Re: [odf-adoption] Update on OpenDocument XML.org transition

[Greg Rundlett <greg.rundlett@oasis-open.org>]

On Thursday 06 September 2007 17:03, robert_weir@us.ibm.com wrote:
> 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
>
>

Hi Rob,

I'm looking into the 'free tagging' feature of Drupal, and also 
the 'tagadelic' module which would provide the sort of free-form tagging, 
filtering and tag cloud I think you and other users are interested in.

e.g. http://www.developmentseed.org/blog
or 
http://folktunes.org/tags
http://folktunes.org/artists
http://folktunes.org/songs
http://folktunes.org/instruments

>
> "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
> >
> >
> >
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