On Fri, 02 Sep 2011 07:57 -0700, "Michael MacFadden"
<michael.macfad...@gmail.com> wrote:
> In regards to the current Apache CMS, which we are currently using are:
> 
> No one knows how to use it.  No it's not that complicated, and yes we can
> learn it.  But it's just one more hurdle for new developers.
> The wiki language doesn't seem to have the ability to create tables, or
> other common HTML type things.  You have to resort to HTML code.
> I am not certain how flexible the layout engine is.  I am envisioning
> wanting to create a developer's guide, which would have a substantially
> differently layout than the main site for example.
> I am not certain how easy it is to embed rich content like video without
> resorting to raw HTML.
> At least in Chrome, there are several bugs in the editor itself.
> 
> Granted, I have only really scratched the surface of how the CMS works,
> but as a new user, these were some of my first impressions.  They could
> also be a result of me just not being familiar with the tool.

Fair enough. I haven't really used the Apache CMS, but all I do know is
that endless complaints about CMSes and website tools seemed to dry up
as soon as the CMS turned up. I can only assume that is because it did
*something* right.

I'd encourage you to ask on infrastructure@ about any features you
need/can't find. See if it can get you closer to what you need. 

Upayavira

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