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1. OP Clone asset Update Make changes the this asset Netscape GIF imag Site man Folder Manual images r Back Forward Reloac pi Location Ae http w g i a EA Intranet amp WMS Proj Mew Reload assetpage 4 Update assetpanel 0 Update Asset folder inside 0 Update gt Asset Panel 2 Update forums 4 Update amp Hew Asset 4 Update Hew assets folder 6 Update gt sshelp 4 Update Testi 0 F Wadate E E users 4 is apl vacri oe Eb et Ea Clicking onthe symbol Will display the asset in an adjacent window 25 Template The template is an HTML page that contains a collection of all the standard repetitive elements of the site including the navigation Essentially templates control everything except contents When in doubt about where to access or change an item if it is shared by most pages it is likely to be found in the template E Grail maintains and upgrades a few basic templates that are available on all our sites These templates are upgraded often as the technology changes You can enjoy the regular stream of upgrades and still be able to customize your site look feel and behaviour E Grail allows users to customize objects that are attached to the standard templates While the template get upgraded your object setting remains yours These objects can be attached to an2. EListing Mew Article HJtilities 3 Admin Panel Regenerate Regenerate Navigation About Eqrail F alendar Today Flone F ode Tables Regenerate Navigation E Grail is a database driven site It maintane its contents in a database and com bine the proper ingredient to create all the pages When ever asked to regenerate the database output the entire set the site pages In some cases when no changes have been done to the contents for example when pages have been deleted or hidden it is sufficient to regenerate navigation to distribute the changes In any case you should do a complete regerenarate after you have completed any significant work on the site Upgrade Admin E Grail software is being continusely upgraded small changes may be added on a daily basis The copy of the software you are using can be upgraded from above by your ISP or by you depending on your licencing arrangement The upgrade of E Grail admin have no bearing on your site contents or security Nevertheless you should review your site and check you mail after upgrading admin to verify for possible changes in procedures 39 Knowledge Base The E Grail knowledge base is an advanced help and support system Users submit a question as a new article and the question is then automatically distributed by e mail to a number of support experts The answer will be posted under the problem s description sometimes within hours The user who
3. can access and modify their contents Note The String Panel offers a more efficient way to manage strings 35 OD gt netscape String Panel z Mew Reload AssetDeleteNoFileorCid Size 1 AsseatParent Size 337 AssetType Name Size 45 Assets Browse Size 78 Assets hlustSendFile Size 111 Assets New Type Size 91 Assets NMotExist Site 114 Assats PanelAssets Size 450 Assets PanelAssetTypes Size 212 Assets TypeCreated Size 40 Assaets Typetlodified Size 40 Bar Color Size 174 Bar Hight Size be Bar Width Size 561 Clone SiteWade Size 1 CloneHdr ChooseDirectory Size 1 CodeTable EntryExistsAlready Size 95 CodeTable NoSuchEntry Size 514 Create Assets Size 209 GlobalQbjecthoneFound Size 14 Help fadminitla html El Size 13 Help tindex html El Size 1 Help findexc Atml El Size 13 Help findexta html Size 1 Help findextl tml El Size 14 Help fmaniadminfaddstrings html Size 1 Help fmaniadmintindex html Size T86 Help fmanvadmintpanels Atml Size 1 Help fmaniadminiregen html Size 1 Help fmantadminfstrings Atml Size 1 Help fmanidiristringp hAtml E Size 14 Help repub index html Size 1 Help 1 Size 196 Help 2 Size 206 Slr Sl peered es Sty PTs ay Subnav subnav is a reference to the Sub Directory navigation area usuSally at the left of the screen Subnav Management allows you to create new design or func tions and place the
4. defaults set at the site level will appear throughout the site Object defaults at the template level will appear in every instance that template is used And ojbect defaults set at the page level can be made on a page by page basis 10 E Switch Site Template This command will let you select among the available templates for your site Selecting a different template from the one currently selected as the default template will switch the default template for all pages currently using the default Pages that are not using the default template will not be affected If you want to selectively change the template of a particular page or directory you should apply the Change Template command from the Page commands pperava eee Currently Used mem Foner This tusos saphita piikdown E a A E E Trei ki Sieve mirar drewbarkin perieemance arid cii piedy oi dea igndiey Lies miai araa 2 Tis bypantiiees sophie eae piik dran r fmm fie site eg Trane i sonic mirar drewbarkin pirosat and compte of designing Lied vices Sih Tris biyautcoriala barner aed area abe e nication masl iris ki a shvigte fst versatio gad casy Lo friaiage riit PE EEE een TEE EENET EEN N E EEEN TERE E ET EEN E E ETE 11 Backgound Colors amp Logo The template grid is parceled into real estate areas that can be given background colors using this simple form This eliminates the need to enter html code to place tag
