[xwiki-users] Problem with copy and paste of lines with file attachments
When I do cut and paste it seems to make a mess of the local url. I can fix it by going into the Source instead of WYSYWYG but that is probably not something you want to suggest to your technical or proposal writer or PA... I notice it changes the form from 'attach:filename' to 'http:localpath/filename' and sometimes makes a mess of it. There seems to be some problem with the quoting; I noticed that one of my file names with a '-' in the middle seemed to cause quoting to go strange. This shows in the list of attachments: http://<HOSTNAME>/xwiki/bin/download/ImmortalData/WebHome/ImmortalData%2DBinarySharefileFormatSpecification.odt Gives this in the browser when you click on it: http://<HOSTNAME>/xwiki/bin/download/ImmortalData/WebHome/ImmortalData%252DBinarySharefileFormatSpecification.odt Replacing it with this works: http://<HOSTNAME>/xwiki/bin/download/ImmortalData/WebHome/ImmortalData-BinarySharefileFormatSpecification.odt Have others had trouble with this?
Also a problem when I cut an entire document (a proposal template) and paste it into the new document. All the attached images and links are completely effed in the copy. I'm trying to figure out how to fix them by typing in the source window, but that is a really bad solution if that is what I have to do. I just keep imagining what is going to happen when I toss an English major into XWiki to 'just write'... I presume the link issues are a known problem?
Hi Dale, you should try using the Office Import feature and/or the past from Office button available through the WYSIWYG editor instead of copy/pasting straight in the content area. Both feature require the Office Importer module to be up and running. Guillaume On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 7:59 PM, Dale Amon <[email protected]> wrote:
Also a problem when I cut an entire document (a proposal template) and paste it into the new document. All the attached images and links are completely effed in the copy.
I'm trying to figure out how to fix them by typing in the source window, but that is a really bad solution if that is what I have to do. I just keep imagining what is going to happen when I toss an English major into XWiki to 'just write'...
I presume the link issues are a known problem? _______________________________________________ users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/users
Guillaume, others, I think such a rich copy-and-paste as he describes is becoming slowly possible with the HTML5 and browser-specific APIs which are emerging. It'd probably take a GSOC to do it but things such as: - html code (full, typically sanitized) - rtf - images (for sure png and jpeg, most probably pdf and svg) - bookmarks-list - math formulæ Could be received by a visual editor provided that editor uses these APIs to receive drops or pastes. It surely is not done yet (actually, in no visual editor I know of, but I wouldn't exclude a pure MS-world would have it). paul Le 22 août 2011 à 20:29, Guillaume Lerouge a écrit :
Hi Dale,
you should try using the Office Import feature and/or the past from Office button available through the WYSIWYG editor instead of copy/pasting straight in the content area.
Both feature require the Office Importer module to be up and running.
Guillaume
On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 7:59 PM, Dale Amon <[email protected]> wrote:
Also a problem when I cut an entire document (a proposal template) and paste it into the new document. All the attached images and links are completely effed in the copy.
I'm trying to figure out how to fix them by typing in the source window, but that is a really bad solution if that is what I have to do. I just keep imagining what is going to happen when I toss an English major into XWiki to 'just write'...
I presume the link issues are a known problem?
On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 08:29:42PM +0200, Guillaume Lerouge wrote:
Hi Dale,
you should try using the Office Import feature and/or the past from Office button available through the WYSIWYG editor instead of copy/pasting straight in the content area.
Both feature require the Office Importer module to be up and running.
Does this differ from the XWiki Office stuff? Does it work with Open Office as well? My team is mixed Windows and Linux.
On 08/25/2011 09:49 PM, Dale Amon wrote:
On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 08:29:42PM +0200, Guillaume Lerouge wrote:
Hi Dale,
you should try using the Office Import feature and/or the past from Office button available through the WYSIWYG editor instead of copy/pasting straight in the content area.
Both feature require the Office Importer module to be up and running.
Does this differ from the XWiki Office stuff?
Yes, it's not related at all. The Office Importer runs on the server, and it relies an on OpenOffice/LibreOffice running in server mode. Then the XWiki platform forwards requests to this server on behalf of the users to convert foreign content (office documents or content pasted from them) into HTML that can be further parsed, cleaned and transformed into wiki content. More at http://platform.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/Features/OfficeImporter
Does it work with Open Office as well? My team is mixed Windows and Linux.
Yes. -- Sergiu Dumitriu http://purl.org/net/sergiu/
Thanks. I'm taking a look at it.
