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On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 6:06 PM, Simon Waters <simon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Roland Tarver wrote: <snip> > If you want to link it from a random place you can do that in the body > of that content, the members profile content is only viewable to logged > in users so probably not appropriate in this case. > > Typically I'd expect an item like that to be placed in an existing book > (or a new book if applicable), say "Software Hints and Tips" when it > will automagically acquire navigation. O ok, things are becoming clearer. :-) My apologies I am totally unfamiliar with drupal. I must have a look at some documentation for it.... > See the "Outline" tab when editing that node. I do not appear to be able to edit this node, nor see an outline tab. Perhaps you have to be an admin or a writer to do this? Is there an authenticated user "book(s)" which I can contribute to? and have the content automatically listed in the navigation. > I think it people just create random nodes without regard for how they > relate to other items on the site it would all become unwieldy and > manic. Understood and agreed. :-) > You can do a "page" outside of a book, and users with relevant authority > can add these to menus and such like, but that is a lot more cumbersome > than just adding a page into a book as far as I can see. Doesn't seem to > hold any great advantage except possibly a slight increase in > flexibility in setting up menus if you don't want that content somewhere > else as well. Ok, I will forget about adding individual pages. Incidentally, whilst playing I added a new "book page" and a new "story":- http://www.dcglug.org.uk/node/92 http://www.dcglug.org.uk/node/93 But again, seem to have similar issues in terms of finding them again? >> I created this page www.dcglug.org.uk/node/91 by way of a test, to see >> what the site permits me to do. > > Keep playing. Will do :-) > The site also allows one to give content a more readable URI, but I > suspect you have to be an admin to do that? > >> After creating it, the only way I could find it again, was by using >> the search. Is that deliberate? Or, should I be able to create a link >> to it - say from my profile page (www.dcglug.org.uk/user/83)? >> >> I could not find any instructions on the site itself and I also note >> that others have had similar "problems". >> >> www.dcglug.org.uk/node/18 > We are using Drupal, it has ample documentation elsewhere, I'm not sure > reproducing it on the site would help. It should link out to the > official drupal site where necessary. Ok, sorry, yes - I will have to look through the documentation. > The blogging module is also available if you think a blog rather than > the existing book is more appropriate location. Noted, thanks. > I'm still getting the hang of drupal, so I might be wrong on the above, > but it mostly seems to make sense to me apart from the overly > complicated image handling, so I think I'll understand it properly soon > if they don't change it all in the next upgrade. > > Simon Thanks for your reply Simon, it has certainly helped my understanding of how the site (drupal) works. I still need to figure out how to post new content, to either:- a) an existing book within the navigation, or b) a new book (that subsequently becomes, visible in the navigation) Many thanks Best wishes Roly -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html