5. html with a simple tag that looks like this Image your_image_name To replace an image in the site find it click on update and upload your new image Make sure to click on the Regenerate command to replace the old image with the new one The advantage of using this system e Your asset image is available to everyone on your team at all times e E Grail calculates the image size and tags it accordingly reducing the effort and error posibilities e When you update an asset with a new image even one with a different name and size E Grail takes over and automatically recalculates and updates each and every occurrence of that asset in your site 22 New assets Assets are created named and uploaded to the server using this form Select afolderto j place your asset Mame your asset Use path to extrnal url optional i Pick a file from our desktop o Upload to the server Why it is called an asset and not gif why the duplicity The versatility of assets is a source of occasional confusion An asset can rep resent an image a pdf or even just a link to an image on another site This ver Satility gives you the ability to instantly change behind the scenes the occurence size and ALT name of every image without having to figure out the placement of that image in your site 23 New Asset Folder Creating folders to store assets gives you the ability to orga nize assets in accordance t
6. the most recent list of folders After you ve added or edited a folder click on Reload to refresh the Panel Below the header is an indented list of all asset folders The folders are connected with lines that represent their nesting hierarchy In this example the folder Defaults is a subdirectory of Images An individual line in the Asset Panel list contains The Folder Name Clicking on the Folder Name will switch this panel to a view of the folder contents To switch back just click on the switch link 10 The number of items that the folder contains Update will allow you to change the folder name and replace it in the list hierarchy WIII delete the folder and its contents no undo E M Netscape Asset Pa E B f you click on one of the asset folders or types inthe Asset Panel a new panel will appear listing ts contents Mext to each asset there are symbols that allow you to view Update or delete each asset Size 517825000000 Find Site man Mewe Folder Reload Advertising 3 Update Images 0 Update Hoefauits 25 Update Headers 0 Update Hast 6 Update Wizard 12 Update License 0 Update Manual id 4 Update Manual images 7 Update brids 3 Update User Manual 2 Update Help String Panel Throughout every E Grail site Help Strings provide links to mes sages that explain all forms commands and functions The Help button on each page also bring
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8. Atml El Size 14 Help frepubstindex html Size 1 Help 1 Size 196 Help 2 Size 206 Page Panel The Page Panel is a pop up window that provides instant access to edit every page in your web site as well as an overview of site structure While you re working it s helpful to keep the Page Panel open for quick access to page origins i Following is an overview of the Page Panel functions o Netscape Page Panel Site This is the site name Site man esis Add a Page Reload Rebuild Navigation iu Legend Add a Page will pop up an Add a Page form Deicke this babe wiew this page Reload wil reload the Panel so it can reflect the most recent Clone this page modifications Visible Click to Hide The panel is just a reflection of the server and it doesn t update Hidder Click to Show by itself After you ve added or edited a page click on Reload to Shuffle this page refresh the Panel Set Page Categories amp Set Objects for this page Rebuild Navigation Rebuilding navigation from the data base is necessary when you have altered items that will affect the site hierarchy and navigation hide show or delete a page When in doubt rebuild It takes only a few seconds and never hurts Legend explains the symbols pertaining to this panel Will delete that page You will have to Rebuild Navigation to make the change effective throughout the site There is no undo for this command but you can p