On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 11:42:15PM -0400, Sergiu Dumitriu wrote:
More at http://platform.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/Features/OfficeImporter
A few comments on human factors. Although this looks like it might be exactly what I want, for a person unfamiliar with the terminology it is not at all clear how to proceed. In Administer Wiki, I see Applications, but the only thing which seems to pop out is 'Extension Manager' which claims to not really be safe to use yet. And it is not clear where an extension is synonymous with a plugin, which is what the OfficeImporter is documented as being. A search on my Wiki comes up with a blank on 'Plugin'. On the XWiki document URL, there is no link that tells you how to download and install the plug in on your own XWiki, at least not that I have seen. I imagine this is the way a lot of new users will hit the issue of plugins; while I may find out how by doing some hours of RTFM, it just seems there should be something simple and obvious on my xwiki for installing a plug in as an administrator. Maybe there is and it is just a matter of unfamiliar terminology.
On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 9:35 AM, Dale Amon <[email protected]> wrote:
On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 11:42:15PM -0400, Sergiu Dumitriu wrote:
More at http://platform.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/Features/OfficeImporter
A few comments on human factors. Although this looks like it might be exactly what I want, for a person unfamiliar with the terminology it is not at all clear how to proceed.
In Administer Wiki, I see Applications, but the only thing which seems to pop out is 'Extension Manager' which claims to not really be safe to use yet. And it is not clear where an extension is synonymous with a plugin, which is what the OfficeImporter is documented as being.
You missed the "OpenOffice Server" administration section? From there you can start the OpenOffice server, which is used by the office importer module to import/convert office documents. Of course, you need to configure the OpenOffice server connection first, and this is described on http://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Office+Importer+Applica... (there is a link to this page from http://platform.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/Features/OfficeImporter ).
A search on my Wiki comes up with a blank on 'Plugin'.
On the XWiki document URL, there is no link that tells you how to download and install the plug in on your own XWiki, at least not that I have seen.
Office importer is listed as one of the platform features which means it is available by default. You don't have to install anything. Also, on http://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Office+Importer+Applica... , in the information box on the top right corner, it is written that this application is bundled with XWiki Enterprise so you don't have to install it either.
I imagine this is the way a lot of new users will hit the issue of plugins; while I may find out how by doing some hours of RTFM, it just seems there should be something simple and obvious on my xwiki for installing a plug in as an administrator. Maybe there is and it is just a matter of unfamiliar terminology.
The steps you should take are: 1. Install (if you don't have it already) OpenOffice or LibreOffice on the machine where XWiki Enterprise runs. Note that there was an issue with the latest versions of both office servers, http://jira.xwiki.org/jira/browse/XWIKI-6832 , which was fixed recently in our code. So you either install on older version of OpenOffice/LibreOffice (e.g. 3.2) or use the latest XWiki Enterprise 3.2 snapshot (becuse 3.2M3 wasn't released yet). 2. Configure the connection to the office server as described on http://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Office+Importer+Applica... (you have to edit xwiki.properties and restart the XWiki Enterprise server). 3. Connect/start to the office server from the "OpenOffice Server" administration section. 4. Use the Import menu from the WYSIWYG editor. Hope this helps, Marius
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On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 10:04:29AM +0300, Marius Dumitru Florea wrote:
On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 9:35 AM, Dale Amon <[email protected]> wrote:
On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 11:42:15PM -0400, Sergiu Dumitriu wrote:
More at http://platform.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/Features/OfficeImporter
A few comments on human factors. Although this looks like it might be exactly what I want, for a person unfamiliar with the terminology it is not at all clear how to proceed.
In Administer Wiki, I see Applications, but the only thing which seems to pop out is 'Extension Manager' which claims to not really be safe to use yet. And it is not clear where an extension is synonymous with a plugin, which is what the OfficeImporter is documented as being.
You missed the "OpenOffice Server" administration section? From there you can start the OpenOffice server, which is used by the office importer module to import/convert office documents. Of course, you need to configure the OpenOffice server connection first, and this is described on http://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Office+Importer+Applica... (there is a link to this page from http://platform.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/Features/OfficeImporter ).
