[Zope-PTK] PTK-based Discussions?

[Bill Anderson]

Paul Browning wrote:
> 
> > Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2000 21:10:33 -0600
> > From: Bill Anderson <bill@libc.org>
> > Organization: Linux in Boise Club
> > To: zope-ptk@zope.org
> > Subject: Re: [Zope-PTK] PTK-based Discussions?
> >
> > Alexander Schonfeld wrote:
> >>
> >> > I've been reading the PTK archives, and was extremely happy to discover
> >> > that the PTK now allows objects that are 'discussable'. According to
> >> > what I read, this feature should be available in the CVS version of the
> >> > PTK, but after downloading the new PTK from CVS, I can't find a way to
> >> > create discussions using the Demo Portal. Is it just missing an
> >> > appropriate wizard, or has my install gone wrong, or what?
> >>
> >> Since each object is discussable:
> >>         1. Create a user
> >>         2. At left go to "My Stuff"
> >>         3. Click on index_html for example
> >>         4. At left you see a "Reply" and "View thread", those are your
> >>         options... :)
> >>
> >> Once you start "Reply"ing to objects it stores the messages in a
> >> "Correspondence" folder in your home folder.  So each reply is
> >> associated with the person who wrote it I guess.
> >
> > Yup, that works here.
> >
> > One problem:
> > When clicking on 'view thread', I see a all teh replies of that member
> > in a tree menu. It gets better. If I expand it, I am treated to a repeat
> > of what I saw. Repeat ad nauseum.
> >
> > I'll see if I can glance around and figure out what is going on here.
> >
> 
> Hmmm. Don't think I've seen that (yet).
> 
> May I make a general plea? When people report experiences with
> the PTK can they specify what _role_ was assumed by the user
> at the time (i.e. member, contributor, reviewer, manager)?

Well, normal members can see all replies, but the recursive thing is
annoying, as is seeing _all_ replies to all objects.  When the user's
role is that of manager, they see much more, such as images, etc.

 
> I recently reported some discussable object weirdness
> to the Tracker (http://www.zope.org/Products/PTK/Tracker/85/1 )
> along the lines of
> 
> "Guests can see a "View thread" link but
> authenticated users who have the
> role member can't. The problem
> doesn't apply to authenticated users who
> have the roles contributor, reviewer or
> manager. "
> 
> This seems at odds with what is being described above, but
> I may be out to lunch on this.

It is likely a different CVS date dump. Mine is about 10 days old, IIRC.
How new/old is yours?

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