9. CE O YoRPACES Q HEIGHT wirs_obj_barh igh WIDTH 300 GORGERSOss TO il C1 gt THs TAGLE ape td HREF Thttg deee grai conn magi Egrai l_tag 47h CENTER lt HTML gt lise Existing Image To Grade Maeve magg Advert isting AE Browse Regenerate Recenerai Yes TE Imani Imaga Haldar Foldas Categories and Related Links Related Links are lists of links that you can attach to pages by selecting from the available Cats categories You can create links between related pages within the same site as well as external links The result is an alternative navigation system that is guided by user interest rather than the arbitrary directory structure of the site The Related Links box can be placed in the page layout navigation by using the tag wms_category The default location is under the navigation area to the left of the page Related links can be used creatively in publishing and commer cial sites to improve users stickiness For example if you are working on a page that sells shoes and you also have a page that sells socks in your site both pages should be related to a Footwear category This way when a user buys shoes he will not have to look too far to find socks The usefulness of the system comes to light when you run out of socks Simply deleting the socks page or unchecking the footwear category in its Related Links window from the Page Panel will automatically remove it
10. III delete the folder 24 E M hirarchy by selecting it a parent for the puldowr f you click on one of the asset folders or types inthe Asset Panel a new panel will appear listing its contents Next to each asset there are symbols that allow you to view Update or delete each asset Size 5717025000000 Find Site man Mew Folder Reload Advertising 3 Update Images 0 Update Hoefaults 25 Update Headers 0 Update Hast 6 Update izard 12 Update License 0 Update Manual id 4 Update Manual images 7 Update Grids 3 Update User Manual 2 Update Flace the folder in the Netscape Asset Pa E B Using the assets from the panel you can view update clone or delete assets The Update Button will let you rename replace or update your asset or place it in another folder Clicking on the asset name will inform you on the assets propieties E The sset Panel provides an easy way for you to view Update and delete your assets When you click on Panel under the Assets sub directory a window wil appear that lists all of your asset folders and the types Cor parents within each folder Mext to each folder and type the number of assets they contain is shown in parentheses You can update these folders and types using the Update command or delete therr using the red x box Switch Asset Type Netscape Asset Panel Legend he Delete asset
11. Q g rail User Manual E Grail revision2 Introduction E Grail Commands Panels All Commands Panel Asset Panel Help String Panel Page Panel Site Switch Site Template Backgound Colors amp Logo The header and footer form Type and Styles Sheet Site Preferences Archive Contents Page Management New Page Expert New Page Wizard Assets New Asset New Asset Folder Using the assets Template Modify Template New Template Categories and Related Links Objects ModifyObject New Object Forums New forum Attaching Forum to Page Using the forums Help Strings o N oou ul 28 30 31 31 32 32 34 35 Table Of Contents Subnav Modify Subnav New Subnav Switch Subnav Users New Users New Group Modify Group Modify User Utilities Admin Panel Regenerate Upgrade Admin Calender Safe Colors Color Calculator Template Grid Chart Knowledge Base E Grails s Keywords 42 INTRODUCTION Welcome to GUI Works web management system E Grail E Grail is a simple and powerful program that integrates site architecture navigation design and management Overview E Grail is a server side application This means that the program resides on a server and is utilized via your internet browser there is no need to install or configure or upgrade E Grail The advantages of using a server side web management tool are substantial By working on the serv er you are working on the actual site in real
12. anel containing a list of objects available to attribute to this page For example with the adimage object you can associate different images to the area of the banner ad at the top of the page Below the header is an indented list of all the site s pages The pages in the list are connected with lines that represent their hierar chy J Home Page 20 2 E60 Every individual line in the list contains The Page Name Clicking on Page Name will take you to the page s management form so you can make changes to its content and attributes Try clicking on any of the blue links in the panel just to view the results 20 The priority rank Pages are normally sorted alphabetically To promote or demote a page in the same layer you can change its pri ority number Number 1 will rank first and 20 will rank last The default number is 20 to allow for easy promotion You can t change the number from the panel directly you have to enter the page to do so The check box allows you to select a few pages at a time to be deleted the multiple delete button is located at the bottom of the panel Site This is a collection of commands that apply to an entire E Grail site Some of these commands can be applied at the page level and will overrule the site level commands E Grail site is managed in three levels of descending impor tance at the site level at the template level and at the page level In this onion skin arrangement object
