Hi Michael, Unfortunately the web hosting company csounds.com is on does not support Plone. steven On Nov 30, 2007 7:20 AM, Michael Gogins wrote: > In my experience, the most drop-dead simple content management system to set up and administer is Plone (www.plone.org), which is based on Zope 3 and Python. I think that being based on Python is an advantage for us in that the site could easily be set up to run Csound via the Python Csound API. > > Plone also has facilities for storing and presenting soundfiles and text files, both of which are needed. > > It has all the usual content management system stuff: built in editor, forms, RSS, etc., etc., etc. > > Regards, > Mike > > > -----Original Message----- > >From: Steven Yi > >Sent: Nov 30, 2007 2:36 AM > >To: csound@lists.bath.ac.uk > >Subject: [Csnd] Re: Re: Re: Re: Journal link.. - cSounds.com Webmaster Search > > > >Hi Dr. B, > > > >Besides just the aspects of design, I would like to highlight that > >content management systems usually do RSS feeds which is incredibly > >important in my opinion to help users keep informed of news, as well > >as search facilities for searching a site. Whether Drupal or other > >system is used, these things are good to keep mind besides just the > >design. > > > >steven > > > >On Nov 29, 2007 11:21 PM, Dr. Richard Boulanger wrote: > >> Steven, > >> > >> Thanks for the suggestions - and the push toward redesign. I > >> completely agree. > >> I love all the work that David did on the site. He made it much more > >> user-friendly > >> and useful, but I think that there are many new tools and models now > >> (OLPC, etc.) > >> > >> I liked, but didn't totally love the ardour.org model. Still - there > >> are many things broken > >> at cSounds.com and many things that I have wanted to include, > >> feature, update for > >> years now.... > >> > >> Brent Boylan and Brian Wong have offered to help. Maybe others will > >> as well. And maybe > >> the first thing we should do is decide upon a new and more open design. > >> > >> Dr. B. > >> > >> > >> > >> On Nov 30, 2007, at 2:05 AM, Steven Yi wrote: > >> > >> > Regarding the link: The link on csounds.com should probably be changed > >> > to link directly to csounds.com/journal instead of that page that is > >> > shown there that doesn't have the latest journal. > >> > > >> > Regarding the site: it really should be migrated to some kind of > >> > content management system or blog system IMO. (Drupal might be a good > >> > solution as PHP or Rails are the only real options on what is > >> > available to use for csounds.com). A nice looking drupal based site > >> > is ardour.org. As it is now, I find myself hardly looking at > >> > csounds.com as it's very hard to find anything as the categorization > >> > is not as narrow as it could be. (The way drupal's site's main > >> > categories are listed up top and how those pages are divided could be > >> > a model). Using blog software such as wordpress might be enough as > >> > well. > >> > > >> > steven > >> > > > >> > On Nov 29, 2007 8:24 PM, Brent Boylan wrote: > >> >> > >> >> I have actually been thinking about volunteering to help with the > >> >> site but > >> >> have not wanted to step on any toes, so to speak. There seem to be > >> >> some > >> >> usability issues to address. But if you just want someone to help > >> >> keep > >> >> things up to date I would like to help with that, too. Let me know. > >> >> > >> >> B. Boylan > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> Dr. Richard Boulanger-3 wrote: > >> >>> > >> >>> Thanks Rory, > >> >>> > >> >>> I will personally try to get to those links you pointed out as soon > >> >>> as I can. > >> >>> > >> >>> But I am looking for help from someone in the Csound community to > >> >>> keep the site up to date. > >> >>> > >> >>> David Akbari - the previous webmaster of cSounds.com (and former > >> >>> student, assistant, > >> >>> collaborator, and all around brilliant and super csounder) has > >> >>> started in a graduate program > >> >>> in speech and hearing and so he doesn't have much time to work on > >> >>> the > >> >>> site any longer. Thanks > >> >>> David - and good luck to you in your studies and research. I can't > >> >>> wait to see (and hear) how > >> >>> you use Csound to assist others and help them hear better. > >> >>> > >> >>> Sooooooooooooo > >> >>> > >> >>> I am looking for a new volunteer to help me update things, change > >> >>> things, revise things, and keep > >> >>> the site going when I am drowning in OLPC, teaching at Berklee, and > >> >>> finishing the 2000+ page > >> >>> Audio Programming Book for MIT Press. > >> >>> > >> >>> Anyone interested in helping out with cSounds.com? > >> >>> > >> >>> Hope so. > >> >>> > >> >>> Dr. B. > >> >>> > >> >>> On Nov 29, 2007, at 3:41 PM, Rory Walsh wrote: > >> >>> > >> >>>> Currently the link to the Csound Journal on the Csounds.com site > >> >>>> does not give a full index of issues. It stops at summer 2006. > >> >>>> Perhaps someone can update it? > >> >>>> > >> >>>> Rory. > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> Send bugs reports to this list. > >> >>>> To unsubscribe, send email sympa@lists.bath.ac.uk with body > >> >>>> "unsubscribe csound" > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> Send bugs reports to this list. > >> >>> To unsubscribe, send email sympa@lists.bath.ac.uk with body > >> >>> "unsubscribe > >> >>> csound" > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Journal-link..- > >> >> tf4899858.html#a14040564 > >> >> Sent from the Csound - General mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> Send bugs reports to this list. > >> >> To unsubscribe, send email sympa@lists.bath.ac.uk with body > >> >> "unsubscribe csound" > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > Send bugs reports to this list. > >> > To unsubscribe, send email sympa@lists.bath.ac.uk with body > >> > "unsubscribe csound" > >> > >> > >> > >> Send bugs reports to this list. > >> To unsubscribe, send email sympa@lists.bath.ac.uk with body "unsubscribe csound" > >> > > > > > >Send bugs reports to this list. > >To unsubscribe, send email sympa@lists.bath.ac.uk with body "unsubscribe csound" > > > > > > Send bugs reports to this list. > To unsubscribe, send email sympa@lists.bath.ac.uk with body "unsubscribe csound" >