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Chapter 19: Customizing the Web Author Console

Brief introduction into the purpose of this chapter:

• The concept of a Content Management System (CMS)

• The features of OpenCms

• The history and community surrounding OpenCms

• A technical overview of the OpenCms project

• Chapter 19: Table of Contents:

  • Before We Begin
  • The Different Faces of the Web Author Console
  • The Console in the Seven Modes of the Web Author Context
    • Using the PAPI to Determine the Current Web Author Context Mode
  • Building Blocks of the Web Author Console
  • Changing the Look and Feel of the Default Console
    • Changing Colors
    • Changing Fonts
    • Changing Text on Action Controls
    • Changing Action Controls from Hyperlinks to Buttons
    • Removing Controls from the List
  • Adding Custom Action Controls to the Console
    • Inheriting from a BaseAction Class
      • Creating a New Page with a Pre-Defined Template
    • Inheriting from a BasePostbackAction Class
      • Deleting All Connected Postings Together with the Original Posting
      • Raising Errors within the Error Console
    • Releasing the Ownership of a Posting
    • Inheriting from the BaseNewWindowAction Class
      • Generating a List of Expired Postings
  • Modifying Existing Actions
    • Declining with Reason
      • Creating the GetDeclineReason Dialog
      • Accessing the DeclineReason Field
    • Identifying the Person Who First Edited a Posting
    • Creating the FirstSavedBy Custom Property Definition
    • Capturing the Name of the First Person to Save a New Posting
    • Capturing the Name of the First Person to Edit and Save a Previously Published Posting
  • Summary

BOOK DETAILS   Paperback, 660 pages Released: January 2005 ISBN: 1904811167 Authors: Lim Mei Ying, Joel Ward, Stefan Goßner

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Intro
1. Overview of Microsoft Content Management Server
2. Installing Microsoft Content Management Server 2002 for the Developer
3. The Database Configuration Application
4. The Server Configuration Application
5. Setting Up a Website from Scratch
6. Creating Templates and Postings[ Free Chapter]
7. Working with Placeholders
8. Debugging Template Files
9. Default Postings and Channel Rendering Scripts
10. Understanding the MCMS Publishing Workflow
11.Authoring with Microsoft Content Management Server
12. The Publishing Application Programming Interface
13. Building Navigation Controls
14. Customizing Placeholder Controls
15. Building Custom Placeholder Definitions and Placeholders
16. Extending the Workflow
17. Publishing with Authoring Connector
18. Implementing Forms Authentication[ Free Chapter]
19. Customizing the Web Author Console
20. Creating Connected Templates and Pages
21. Aggregating Content
22. Enhancing Performance with Caching
23. Site Deployment
24. Hosting Multiple Web Sites and Adding SSL Security
Appendix A
Appendix B
Index
 

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