13. bol next to any page name 30 Modify Objects This form allows you to modify and reset objects Objects are divided into the following groups Objects These simple objects contain no instructions for a specific task Widget Widgets are objects with an on off switch for inclu sion A footnote to an article page is a good example of a wid get Content Object These objects handle page content input and display They are the Page Wizard builder Internal These objects are the content object fields Objects Class Object classes are groups of similar objects combined into a comprehensive form New Object This form allows you to create define and name a new object aE eee ad Tot Oe Some TH i erect br Fa EAH bigad bp Gyo bee ae ee Une eee ad Log ined Depi Mur be Whee FA eae Cn A di be a a H Lea ety rey area T OS Tree k apite Dini boas il commands Manuals Support rai List and Explanation Download litoralure Got a problem ka kaa Forums Support forums j Support Forum Forums are interactive posting environments that Map mhen e M can be attached to any page You can create attach l Mosracesi eee Posi and manage forums using this directory Tenna nzi By Bill Ausin Apr 0a 1998 He ESSE Re Template consistency forums By Hoar Apr 0a 1999 New Forum To create a new forum all you need to do is name it and enter an admini
14. construc tion by deploying a naming system to an unlimit ed number of styles that can be used anywhere in a site This simple form allows you to create new Style Sheets or edit existing ones After aditing the styles you will need to Regenerate to apply the changes to the site 14 sHies uv el Wee Brae ATEA Sim WNT foot preteras dohir ADDED ri el Vevt favdiy arhi Eelk Yerdra rar Girava fon walgit SD F apra iera i Reta isian dipinti dril velka Careva Verdana Sel wek TOD Oege A er hnds paje daii Arial Heihi Gane n j GIE oprali eeir giar aran Ani Ha Ah ii Emi iriki elko Careve Yardro Poatewrhh TI 4 aarsel esie Brveniy Pavt slew Tlga fost fadiy Aria Siwik Geneva Verdin erre E gt Site Preferences Site Preferences contain fields that set site defaults and con nection to databases Some E Grail site preferences can be overruled at the page and template levels by applying settings other than the default settings Directory The given E Grail name of your site Script Directory The name of your site script directory This man is normally a default E Grail setting that can be changed with man ISP permission or if you have a proprietary server In that case man you can associate your own scripts iwww guifarm www php Document Root Address of the site server man oe 4000000 Script Root Address of the script directory server Collapsible ry Defau
15. d idea to leave the Panels open while you work on your site Some Panels can be reached from their related subdirectories They are also grouped at the top of the Admin directory for maximum convenience O Netscape Admin P panel Site man Futilities FAdmin Panel Regenerate FEegenerate Navigation About Eqrail F alendar Today Holone Hoode Tables Hoode Table Entries HS olor calculator 5afe Colors FDocument Root Hhlodify Mew HEgrail Header Page Knowledge Base EListing Mew Article Hilake Tar File Archive Die ib SP Ee 2 2 All Commands Panel This panel contains a list of all E Grail commands As many of these commands deal with seldomly used features they are placed on this Panel so they won t clutter the other Panels Asset Panel The Asset Panel organizes your site s assets images text files sound video etc The Panel lists all asset folders and allows you to add delete update and move your assets in a very con venient way Size If your site is hosted by an Internet Service Provider ISP you are allocated a maximum amount of disk space for your site This number will help you limit assets to the proper size Find searches for an asset by name or any part of a name Site identifies the site that this Panel belongs to New Folder will bring you to a form where you can name create and place a new asset folder Reload reloads the Panel so it will include
16. ds and working habits Calender Calendar is a utility that can be used in conjunction with team work to coordinate work and availability Clone One of the most versatile management and design utility the clone com mand allow you to clone your site and create an identical twin site The cloned site can be used for many purpuses from creative experi ments and creating mirror sites Color Calculator This color calculator will allow you to select background or text colors by translating an RGB red green blue color to a hexidecimal color Regenerate When in doubt Regenerate E Grail is a database driven site but it does not generate pages on the fly Instead it generate the entire set of static pages whenevr changes are added to the site in this way both server and database load are greately redouced During regeneration various scripts that are embeded in the contents are being parsed detected activated and proccessed by E Grail The length of the time it takes to rgenerate depends on the size of the site and server procesing power and also to some degree on the quality of net connection Regenerating a site with 100 pages on an updated machine should last 20 40 seconds E Grail can also be set to generate pages on the fly or load static page with dinamic elements 38 Hoode Table Entries HO olor calculator Safe Colors FDocument Root Hlodify Nena FEqrail Header Page HEnowledqge Base
