Editing with Dreamweaver, possible? [solved]

[javierdl]

If so, where exactly do I locate the files that make up the pages?

Thanks,

JDL

[Dr.CSS]

Look in Forge for externalizer...

[javierdl]

Good, thanks a bunch Mark

Btw, do I need a separate account for Forge?
I tried to login using the username/passw I use for this forum and didn't work

Thanks,

JDL

[Dr.CSS]

Forge login is for developers, no need to login unless you have a project/module to work on...

You can login to wiki/hanbook/documentation side to edit...

[javierdl]

Ok, I have the XML file. Since it's a Template I suppose I should add it to my list of Current Templates, right?
If so, do I open the XML file and copy its contents to the Add Template window in CMSms?
Or should I FTP it to some directory? (which one?)

Is there a document explaining its installation and usage procedures? (could you provide a link?)

JDL

[Dr.CSS]

This is for the templates in the theme site..

I'm not sure where you got the .xml file you have but it may not work if it wasn't made from a CMSMS sites theme manager export toll...

If you made a template with dreamweaver you may have to use the copy/paste method and add the tags for content, menu, etc...

[javierdl]

I've got the XML file from the Template Externalizer page

JDL

[Dr.CSS]

Then go to layout > theme manager > import browse etc...

[javierdl]

Noooooo!!!!!

Error!

DTD Version mismatch, cannot import

What now?
I guess now I have to do it all manually, don't I?

JDL

[javierdl]

Nevermind Mark!
It didn't work because I attempted to install it as a Template, whereas it is a module. So now that I went to the Module page I was able to install it successfully! I'll take it from here then.

Thank you so much for your help again Mark

JDL

[javierdl]

I guess I spoke to soon

Looks like I'll still need some help making complete sense of what the TE Help file says:

What Does This Do?

It allows you to use any external editor to edit your templates and stylesheets.
How Do I Use It

First configure the path where you would like the template files to be saved. The default is tmp/externalizer/ which should work for most people. Next turn on Development Mode which exports each template and stylesheet from the database to files. You may now edit the files however you like and any changes are automatically detected, imported to the database and take effect immediately.

If you edit or add new templates or stylesheets using the normal web interface while Development Mode is on, these changes will be exported to the files. Any files in the template path whose names do not correspond to existing templates will be ignored.

When you have finished editing the files you should turn Development Mode off otherwise it will affect performance. However, if no changes are made to any of the files for Timeout minutes, Development Mode will turn itself off automatically. Set Timeout to 0 to disable this feature.

For instance, it starts by saying: "First configure the path...", except that if you read the whole Help file, no where it says WHERE to go to do such thing.

JDL

[javierdl]

Oh boy!
I keep speaking too soon 

I stumbled on it! After installing it, one finds it in the Layout menu
So I'll take it from here, again

JDL

[javierdl]

Mmmm, ok. It seems the Template Externalizer is not what I was really looking for
I thought it would allow me to edit the actual web site pages. But instead it gives you access to (or extracts) the used Template (judging by its name I should have known).
This is what one of the pages looks like (right side image).

So now I'm trying to use another module called: htmlExport. It seems to promise to do what I need. Except that I can't find the files after exporting them - Modified Oct 29, 07= I did find the exported pages, see its solved thread

J.

[Dr.CSS]

Sonds like you like to work in dreamweaver, maybe just do a page/template in it and copy/paste it into a new template and then copy/paste the CSS into a new one and attach it to the new template...

I've never used DW or externalizer...

[javierdl]

Thanks for the advise Mark
I guess I will do that eventually. For now I'm still just getting acquainted both with CSS and CMSms, I will have to wait until I'm really comfortable with both. For now my priority is to get this site going.

J