[archive] ajw_public_notepad

Andrew · 2005-04-22 20:38:56

Strange. Perhaps it’s exceeding mysql’s limit. From the docs:

If you assign a value to a BLOB or TEXT column that exceeds the column type’s maximum length, the value is truncated to fit. If the truncated characters are not spaces, a warning is generated.

Which means that if you notice this happening, if you have the ability to immediately perform the following command you’ll be able to see if anything failed in mysql:

mysql> show warnings;

Andrew · 2005-04-22 20:52:29

hmm… i guess the show warnings feature was introduced in mysql 4.1.0 (which you might not have)

thebombsite · 2005-04-23 03:42:10

I’m afraid I can’t check as it’s not my site and the site owner is away for the weekend now. I’ll see if I can find out when he’s back.

sekhu · 2005-05-26 19:19:20

just a couple of questions:

1) does this work with rc3?
2) could this plugin be expanded or modified in such a way as:

the user is able to write in the notepad a page, complete wit the write abilities of an article, for it to be saved and to display with the css used in the admin area so it looks like a tabbed page.

my thought was to have an internal FAQ/Help page for my users who want to write reviews – bascially they would click the page, it would display text, images with instructions such as how to enter a post, how to use pluginx x within the write article to enable adding images, or classes and so on. I made a request for this and I believe it might be in the pipeline, but as this plugin has some of that required functionality, perhaps this sort of thing can be built into it? I’ve wondered if such a plugin could simply attach an RTF document or HTML file without the need for acutally typing aything else in.

Too much?

Mary · 2005-05-26 19:49:18

It would work with rc3 – its an admin plugin, which weren’t possible until rc3. :)

Andrew · 2005-05-26 20:13:57

> Too much?

No, never too much. Truthfully, I’ve wanted to do a major expansion of this plugin because I see a major need for cross-author communication in multi-author textpattern sites. However, I think the all-under-one-roof system only goes so far before you get into bloat, and many other tools such as Basecamp can manage.

That being said, I think some expansion toward multiple notes and a reimplimentation of private notes, and possibly a tie-in to file uploads (for docs like you were describing) could make for a very powerful and simple tool.

It’s just a matter of getting the time to jump back into it. I’m fairly manic when it comes to development; the Workflow plugin I made in under a day. Notepad shouldn’t take too much time, once i get a spec nailed down (which is why your input is very appreciated). Unforseen distractions aside, I’d like to get something done in the next month or so.

sekhu · 2005-05-26 20:28:50

brilliant – sounds good :)

jameslomax · 2005-05-27 12:02:32

One thing about this: I used it quite extensively to communicate with an online buddy, and it appears that after a certain amount of text is entered…suddenly…..zip!…..all the text disappears, presumably because theres a limit on how much it can store. That could cause major problems.

Andrew · 2005-05-27 14:08:43

I wonder what that was all about because there shouldn’t be a liimit to it. I’d like to get to the bottom of the behavior you’re describing.

jameslomax · 2005-05-27 16:28:27

I think it happened twice – no warning, just GONE.
Fortunately, it wasn’t critical stuff.

Andrew · 2005-05-27 22:25:07

You sound a little upset. Perhaps it’s just your CAPS, but I apologize for any inconvenience the disappearing text has caused you.

jameslomax · 2005-05-28 08:37:42

No, it was OK – fortunately, nothing critical!
The caps were more of a warning, and an emphasis, because I could imagine a developers situation where you’re recording some code, whatever, and it would be upsetting if you lost it.

I’m grateful for the plug in – its a good one. I think its also got interesting development potential, as a way of storing multiple text files. Could that be done – not just one document but 10, 20 or more, accessible with a dropdown menu?

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