17. e TABLED ET Objects Widgets Ho Secur iy Yeg Main Lock Page Rebuild Options x Ves Heme ds 4 sherk reme used for identifications purposes only Last Updated on 03 46 00 05 50 1999 Revision 36 on 0235 23 03101949 Resiore Revision 35 on 09 31 59 039 S999 Restore Revision 24 on 20 51 07 OS 51999 Restore Revision 23 an 19 20 50 039 5 1999 Restore Rewsion 32 Gn 19 19 24 03151929 Restore Revision 31 on 18 31 08 03951999 Restore 20 New Page Wizard This is a simplified form that allows users without HTML skills to create pages The user is prompted to name and position a new page and then is given a choice of a few pre set layouts After a layout is selected the user can add content as simple text and select images from his desktop 21 Assets What are assets Essentially an asset is any type of binary file that contains its own description from graphics to text documents Asset Management allows you to upload organize and locate these files any way you want It also gives you the tools to organize these assets in a flexible filing system Once your assets are in the system they can be attached into the contents with greatly simplified tags To use an image in E Grail follow these three simple steps Click on New Asset e Select the image you want to upload from your desktop give it a name and place it in a folder of your choice e You can now place your asset anywhere in the
18. ee pelugletunn rei cele eu oe duis olore te Vega rulla Pilisi pos patos Help Strings Help strings are local help links In E Grail every underlined command or field name is linked to a pop up help window that contains a short explanation about the field or command This directory contains the tools to manage these strings The help button in each individual page can be turned into a local help message By clicking on the Help button the first time you create a new entry in the help strings This new entry can be accessed and edited through the help string panel New String This is where you can create a new string Simply name it and enter the contents of the message in the window The contents can be written in HTML code if necessary Help String Panel Help strings are links to help messages the links are from all the command in forms as well as the Help button on each page These messages can be modified idependently for each command site and page The Panel contains a list of all the strings in a web site You can use the Panel to edit them The Panel displays string names and sizes and provides direct access to their contents After you create a new string it will appear in the String Panel As an administrator you will also be able to edit the help mes sages directly from a edit prompt in the body of the message Update This page contains a list of all the strings in your site By clicking on the their links you
19. electors arrangement you can assign and instant access to for example editor contractor to an outside person doing editing work and make sure he will only be able to enter those parts of the site that pertain to his fields of expertise You can further modify the access privileges up to specific sec tion in a specific page It is very simple to modify user and user group access at any time Add User In this form you can tailor a specific access privilege for an indi vidual user Modify Group Here you can modify existing group access Modify User Here you can modify existing users access setting New Group Group access is tailored in the same manner as access to an individual and then create an instant access that apply to the group that fit that individul profile 37 Reina ede A bo So g grail aires Dacia ii O yip Pee De hira Tire Detects Fier Ol Pera Tide bara Lr ia ril goatee Eo E a R Utilities E Grail Utilities E This is a collection of utilities and commands that add and complet E Grail Functionality Illi Netscape Admin F panel Site man Admin Panel This panel contains a list of all E Grail commands As many of these com mands deal with seldomly used features they are placed on this Panel so they won t clutter the other Panels this panel may be accessed also from the Panels similar panels with specialized list and asortment can be custumized for your nee
20. formating of the mast table Contents Enter here to edit the contents of the template you can place E Grail key words and objects such as con tent to position the page conents or mastinc to position a navigation system Image in the Switch Template command are tumbnail images of the tempalte you can create your own tumbnail of your template design and upload it here New Template Is a form to enter template content cod To create new template from scratch use your HTML editor of choice to create a layout and embed E Grail parsable tags into the layout wherever you need them 27 LL Description This isa simple fast versatile and easy do manage leyoul htast List Formatting Hasi Berne lt TABLE CELLSPACING 10 CELE Bast Eviry 4T 024k HREF swme ur CLASS fgrail Masta nae ABA Lea iTi 4 TR gt TABLE Colors Fed read OF block Coment Coritert Se Te E GP A 2 A Ge DA pws ob tontecleglors she MG ACen lel teleses WIDTHS 1 HEIGHT 5 gt lt BR ma ab janaina BR HG SRC salir iclear WIOTH b HEIGHT e 57 BAe Tbo lt TD BHCOLORe vir objobarcolor sel bib SRC esi director si nmg clear gif HSPRCESQ TAPAGE HEIGHT owns obj berheight WGT Wee obj ka retidlh BORDERS Te lt TRs TAS Boker Fifth Horigondall Re gt lt TR BGCOLOR wira_obj_bartolor gt tle TAS through Sih gt TD HEIGHT oy me ab berheighit COLSPANS Boch SAC ewed rectory imgfckar git HSPA
