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Subject: Re: [odf-adoption] Update on OpenDocument XML.org transition
Very encouraging developments indeed. Thanks to the OASIS team, Charles. robert_weir@us.ibm.com a écrit : > > This is a great step forward. Thanks! > > On the blog aggregation feature, is it smart enough that we can > configure it to filter by tag's as well (using the rel='tag' > attribute), perhaps on a blog-by-blog basis? I know for example that > I blog on many different subjects, and we might want the ODF ones > only, but not posts on berries or homebrewing. I imagine other blogs > are similar. > > -Rob > > > > "Carol Geyer" <carol.geyer@oasis-open.org> wrote on 09/06/2007 > 03:41:49 PM: > > > ODF Adoption Committee: > > I'm happy to report that Neil has completed the basic transition of the > > OpenDocument focus area to Drupal 5.2. We're still working out a > fewkinks, but > > I wanted to bring you up to speed on the significant improvements: > > > > 1. More flexibility for text entry: We are using a new text editor > (TinyMCE), > > and we're also offering the option to disable rich-text and input > php code or > > full html. > > > > 2. Poll--We've added a poll to the right column. I created the > firstone based > > on a question provided by Erwin. The TC can change this as > frequently as you > > like. > > > > 3. More prominence for site bloggers: The siteblogs page > > (http://opendocument.xml.org/siteblogs) now displays photos for site > bloggers > > and lists most frequent bloggers first. > > > > 4. More visibility for new content: The right column lists the six > most recent > > content entries (not just blogs). > > > > 5. Easier to delete spam: There's much more to do here, but at > leastwe can now > > delete spam comments in batch instead of one-by-one. > > > > 6. Categories: We can now define a set of category terms and let > users select > > categories for their content. > > > > 7. Restored wiki functionality: Freelinking is working again, so > users can > > create links to new pages by using double brackets [[new page title]]. > > > > 8. Forums are working again. > > > > ---- > > Next steps: > > > > -Enhanced spam control: Neal has a lot of ideas for this, and we > hope to make > > significant headway next week. If anyone on the TC has experience > with Drupal > > spam modules, please let me know. > > > > -Blog aggregator: This is top on our to-do list after spam control. > Can the TC > > provide Neil with an updated list of bloggers we want to include? > > > > -Consider combining the "Knowledge base" and "Wiki" sections: The > DITA XML.org > > Editorial Board is taking steps to combine their KB and Wiki > > sections, in order > > to create a more wikipedia-like interface and encourage more community > > collaboration. If you would find value in this for OpenDocument, we > > can discuss > > this on the next TC call. > > > > -Notify: We plan to install a Drupal module that will let users > receive email > > alerts when edits are made to specific pages. This will be great for > Forums. > > > > -Top posters list: We'd like to display a list of people who contribute > > frequently to the site as a reward and incentive to others. > > > > -Other ideas: There are many modules for extending Drupal functionality > > (http://drupal.org/project/Modules). We're open to suggestions for > > modules that > > you feel would be useful for OpenDocument XML.org. > > > > I'd be happy to answer questions and discuss future plans for the > > Focus Area on > > the Committee's next call. > > > > Carol > > > > > > > > _________________________________ > > Carol Geyer > > Director of Communications > > OASIS > > +1.978.667.5115 x209 > > > > Register now for the Open Standards Forum: > > "Enabling Transformational Government Through Web Services and SOA" > > 29-30 Oct 2007 * London > > http://events.oasis-open.org/home/forum/2007 > > -- Charles-H. Schulz, Associé / Associate Ars Aperta.
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