Ok, so I figured it out. The tutorial should be updated for the latest release. It doesn't describe the process to associate the object very well. Anyhow, thanks just the same.
On 9/26/07, Sergiu Dumitriu <sergiu.dumitriu@gmail.com> wrote:How do you create this new document?
On 9/25/07, Sheila Hobeck <shobeck@gmail.com> wrote:
> Ok, I followed the tutorial for creating an FAQ. I setup the class, the
> template and the sheet as directed. I added properties to the template - but
> these do not show up when I create a new document, any ideas?
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> On 9/25/07, Sheila Hobeck < shobeck@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Thanks Guillaume, I will give the FAQ tutorial a try today and see how
> that goes. Thanks again for your help. XWiki is looking better all the
> time!
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> > On 9/25/07, Guillaume Lerouge <guillaume@xwiki.com> wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > to do this you should probably first spend some time on this tutorial:
> http://www.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/DevGuide/FAQTutorial to
> find out more about creating XWiki classes.
> > > Then you will need to tweak the class page to add the objects you need
> (such as "meeting leader", "date", "content", "summary" -> the categories
> defined on your meeting minutes form).
> > > The next step will be to modify the ClassSheet to display your elements
> the way you want them to be seen by users (using CSS). Say, a table to
> display participants names, the meeting title in bold and so on...
> > > The last step will be to add an input button on a page in order to let
> people create new pages of that class easily.
> > >
> > > All this may sound a bit complex and you'll probably need to dig a bit
> into XWiki.org... Though having done it myself I can assure you it will be
> worth it :-)
> > >
> > >
> > > Guillaume
> > >
> > >
> > > On 24/09/2007, Sheila Hobeck <shobeck@gmail.com > wrote:
> > > > Whoops (its Monday) - "We will likely have areas of our blog" should
> be "We will likely have areas of our WIKI".
> > > >
> > > > Sheila
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 9/24/07, Sheila Hobeck < shobeck@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > Hi Guillaume,
> > > > >
> > > > > Sorry I was not more detailed. I am referring to the predefined
> template - like a blog article. We will likely have areas of our blog for
> things such as meeting minutes, and we would like to use our standard format
> to post these. How do I go about creating those?
> > > > >
> > > > > Sheila
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On 9/24/07, Guillaume Lerouge < guillaume@xwiki.com> wrote:
> > > > > > Hi Sheila,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > When you are talkign about pages look and feel, what exactly do
> you mean? If you are talking about the general view of the wiki, you will
> have to look into the Skin configuration. If you are talking about creating
> new pages that are supposed to follow a predefined template (such as a blog
> article template that would typically include the article's title,
> publication date, author name and so on) then you can definitely do it and
> create as many page templates as you want to using XWiki.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > So the short answer is that creating pages with a standard look
> can be done easily. I would be glad to answer you in greater length but i
> would be easier if I had a better descrpition of what you have in mind.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Guillaume
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On 24/09/2007, Sheila Hobeck < shobeck@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > We would like some pages to have the same look and feel and for
> users to be able to add a page with a standard "look" to it. Can that be
> done? I couldn't find any documentation on it.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > S.H.