21. he Url for browser inclusion to the J S variables needed for the NS Menus pulldown menus wms_msmenudata Contains the Url for browser inclusion to the J S variables needed for the MS Menus wms_ owner The owner maintainer of that page wms_scriptroot Returns the root of the script directory Usually off the Web Document Root wms_subnav Position this keyword in the templates wherever you want the subnav to show up wms_title 41 Title of the generated page wms_url The complete Url for that page 42
22. in the same site to accommo date different purposes Image You can select and attach an asset from any of the asset folders to represent this page in the navigation mast or subnav area Note This is not for placing images in the contents Forums You can select and attach a forum to the page from the pull down Attach Asset Folder If you want to make the contents of an asset folder available to the public you can attach the asset folder to a page It is a practical way to manage images video or pdf libraries for public distribution External Link If you are creating an external page select Yes in the pull down Note Be sure you ve entered the full absolute URL of the external page in the URL field above URL Method You can select the type of page you are creating from the pull down menu Normal will create a standard page while selecting Help Screens or Panels will create pages with these special display methods Contents This is the input area for page contents If you paste contents from an HTML editor remove the first tags HTML HEAD BODY and the HTML HEAD BODY from the end of the file E Grail was not intended to replace an HTML editor but you can edit code from this window Page Fiebis Url Gpiiens Content Llont nt Shh TER et HES Weloune bo the 5P E Groil Support Site lt Hi This sile offers a collection of resources thal explain E Grail s Tunctions P
23. lt Subnav Subnav is the area that contains links to the subdirectories and pages of the site Usually these appear in a collapsible and expanding list at the left of the page There are styles and scripts that can be applied here The site default can be overruled at the page level Default Template This template will apply automatically to new pages unless you switch templates with the Switch Site Template command or make a change at the page level Can Delete Trees With this selected at No the site will prevent offspring deletion when their directory parent page is deleted Email Page List The email address placed here will receive Forum all site reports and notifications Forum Puy B5 AT Calendar A customizable calendar is an integral part of each Master WMS site These calendars are a driven by a database which can be gui z shared with other sites for coordination Here you assign you AMS _Egrail 1 1 calendar a database and give your project a number 209 Rebuild Options Menus Menus applies only to pull down menus using layers Build Mavicatir These commands are not in use since NS4 and IE4 but kept to serve older sites To ah Menu Depth This is the maximum number of levels you can set for pull down menus The default is 2 but you can go up to 5 Timeout The pull down menus must have a time delay before they collapse The value is set in thousandths of a second the default is 1500
24. m in the subnav area You can also change existing subnav configurations Modify subnav template New Subnav You use the subnav area for other purposes beside navigation Many time at the home Page you may choose to place there a promotion piece for example To do that just create a design that will correspond in size to the subnav area and enter the html cod in here Switch Subnav One of E Grail most convenient utility is the ability to switch templates Simply select the template to be switched A and the one to switch to B and all the page using template A will be switched to B For greater versatility you can also apply the change only to a selected hirarchy by applying the switch only to a parent page and his siblings 36 Users User Management The E Grail User Management feature provides absolute control over who can access a web site through the back door This simple easy to use function allows you to specify which members of your production team can access the various components of site administration You can customize User Management to provide or deny users access to every component of your website on an individual or group basis You can streamline the process by forming user groups i e writers editors designers engineers etc In conjunction with the group you can apply the access levels that are rank based i e visitors contractor emploee manager etc With this simple two s
