[drupal-docs] Re: [CS dev] Publication module released (as "epublish")

[Kieran Lal]

On Sep 25, 2005, at 1:06 PM, Liza Sabater wrote:

> Hello and delurking,
>
> I am sure this is a wonderful contribution to the Drupal and  
> CivicSpace module base and I thank Sheldon. Yet, I am a bit  
> disappointed. With all the talk about user-friendly docs in Drupal,  
> we still seem to be a long way from the mark.
>
> Please, please, please, can Drupal make it a pre-requisite for  
> developers to publish screenshots of what the module's  
> functionality and end-product look like? With all due respect, but  
> I think it is unacceptable, needless to say not user friendly, to  
> not be able to see what the module does unless one installs it and  
> tries to figure out how it works.
>
> Would it be prudent to turn that module section into a template  
> with a uniform style that would require a minimum of 3 images; so  
> that developers get into the "think about the little people" mode  
> when uploading?
>
> My more than 2 cents.
>
Yes, it's in the works.  We know we need to add images because two  
well written paragraphs are not as effective as a photo.

If you can round up some folks to take consistent screen captures of  
the administration page for each module then I'll work on getting  
them hosted.

It's on my plate, about 2 months down the road, but I am happy to  
make it happen sooner if I can get some help.

Kieran
> Best,
> liza
>
>
>
> On Sep 25 2005, at 04:58, Sheldon Rampton wrote:
>
>
>>
>> The "publication" module, which I have discussed previously on  
>> this forum, is now available for downloading from Drupal CVS, at  
>> the following URL:
>>
>> http://drupal.org/project/epublish
>>
>> Due to a naming conflict (someone else has separately created a  
>> different module called "publication"), we renamed our module to  
>> "epublish.module." Our module helps organize a group of nodes into  
>> a publication, such as a newspaper, magazine or newsletter. Each  
>> publication can have multiple editions. Within each edition, the  
>> epublish module also makes it possible to organize content by  
>> topic, similar to the way news websites such as the New York Times  
>> categorize their content into sections such as "international,"  
>> "national," "sports," etc. It also provides a few themeable  
>> layouts, and additional layouts can be added if needed.
>>
>> We've been using this module for several months now on our own  
>> website (www.prwatch.org), and seems stable and reliable.
>>
>> --Sheldon Rampton
>>
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