Pier questions [Part 2]

> Hi,
>
>>            I'm back, trying to configure Pier.
>
> Good to have you back :).
>
>> The first step I need
>> to achieve is having a blog running but with comments disabled. While
>> doing so, some questions appeared:
>>
>> 1. It seems that the "Add" button has different meanings depending on
>> the current selected page (environment? I still don't know exactly
>> what this is in the Pier case). So, you can use it for adding a page
>> in the main environment but only to add a post in the blog
>> environment. Is this correct? Is it supposed to work in this way?
>
> Yes, it is correct.
>
> Add is a command and commands apply to the current "Structure".  
> Examples of Structures are: Page, Blog, Post, Comment, Component,  
> File. Depending on the current Structure and on the rights of the user  
> you will be able to perform different commands.
>
> Coming back to the Add command, this particular command allows you to  
> select what to add, and narrow down the options afterwards.
>
>> 2. If the first is correct, is there a simple way to change the link
>> caption, so that when the user is in the blog page the link states
>> "Add Post" instead of "Add". I don't think that the previous approach
>> is intuitive.
>
> There actually is a debate here about this issue. Some think it's  
> better to have all Add commands under the same link, some think it's  
> better to have several links. I happen to be on the second camp, but  
> the current approach should work just fine.
>
>> 3. Is there a simple way to avoid leaving comments in blog posts?
>
> You can disable the comments by setting the Comment Timeout to be  
> 00:00:00:00. You do that by going to the Blog, Edit and then set the  
> Comment Timeout.
>
>> 4. Is there a way to configure the contents of the left sidebar.
>
> This is where Environment comes into play :). The Environment is the  
> template, and those things on the right are embedded in the  
> Environment. You can access the Environment from any page via the Edit  
> Design command.
>
>
> Cheers,
> Doru
>
> --
> www.tudorgirba.com
> www.tudorgirba.com/blog
>
> "In a world where everything is moving ever faster,
> one might have better chances to win by moving slower."
>
>
>

> Hi Tudor, thanks for the response. Tomorrow I'll try based on your
> information. BTW, I've seen your slides of ESUG and Stephane said that
> there was a video of your presentation, but I couldn't find it. Do you
> know if it is available?
>
> Cheers,
>              Andrés
>
> Tudor Girba escribió:
>> Hi,
>>
>>>           I'm back, trying to configure Pier.
>>
>> Good to have you back :).
>>
>>> The first step I need
>>> to achieve is having a blog running but with comments disabled.  
>>> While
>>> doing so, some questions appeared:
>>>
>>> 1. It seems that the "Add" button has different meanings depending  
>>> on
>>> the current selected page (environment? I still don't know exactly
>>> what this is in the Pier case). So, you can use it for adding a page
>>> in the main environment but only to add a post in the blog
>>> environment. Is this correct? Is it supposed to work in this way?
>>
>> Yes, it is correct.
>>
>> Add is a command and commands apply to the current "Structure".
>> Examples of Structures are: Page, Blog, Post, Comment, Component,
>> File. Depending on the current Structure and on the rights of the  
>> user
>> you will be able to perform different commands.
>>
>> Coming back to the Add command, this particular command allows you to
>> select what to add, and narrow down the options afterwards.
>>
>>> 2. If the first is correct, is there a simple way to change the link
>>> caption, so that when the user is in the blog page the link states
>>> "Add Post" instead of "Add". I don't think that the previous  
>>> approach
>>> is intuitive.
>>
>> There actually is a debate here about this issue. Some think it's
>> better to have all Add commands under the same link, some think it's
>> better to have several links. I happen to be on the second camp, but
>> the current approach should work just fine.
>>
>>> 3. Is there a simple way to avoid leaving comments in blog posts?
>>
>> You can disable the comments by setting the Comment Timeout to be
>> 00:00:00:00. You do that by going to the Blog, Edit and then set the
>> Comment Timeout.
>>
>>> 4. Is there a way to configure the contents of the left sidebar.
>>
>> This is where Environment comes into play :). The Environment is the
>> template, and those things on the right are embedded in the
>> Environment. You can access the Environment from any page via the  
>> Edit
>> Design command.
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Doru
>>
>> --
>> www.tudorgirba.com
>> www.tudorgirba.com/blog
>>
>> "In a world where everything is moving ever faster,
>> one might have better chances to win by moving slower."
>>
>>
>>
>
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