25. o your needs The organization into folders is for the user convenience and moving asset from folder to folder or renaming folders will not alter the way assets are deployed Q grail FLT TD Coben e Cerina Amla Sie mind Go Too Liawel Tyre Egrait nto Panola ai tnd l i Name a rp new folder atie Panel Han Strings Size In a setting of commercial hosting with an Internet Service Provider ISP you are allocated a maximum disk space for your site This number will help allert you to your limit Find Search asset by name or any part of name Site Identify the site that this panel belongs to New Folder will bring you to the form to name create and place a new asset folder Reload will reload the Panel so it will include the latest list of folders After you ve added or edited a folder click on reload to refresh the Panel Below the header is an indented list of all the assets folders The fold ers in the list are connected with lines that represent their nesting rela tions In this example the folder defaults is a subdirectory of Images An individual line in the list contains The Folder Name Clicking on the Folder Name will switch this panel to a view of the folder contents To switch back just click on the switch link at the top of the panel 10 The number of items that the folder contains Update Will allow you to change the folder name and place it in the list hierarchy W
26. oThe How Too directory provides a Hatot frequently asked questions that con help you build an E Grail site iP The Commands directirs orovides explanations for E Grail command 19 Objects Keywords This is a metafile that is intended to get picked up by external search engines Other objects and widgets may appear in this section by selecting them from the Objects menu Security Show Hiding a page will cause its link to be ommited from site navigation You will be able to go to the page by entering its URL or through the Page Panel Group This page will be included in the same security clearance arranged for the group selected for this page Lock Page Group This page will be locked to the selected group Subpages Selecting Yes will lock pages in subsequent order to this page Rebuilding Options Rebuild Navigation If you only changed the contents of this page there is NO need to regenerate the entire site nav igation as the changes did not affect other pages If your changes included the repositioning of the page in the site you have to rebuild navigation Make Page You can enter a number of pages into the database and then generate them all at once thus saving time if you happen to have a poor connection Revisions E Grail maintains a backup of up to twenty of the last revi sions of every page This feature also allows you to effortlessly toggle and acti vate different versions of the same pag
27. one and a half seconds 15 Forum PW This default forum password should be changed by the site administrator This password allows administrator to delete articles from the forums Master WMS These are references for the ISP level adminis trator Rebuild Option Rebuilding navigation and regenerating site pages can be set to No as a default It is advisable when working with a team especially with inexperienced team mem bers to set both to Yes and use the page level controls to suppress these functions Archive Contents This command will build the site under the directory name Specified and put it into a compressed archive file unix tar gz for easy transport to a new machine 16 Page Management E Grail s extensive page management features are accessed with the following commands There are two available modes for creating and editing pages The Expert mode provides a full featured form that gives the user total control over page design The Wizard mode which requires no HTML knowledge cre ates pages by prompting the user to enter content into a pre designed layout The Multiple Edit command exports all site contents into one large text file This file can be pasted into a word processor for such editorial functions as spell checking and find change Change Template lets the user change templates for a page or a group of pages 17 New Expert Page Management Form This page form contain
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29. posted the problem can continue the e mail discussion with the support expert until the problem is solved The solution then becomes part of a collection of solved problems that any user can browse Sa The knowledge base is an efficient support system It may provide an answer before you ve even posted your question What s more it s free Listings The listing contains a list of problems that have been posted by users with a sum mary of their solutions Submit Problem This is a window for entering the description of your problem 40 E Grails s Keywords wms_category Place Related Links box wms_configjs Place the url suitable for a source tag for the J avaScript Configuration for that template wms_content Place the page contents wms_description A short description of that page meta file wms_directory If the E Grail is not installed as the root directory this will contain the path to where the E Grail document root is installed for that site If it is the root then it will be blank wms_layersphp Returns the complete path from root to the file that contains the NS Menu code in layer format for inclusion via SSI wms _layersjs Returns the Url for a browser to the NS Menu File that is encapsulated in J avaScript for use with Web Servers that do not allow SSI wms_mastfile Returns the file that contains the main navigation mast main directories in HTML format for that template wms_menudata Contains t
