[opencms-dev] Don't see how to do anything with new project - explorer is blank

[pgandert at gandert-edv.de]

Hello John

I am also evaluating OpenCMS and beginnig to write my own Content-Definitions 
(very timeconsuming, when done the first time..... ;-) ).

I believe, You must use for development a IE on Windows, because the Admin-
Interface of the OpenCMS seems to be optimized for Windows. Especially, when 
You want to edit the pages, because there are used two plugins for IE for 
editing the Source-Code or the WYSIWYG.

But the Sites, created on OpenCMS will also work on Netscape; depending on the 
features you are programming.... ;-)

Ciao, hoping i could help You
Peter Gandert


Zitiere John Collins <jcollins at cs.umn.edu>:

> I'm evaluating opencms for a client in the US, a medical practice group.
> 
>  It looks like it has many of the right features.  
> 
> I've installed it on one of my RedHat 7.1 systems, the install and setup
> 
> seemed to go well.  I can log into the admin area.  However, the 
> explorer is completely blank, just two blank panels side by side, under
> 
> the standard header bar.  I though maybe that was because there were no
> 
> projects yet.  I created a project, specifying the root folder as 
> suggested in an earlier message.  Still nothing in the explorer view.  I
> 
> don't see any way to create new folders or content or anything.  The 
> user documentation seems so out-of-date as to be useless, and the 
> on-line help is in German.  When I try going back to the admin view in 
> Netscape, the browser crashes.
> 
> I've tried viewing the admin site in both Netscape 4.76 and in Mozilla 
> 0.9.4, the only difference I can see is that under Netscape the layout 
> is badly munged but seems to work, and in Mozilla the layout looks fine.
> 
>  Plus, Netscape crashes frequently, and Mozilla doesn't.  I've got a 
> Mozilla 0.9.5 on another Linux machine I could try, and there might be a
> 
> copy of IE on a Macintosh around here somewhere.  However, I have no 
> Windows machines available at this point.  I expect the client will be 
> happy with using IE for administration, but I don't have it available to
> 
> me at this point.
> 
> Am I missing something, or am I just out of luck without a Windows
> machine?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> John Collins
> 
> 
>