Templates/website/schedule

Brief schedule

Tasks needed now

• decide to use drupal 6, or 5.7
• decide if UI is needed for submission: prefered is to just upoad the template and take all data from the template meta data and account settings
• upload of several templates in one zip file
• decide how to recognize an existing template, and mark as updated; automated, or just manual update of selected template?
• make seperate drupal module
• disalow to refuse contact via e-mail (e-mail will be hidden via contact formular)
• enable different content types for the module, like extensions, templates, ....
• info about minimal OOo version needed
• info about language of template - taken from document character property; how to recognize same template across different languages?
• counter
• generic tracking module for code like google analytics
• define categories like in OOo template manager

Tasks later

• use openofice.org login
• migrate extension site to new modules
• migrate from extensions login to OOo login
• enable 'friends of user' to be able to name another account to do same task for submitted content
• use StarOffice Server for generating a screenshot of the template

Tasks optional

• breadcrumb/top natigation path like in NetBeans wiki

State of the project

• decision towards drupal 5, because version 6 lacks still some modules
• evaluated to use OOo login: works with soap at tools.services.openoffice.org/soap/servlet/rpcrouter, iBISService, isAccountValid
• asked for webserver at osuosl 07.07.2008; should be available in seven days
• evaluate taking meta data from template: started...
• TODO: Wk 30, provide module for uploading one template
• TODO: Wk 31, provide a new content module for drupal: template
• TODO: Wk 32, general configuration of drupal on webserver and installing drupal modules
• TODO: Wk 33, configure menu/layout of drupal for the template site
• TODO: Wk 34, provide nice theming on the site