[openbeos] Re: Website: what is it exactly?
- From: "Rob Tijssen" <rob.tijssen@xxxxxxx>
- To: <openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 22:38:13 +0200
Is it possible to let people be able to search in some predefined selectable
areas whithin Drupal? Like some kind of a checklist:
Search
[___________________] [Go]
Where to search:
[x] Haiku-os.org
[x] Community....org
[ ] Forum...
[ ] Internet (use Google/yahoo/altavista/whatever)
[ ] Etc
Greets, Rob
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Van: openbeos-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:openbeos-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Namens Jorge G. Mare (a.k.a. Koki)
Verzonden: vrijdag 18 augustus 2006 21:12
Aan: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Onderwerp: [openbeos] Re: Website: what is it exactly?
Waldemar Kornewald wrote:
>> Drupal has an "Advanced Search" feature that would help you refine
>> searches pretty much any way you want.
>>
>> http://plonetest.haiku-os.org/search/node
>>
>> We just need to make it visible. :-)
>>
>> So, IMHO, searches not giving you the content that you are looking for
>> should not really be much of a concern.
>
> Most users will just enter the search text into the mini search form,
> get too many results, and get annoyed...
The opposite argument (that people get annoyed because they cannot do a
full search) can also be made. And while you can never make everyone
happy, I am sure we can come up with a solution that is reasonably good
for everyone.
> we'd have to customize Drupal
> if we want to exclude forum posts, by default (don't know how
> difficult this will be).
I was thinking something along those lines. :-)
> Is it such a big problem if we keep the
> forums in phpBB?
Not really. But I think the question here should be: is it really
necessary? :-)
> The next problem is that we risk having a multi-lingual site where the
> translations are "unofficial" and possibly out of date and incomplete.
> OTOH, a community site shouldn't be so unprofessional, either. We can
> only maintain translations for languages with enough volunteers and
> that's the same situation as with a community site...
I have been thinking about the multilingual stuff as well as about
regional/international communities, and have briefly discussed it with
Michael P. Regional/international HUGs will be encouraged and supported;
there will be some very basic guidelines to follow, to ensure brand
identity and consistency of message, while giving each HUG the to cater
to their audience with a good degree of flexibility. The specifics will
transpire at some point in time.
> What else would be necessary for a community site? And wouldn't it be
> better to have a separate community site with extra features like
> email accounts, personal blogs, etc.. That would even attract people
> outside of the Haiku community and it gives us a chance to introduce
> them to Haiku. I doubt that we can offer this on the official site
> without overloading it.
As you can realize, there is a lot stuff to figure out and do; we will
look into and act upon each of them little by little. Not everything can
happen overnight. :-)
Koki
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