[Zope-PTK] ptk/zope newbie question- please read

Chris Withers chrisw@nipltd.com
Fri, 30 Jun 2000 12:48:58 +0100


Sean Kelley wrote:
> Problem is, without any responses to my questions I am beginning
> to think that the PTK is very rough and any investment into it now may be a
> mistake.  

The PTK IS very rough right now (I await the flaming ;-)

> My concerns are that the PTK will not be easily upgradeable, and I
> cannot get as much community support for it as I can with other products
> like squishdot, etc.  

I don't think this will be the case...

> It seems that PTK group posts and questions are
> usually beyond the realm of beginning user and more on the level
> development.  

I agree, but I think this will change when the PTK is 'usable' by the
geenral public, which it currently isn't...

> Is it less ready than other products
> like squishdot?  

Squishdot is ready, out, and in use by lots of people.
PTK has a much better future and Squishdot will eventually become part
of or a product for the PTK.

> If I begin using it now and new versions come out, will I
> be able to apply the latest version and still retain my data?

This is certainly true of Squishdot. I'm prety sure it will be for the
PTK.

> 1)
> When I try to delete test members by deleting
> them from the MEMBERS folder, I get the error that their
> index_html file cannot be deleted (it also takes a VERY long time
> after I hit the DELETE key and the index_html is listed in each
> member's folder):
> Error is...
> 
> Error Type: ValueError
> Error Value: Uncatalog of absent id
> '/IntraPort/Members/membername/index_html'
>  This seems to happen only on some users- not all

Could it be for users that have deleted index_html already?

> 2)
> Where/how do you make it so that all new members are
> automatically given contributor rights? (I don't want to have to
> publish everyone's stuff in small company intranet)

I'd love to know this too... ;-)
Also, how do I make someone a reviewer without dropping back to the Zope
management interface?

> Any suggestions?

if b) works for you then go for it :-)

> 3)
> Thanks for the members index_html fix (from another's posted fix to the
> members page links to member index_html).  I too, would like to know how to
> fix the listing of members that persist after they have been deleted.  It
> seems to be an intermittent problem.

No idea :(