Well, I installed pretty much everythings which said libreoffice, as that is the Ubuntu and Debian standard. Then I changed the openoffice.homepath=/usr/lib/openoffice/ Rebooted the VM just to be sure everything was updated. Force the current page to clear on my laptop. In the Administer->Configuration->Open Office I tried to 'Update'. It replies: "Failed to execute the [velocity] macro"
On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 8:30 PM, Dale Amon <[email protected]> wrote:
On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 10:04:29AM +0300, Marius Dumitru Florea wrote:
On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 9:35 AM, Dale Amon <[email protected]> wrote:
On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 11:42:15PM -0400, Sergiu Dumitriu wrote:
More at http://platform.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/Features/OfficeImporter
A few comments on human factors. Although this looks like it might be exactly what I want, for a person unfamiliar with the terminology it is not at all clear how to proceed.
In Administer Wiki, I see Applications, but the only thing which seems to pop out is 'Extension Manager' which claims to not really be safe to use yet. And it is not clear where an extension is synonymous with a plugin, which is what the OfficeImporter is documented as being.
You missed the "OpenOffice Server" administration section? From there you can start the OpenOffice server, which is used by the office importer module to import/convert office documents. Of course, you need to configure the OpenOffice server connection first, and this is described on http://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Office+Importer+Applica... (there is a link to this page from http://platform.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/Features/OfficeImporter ).
Well, I installed pretty much everythings which said libreoffice, as that is the Ubuntu and Debian standard.
I hope you read my notice from my previous mail. I'm pasting it here: "Note that there was an issue with the latest versions of both office servers, http://jira.xwiki.org/jira/browse/XWIKI-6832 , which was fixed recently in our code. So you either install on older version of OpenOffice/LibreOffice (e.g. 3.2) or use the latest XWiki Enterprise 3.2 snapshot (becuse 3.2M3 wasn't released yet)."
Then I changed the openoffice.homepath=/usr/lib/openoffice/
It should be /usr/lib/libreoffice/ because you installed LibreOffice and not OpenOffice.
Rebooted the VM just to be sure everything was updated. Force the current page to clear on my laptop. In the Administer->Configuration->Open Office I tried to 'Update'. It replies:
"Failed to execute the [velocity] macro"
If you click on it you should see the full error message, including a stack trace which is very useful to understand the problem. Otherwise you can look at the server console/log. Hope this helps, Marius
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On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 07:58:39AM +0300, Marius Dumitru Florea wrote:
On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 8:30 PM, Dale Amon <[email protected]> wrote:
On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 10:04:29AM +0300, Marius Dumitru Florea wrote:
On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 9:35 AM, Dale Amon <[email protected]> wrote:
On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 11:42:15PM -0400, Sergiu Dumitriu wrote:
More at http://platform.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/Features/OfficeImporter
A few comments on human factors. Although this looks like it might be exactly what I want, for a person unfamiliar with the terminology it is not at all clear how to proceed.
In Administer Wiki, I see Applications, but the only thing which seems to pop out is 'Extension Manager' which claims to not really be safe to use yet. And it is not clear where an extension is synonymous with a plugin, which is what the OfficeImporter is documented as being.
You missed the "OpenOffice Server" administration section? From there you can start the OpenOffice server, which is used by the office importer module to import/convert office documents. Of course, you need to configure the OpenOffice server connection first, and this is described on http://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Office+Importer+Applica... (there is a link to this page from http://platform.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/Features/OfficeImporter ).
Well, I installed pretty much everythings which said libreoffice, as that is the Ubuntu and Debian standard.
I hope you read my notice from my previous mail. I'm pasting it here:
"Note that there was an issue with the latest versions of both office servers, http://jira.xwiki.org/jira/browse/XWIKI-6832 , which was fixed recently in our code. So you either install on older version of OpenOffice/LibreOffice (e.g. 3.2) or use the latest XWiki Enterprise 3.2 snapshot (becuse 3.2M3 wasn't released yet)."
Then I changed the openoffice.homepath=/usr/lib/openoffice/
It should be /usr/lib/libreoffice/ because you installed LibreOffice and not OpenOffice.
Rebooted the VM just to be sure everything was updated. Force the current page to clear on my laptop. In the Administer->Configuration->Open Office I tried to 'Update'. It replies:
"Failed to execute the [velocity] macro"
If you click on it you should see the full error message, including a stack trace which is very useful to understand the problem. Otherwise you can look at the server console/log.
Hope this helps, Marius
We had to manually created and populate the default path that was selected: mkdir -p /usr/share/tomcat6/.openoffice.org/3 and I used rsync to copy my laptop /home/amon/.openoffice directory to the server. That seems to have made it work. I have no idea why the set up had not autopopulated this directory and required such extreme measures.
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