[opencms-dev] Create a new project - Confusing...

[Bernard, Shawn]

My initial problem with the user interface and creating a project was different.  It was confusing and not user friendly at all.  Is there an upgraded user interface in the works?  Why is a Web app used in this instance when it is FAR from an optimal solution.  I understand that it is (theoretically) platform independent, but it isn't even browser independent!  Why wasn't a stand-alone app designed for the IDE to openCMS?  It seems that it would be MUCH more useful AND useable.  I am sorely disappointed in the current IDE.  Am I expected to hand this over to experienced developers and tell them that this is all they have to work with?  I think I might be laughed (or beaten) out of my department if I did that.

Sorry to sound so harsh, but I view this problem as a very large blemish on this otherwise fine product.

Can I get further input from everyone on whether they feel the same way?

Thanks,

Shawn

-----Original Message-----
From: ambiesense at gmx.de [mailto:ambiesense at gmx.de]
Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 4:16 PM
To: opencms-dev at www.opencms.org
Subject: [opencms-dev] Create a new project - Confusing...


Hi folks,

how can I create a new project? The documentation says by switching to Admin
Mode, clicking Projectmanagement -> New Project  and filling out the "Create
A new project" dialog.

I did it, I choose a directory of my choice, lets say "test".  Then I get a
CMSException:

com.opencms.file.mySql.CmsDbAccess  /default/vfs/test

I do not understand. Does the project directory allready has to exist before
I generate it???

I do not understand this workflow... Can somebody help me by telling me how
to 

1. make a total empty project of my choice 
2. how to integrate a already existing couple of HTML pages to a project and
integrate it therefore in OpenCMS as a project so I can edit and publish it
withing OpenCMS

The documentation seem strange to me... do not understand.

I could manage to install the basic OpenCMS v5 rc1 but not to install one of
the modules - do not work with v5. So I DO NOT have the examples like
described in the docu of v. 4.6. 

Just wand to integrate own content... but how???

Ralf




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