April 2006 - Development - lists.drupal.org

RE: [development] How do you work remotely on a Microsoft server?
by Steven Peck 21 Apr '06

21 Apr '06

VNC is not an efficient tool with built in RDP be far superior (I used to use VNC for years) http://www.microsoft.com/mac/otherproducts/otherproducts.aspx?pid=remote desktopclient You can install a number of OpenSSH versions that give you command line access. All else is constrainst, opinion and resources and fodder for other lists. > -----Original Message----- > From: development-bounces(a)drupal.org > [mailto:development-bounces@drupal.org] On Behalf Of Pat Collins > Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 7:21 AM > To: development(a)drupal.org > Subject: Re: [development] How do you work remotely on a > Microsoft server? > > > On Fri, 14 Apr 2006 08:56:20 -0500, Nic Ivy <nji(a)njivy.org> wrote : > > > 1. What is the most productive way to connect to a remote Microsoft > > server from an Intel-based Mac? > > > > search for chicken-of-the-vnc > > > 2. Once connected, what is the best way to develop Drupal > on a remote > > Microsoft server? > > > > Reformat and install Linux of course. > > > I typically use Unix-type command line tools and am > unfamiliar with > > the ways of Windows. Any advice is welcome. > > > > Install cygwin. There are some equivilent tools on Windows > (findstr, wmic, > netsh), install activestate perl or python if you need a real > scripting > language and don't want to use cygwin. > > Pat > >

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Issues with password_confirm fields
by Sammy Spets 21 Apr '06

21 Apr '06

Hi everyone, I've just posted an issue (http://drupal.org/node/59526) regarding password_confirm fields in CVS. A patch has been submitted in the issue post. Nice quick and easy fix. There are a couple more issues with this field to come and i'll notify you in here as well. Cheers, -- Sammy Spets Synerger Pty Ltd http://www.synerger.com/

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Usability improvement: Clearer language in e-mail sent to new accounts
by Steve Dondley 21 Apr '06

21 Apr '06

I recently created the following text for new accounts on a site I'm building. I think makes things a little easier to understand by breaking the e-mail into sections (formatted with plain text). It's especially geared to users who may be new to registering to online communities. If people like this, I'll roll it into a patch: %username, *************************************************** Please follow these easy instructions and save or print out this e-mail for future reference. *************************************************** A site administrator at the %site web site has created an account for you: username: "%username" (no quotes, with spaces, if any) password: %password INSTANTLY LOG IN NOW AND CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD ============================================== Log in now by clicking on the following link or by copying and pasting it into your browser's address bar: %login_url IMPORTANT: This link above expires after the first time you use it. Trying to use this link to log in a second time will not work. The link above will take you to %edit_uri. We highly recommend changing your password here to one that you can remember. Simply type in your new password twice into the "Password" fields provided on the form and then click "Submit" at the very bottom of the page. See the tips at the bottom of this e-mail for tips on choosing a secure password. EDIT YOUR ACCOUNT SETTINGS ========================== Other settings are available %edit_uri that allow you to contol your identity and how you interact with our online community. To help establish yourself, we strongly encourage you to look over these options and change them as you see fit. You can always change them later at any time. HOW TO LOG IN LATER =================== To log in to the site at any time in the future, visit %login_uri to log in. There you will type in your username and password. Please bookmark this login page in your browser for quick reference. FORGOT YOUR USERNAME OR PASSWORD? ================================= Don't panic. It's painless to get another one by visiting %login_uri and following the instructions on the "request new password" link. NOTE: The only way to recover from a lost password is to have a new password assigned to you. No person, not even the person who controls the site, has the ability to look up your old password. It is encrypted and not readable by humans. THANKS! ======= We thank you for helping build the power fo working people! -- %site team SECURE PASSWORD TIPS: Passwords should be at least 6 characters in length, contain no words you'd find in a dictionary, and be a mix of uppercase, lowercase, numbers and even punctuation marks. -- Dondley Communications http://www.dondleycommunications.com Communicate or Die: American Labor Unions and the Internet http://www.communicateordie.com

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Updated 4.7 tagged modules after_build, too
by Karoly Negyesi 20 Apr '06

20 Apr '06

Hi! This includes: bypass_forced_preview (non trivial change) station/archive/station_archive.module webcomic/webcomic.module I sincerely hope I have not made a mess with tags. Regards NK

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Contribution authors: #after_build fix committed
by Karoly Negyesi 20 Apr '06

20 Apr '06

Hi! We changed #after_build syntax this late. So, I have upped the following module to use the new, array of functions syntax: audio filemanager image ldap_addressbook na_arbitrator/acl station/archive/station_archive.module webcomic Thanks for your understanding and your contribution to the Drupal project. Regards NK Ps. forms_api_backport is not updated, that's a really fine idea, I love it, but I do not want to shoulder the maintainance of it.

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Re: [DUG-TO] MeshConference: Canada's Web 2.0
by Khalid B 20 Apr '06

20 Apr '06

Duh ... We had been discussing the DrupalCamp Toronto on the DUG-TO mailing list. Then this client of mine will be attending that conference. It completely escaped me that Drupal will be tacked along that conference (strikes forhead). A senior moment there for me ... Good that Drupal folks are attending. Sorry Phil for missing you there ...

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better autocompletion?
by Gerhard Killesreiter 20 Apr '06

20 Apr '06

Hi there! I have a problem with autocompletion for selecting a node by title. This is a very noce methid to find a node, but the problem is that it is ambiguous. There might be several nodes by the same name. You can try to make it less ambiguous by adding the author's name and or the date, but only the node ID will do away with ambiguity. The problem is that the UI does not look really nice. I've thought about a way to transfer more information in the request, but this is problematic. After all an autcompletion field is just a textfield. Also, we need to keep non-JS browsers in mind and if I essentially require CSV data in the textfield this is a usability nightmare for these people. To process CSV data for select fields is also not much fun and error prone. Now, the following idea won't help non-JS browsers at all, but it will be helpful for JS-browsers. The idea is to store all the information about the selection made by the user in a session variable. You can already assign the available selections to a session variable after populating the array of matches. What is required is to make this information contain only the actual selected value. To this end the JS would need to run the autocompletion function one more time after the user has moved out of the select field. My questions are: 1) Is this possible? 2) Does anybody else consider this a good idea? Cheers, Gerhard

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Help Vampires - A Spotter's Guide
by Adrian Rossouw 19 Apr '06

19 Apr '06

http://www.slash7.com/pages/vampires -- Adrian Rossouw Drupal developer and Bryght Guy http://drupal.org | http://bryght.com

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Thanks to Gerhard and Steven!
by Nedjo Rogers 19 Apr '06

19 Apr '06

Welcome back, Dries :) You'll see that in your absence Gerhard has done an amazing job of keeping abreast of the patch queue, Steven has stepped up his excellent work, while Neil has pitched in too. I imagine Gerhard comes through this period with a new appreciation of what you've been doing for so long, Dries. Thanks to you all. And, of course, to all the bug submitters, patch authors, and issue reviewers. I'd say the new expanded team of core committers, http://drupal.org/node/51536, has passed its first test with flying colours. (I liked reading the profiles of some of the newer Drupal talents in the newsletter, http://drupal.org/newsletter/2006/april)

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Awesome form building UI
by Chris Messina 19 Apr '06

19 Apr '06

Check it out: http://wufoo.com/demo/ Can we get this into CCK? Chris

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