Stand Alone Comments Page?

Ricfair · 2007-02-27 00:29:17

Thanks everyone for all your support pages re: textpattern. I like the format but I’m brand new to blogging and even newer to CSS. I wish there was some sort of super-basic “for dummies” page that would lay things out…like a glossary, for example. Some of the conceptual things are really hard to get a context for. Sometimes it feels like there are too many haystacks to try to search for information.

Still, in searching those haystacks I’ve come a long way in a week! Yay! Thanks so much for that. I’d be lost on my own.

My set up is very simple. (I can’t do anything fancy and I don’t want to risk mucking things up.) But one thing I would like to do is figure out how to create articles that don’t go directly to the main blog page. How do I separate an article from the mass and have it post to its own page? Specifically, I’d like to create a stand alone comment page (simpler than a forum, I’m thinking).

Thanks in advance. :)
-Ric

zem · 2007-02-27 00:45:56

I wish there was some sort of super-basic “for dummies” page that would lay things out…like a glossary, for example.

There’s one in the FAQ.

hcgtv · 2007-02-27 00:58:46

Destry wrote a Textpattern Building Blocks primer, it helped me out in the beginning to understand the TxP way.

Also, download Simon’s Textpattern end user manual – mucho nice :)

Last edited by hcgtv (2007-02-27 01:08:10)

Ricfair · 2007-02-27 08:07:05

Wonderful, thank you! I’ve seen the FAQ and Simon’s bit (really helpful, I love the panel pics) but Destry’s primer is new to me. I like it! I think I finally figured out sections! ‘Categories’ was easy, but I finally figured out how sections work!! So…the answer to my comment page question: Make a comments section and direct users there to leave comments on that page!

I have to say, one thing I really like about Textpattern is all the little question boxes next to items, so I can just click and get a hint and what that item does. If found most of the user panel stuff easy to figure out. It’s the “backend” mechanics that throw me. (And I have two programmers in the house to help me out.)

The Textpattern FAQ is also really helpful, but it does seem like I have to have a basic understanding before I can really understand it. It spells out a thing, but not how it works. I don’t now what <txp:article /> means. And what the heck is an if_not??? It feels like we jump right in. If I search on ‘glossary’ I don’t get anything. I’m used to HTML. CSS is a whole new experience. I spent six hours trying to figure out how to left align body text. I searched on every word I could think of. But this question was too basic, the places where it’s touched on it is not explained. (Eventually I just reloaded the default page and started over.)

I think some of it is that I just have to keep immersed in it and try different things until it gels. It’s an exciting program! And I’m looking forward to learning to use it well.

Thank you!!
-Ric

hcgtv · 2007-02-27 15:33:08

Ric,

If you use Firefox, grab the Web Developer extension, it’s one of the best ways to get your head around CSS.

Mary · 2007-02-27 19:12:36

The wiki has a Glossary, Tag Reference, etc.

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