BlogMag.net changes

I have just posted some changes to BlogMag.net.

Navigation changes
I have made some changes to the top menu in the web pages. The button Home now always leads to the member's home page. If the member is not logged in, the member will be asked for a login and password.

Bug fix
I have made some changes in the code to work around the bug in TurboGears. There is a problem with Validator defined inside Compound widgets.

I have fixed that bug by explicitly naming the widget in the method parameters. 
def comment_save(self, id, Captcha={}, **data):
def comment_save(self, id, Captcha={}, **data):
If you want more info for that bug you can read this thread in the TurboGears mailing list.
 
Posted on Nov 28, 2007 by: Fred Cirera @ 19:44 Leave a comment Comments: 7

BlogMag ToDo list

I just gonna through ideas, bugs to fix and things I have to work on for BlogMag. This list is not ordered. It is posted here just as a reminder and for future reference.

Short term stuff

  • recent posts widget
  • extend the about me widget
  • add link to social sites such as digg, facebook, redit, technorati,...
  • email notifications for comments
  • permalink
  • fix the problem with categories links
  • add code for embed video
  • allow people to add their own google ad

Long term stuff

  • friends
  • gravatars
  • more look templates
  • rating for articles
 
Posted on Oct 23, 2007 by: Fred Cirera @ 15:41 Leave a comment Comments: 6

BlogMag New version.

A new version of BlogMag has been deployed few minutes ago. This new version fix few minor bugs I have discovered while posting my first two articles. I have also implemented this few new features:

  • Draft / Published mode. The article is in draft mode while you are working on it. You change the mode to published when it is ready. Draft article are only displayed when logged. A water mark with with word draft is displayed in the background of a draft article.

  • Summary. I have added a new field Summary. This field is only displayed on the home page.

  • Tools button. In the page post an article I have hidden few options behind a button tools. This allow to only display the important fields, and hide the optional ones.

  • Help pages. I have also started to implement a mechanism to manage help pages. I have also started to write some help pages.

If you want to try this new version you are welcome to join BlogMag beta version.

 
Posted on Oct 18, 2007 by: Fred Cirera @ 16:46 Leave a comment Comments: 4