inclination comes from the idea that answering will globally help the community. Community members do not only answer questions because they are purely generous (although they are) but also because they believe it will boomerang back to them positively by growing and improving the global community knowledge. This is very subjective I know and I don't want to guess to much what motivates other users to answer and neither go too much into detail about what motivates me to answer. However I can list a few reasons why your questions Filipe, are not highly motivating for people to answer: - You questions are too short, they don't give enough context. They don't tell what you have researched on your end and why you did not find the answer yourself. - Some questions have been repeated (when will a new build available following new commits) and most importantly, your questions don't show how you will bring back to the community. They feel like somebody only looking for answers and not necessarly looking to help back. Also they feel like you have not an in deep knowledge of Java and Tomcat and that therefore there is a good chance you will keep asking for more questions before starting to help anybody else. This brings back to the objective of xwiki-users and xwiki-dev. These are not support forums. These mailing lists are here to exchange information and share knowledge about xwiki. Share means both ways. Support is one way. I hope my answer was not to rude and will help you understand why maybe your questions have not been answered. I'm sure you don't mean any harm and that you are truly excited about XWiki and using it in your company. We are very happy about that but the community is still growing and cannot help without feeling it will be something that will accelerate the project's reach and future. Maybe you can show how you are willing to help out the community and then I'm sure some members will be happy to help you out. Ludovic > Filipe, > Don't worry about your English, it's fine ;) Like other open-source > projects, XWiki relies on volunteers to help answer questions and > contribute to the community. People answer if/when they have the > time, the knowledge, and the inclination. It may take a long time... > > Yoav > > On 5/30/06, Filipe <Filipe(a)drive.com.br> wrote: >> I'm so unhappy because nobody's answering my questions. >> I ask for excuses for my terrible english, but I'm trying to be >> better that I can. >> So, sorry if nobody understand me. >> I'm so enthusiastic for the xWiki, but I'm having couple doubts about >> configuration, developing and management. I've some ideas to >> implement in xwiki but don't know if is import to the all project. >> Whatever... >> Sorry, but I'm feeling a little alone to learn about xWIKI and >> implant in my company. >> If I'm wrong sorry for this. Is just a relief. >> Regards to all. >> >> >> Att, >> Filipe Fumaux >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> You receive this message as a subscriber of the >> xwiki-users(a)objectweb.org mailing list. >> To unsubscribe: mailto:[email protected] >> For general help: mailto:[email protected]?subject=help >> ObjectWeb mailing lists service home page: http://www.objectweb.org/wws >> >> >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > -- > You receive this message as a subscriber of the xwiki-users(a)objectweb.org mailing list. > To unsubscribe: mailto:[email protected] > For general help: mailto:[email protected]?subject=help > ObjectWeb mailing lists service home page: http://www.objectweb.org/wws > -- Ludovic Dubost XPertNet: http://www.xpertnet.fr/ Blog: http://www.ludovic.org/blog/ XWiki: http://www.xwiki.com Skype: ldubost AIM: nvludo Yahoo: ludovic

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RE: [xwiki-users] Apologies
by Esbach, Brandon 31 May '06

31 May '06

Yeh I renamed to "Changed subject: moving installation" -----Original Message----- From: Tom Stone [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 31 May 2006 10:48 To: 'xwiki-users(a)objectweb.org' Subject: [xwiki-users] Apologies Tom Stone Network Administrator Sorry I forgot to change the topic on my first email I sent Tom

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Apologies
by Tom Stone 31 May '06

31 May '06

Tom Stone Network Administrator Sorry I forgot to change the topic on my first email I sent Tom

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Changed subject: moving installation
by Esbach, Brandon 31 May '06

31 May '06

Hi Tom, Here's what I did when I moved servers: 1) Backup xwiki database using the administrator. 2) Install all applications required on new svr - JDK5, tomcat5, mySQL4. You must set the Max Packet Size to a large number to accommodate the import at step4. 3) Install the Xwiki as new on the next system; BUT stop when you get the the .sql import (last step for me usually on installation). 4) Now use the backup file created at step1 instead of the .sql file downloaded from the Xwiki site. You should be able to start the xwiki and login practically immediately. Permissions needed: Tomcat will require one of the files to be given permission to all users, iirc - not too sure on that sorry. Win2k3 was a nightmare to do in this regard, but patience got me thru I've done the move twice, once from my own pc to a temp server, and once from the temp server to a new server - both times I managed to get the xwiki up in around 30 minutes or so as I just moved the xwiki files straight to the new server (don't think you can do this with Linux?). I have not moved from windows to Linux YET (next move), but I would assume since the mySQL is common source, there should be no problem using a windows mySQL backup. -----Original Message----- From: Tom Stone [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 31 May 2006 10:35 To: 'xwiki-users(a)objectweb.org' Subject: RE: [xwiki-users] [OFF TOPIC] Sadness Hi, I have been running an XWiki server on my PC for about 3 weeks and have been entering a lot of useful information about our companies IT Systems. This is currently on a Windows XP machine running Tomcat and MySQL. I am in the process of setting up a Dell server running either aLinux or Debian Linux to act as a permanent home for the XWiki. If I follow the installation instructions on setting up a new XWiki - can I then just copy the XWiki database over from the Windows PC and set access rights to the XWiki user or is it more complicated than that (if so can anyone point me in the direction of any documentation) Cheers Tom Stone Network Administrator

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[OFF TOPIC] Sadness
by Filipe 30 May '06

30 May '06

I'm so unhappy because nobody's answering my questions. I ask for excuses for my terrible english, but I'm trying to be better that I can. So, sorry if nobody understand me. I'm so enthusiastic for the xWiki, but I'm having couple doubts about configuration, developing and management. I've some ideas to implement in xwiki but don't know if is import to the all project. Whatever... Sorry, but I'm feeling a little alone to learn about xWIKI and implant in my company. If I'm wrong sorry for this. Is just a relief. Regards to all. Att, Filipe Fumaux

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Doubt
by Filipe 30 May '06

30 May '06

Can anybody answer me? What the difference between xWiki and Xwiki in EXO??? Att, Filipe Fumaux

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XWiki on eXo?
by Scrut Inizer 27 May '06

27 May '06

Hi I have downloaded the latest XWiki as eXo war and tried to deploy it. I was able to add it as portlet in the portlet administration. (Click on "import portlet" works fine). But when I try to actually add it to a container (Click on "add portlet") I can see xwiki in the list and also select it but then I get exceptions. (See the two screenshots I attached to this mail) Here is what I have done: 1. Install J2SDK 1.5.0.6 and set JAVA_HOME 2. Install the latest eXo-tomcat (Version 1.1.1 or so) 3. Install MySQL (the latest MySQL 4.1.x) 4. Create a user xwiki/xwiki in it 5. Dump the XWiki SQL script into it 6. Grant all privileges of user xwiki to that database 7. Rename the eXo download thing to xwiki.war 8. Throw that into /exo-tomcat/webapps 9. Download the MySQL driver version 3.1 (or so) and throw the jar into the common/lib directory of tomcat 10. Start exo-tomcat 11. Log in as exoadmin and import new portlets -> the folder xwiki with item xwiki appears 12. Log in as exo and try to add the xwiki to a container That is the moment where I get the exceptions as shown in the screenshots. Any ideas? Thanks scrut

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