30. rail also keep up to twenty revision of each page which allow users to undo and switch back and forth among revisions The wizards allow people without HTML knowledge to participate in building the site The Wizard Maker allow people with HTML programing skills to create wizards for others GUI Works E Grail has been designed to be intuitive to professional versed in web work by reading the manual and with a few hours of training they would be able to take full advantage of E Grail Those with programming experience will of course require minimal or no training We provide clients with an on line manual and technical support telephone and on line A usage overview and context sensitive help are available throughout the site administration director y E Grai Through t you will b Site sym 4 Site pazswori a Site to protect E Grail Commands This directory contains an explanation of E Grail commands It can also be used on the web site www guifarm com man The commands are arranged in the same order they appear in your administration directory when the Admin tab is selected see below Since the tabs can be customized your command list may look Slightly different Panels This is a collection of all E Grail management Panels Panels are like gateways that offer instant access to pages assets and other areas in your site From these simple lists you can activate E Grail commands and functions It s a goo
31. rotect pages by regulating access privileges with the Users controls allows you to view the actual page as if you were using a site map will duplicate a page and open it in an Update a Page window with a renamed URL This is a great utility in the production process Hide or Show Clicking on Hide will exclude the page from the navigation sys tem of the site The hidden page will not appear in the directo ries subdirectories or pull down menus But it will still be maintained in the architecture and panels as a normal page it can even be linked and accessed and it can have its own visi ble siblings that will appear only when the hidden page is active Once you click on the Image Hidden the tag and the page itself will change to Image Visible visible WME Intro 10 o gt G o Find 20 4 o gt Gi o Help 20 o gt o Home Page 20 Ept amp Go How To 20 oe amp e Kohange Style 20 o gt o Hook feel and function 20 oe amp o Hew Images 20 o o Protect 20 HET EO o Te a Heplace logo image 20 oe Eo HSpeed up E Grail 20 o gt E0 4 Isa short page form that allows you to shuffle page positions in the site and perform other administrative functions It does not provide access to page contents When using the Related Links feature this button will pop up a list of available categories to link to this page amp This button will pop up a p
32. s At the bottom of the form you can also attach assets into the ImageLogo area Note This command will apply to the site preferences it can be overruled by entering different values at each individul page level Each page or directory can have its own color schema logo banner etc 12 i name a Tet a 9 3 a a select an asset for the logo image Dono aa The header and footer form This form assigns assets or scripts ee to two important areas throughout the site the header or banner ad area at the top of the page and the Contact Information area at the bot tom of the page The banner ad area can be used for any purpose not necessarily for advertising The image you enter here will become a default that can be overruled by assigning different images at the page level You can also connect an banner ad management script to this area The footer is a widget an object that can be switched On or Off for individual pages It is normally switched to Off position and will not be seen in this form r FUAT CO Rit Web ROT LU C Crailiag bredoare of Gl Werks 8 RE 15 Biko Bl bwa Peto RS TE Prone CAO FES 656 Mee CAD JES AA Pa ze PF claps rnedlasallr VO ea es i me ei e 13 Type and Styles Sheet Easy to manage Style Sheets apply consistent look and feel to type throughout a site Based on html code they greatly simplify site
33. s a content window and many controls to manipulate and manage a page s look and feel Core Page Fields Name refers to what the page is called throughout the site navigation system Title refers to the name of the page as it appears at the top of the browser window Parent By selecting a parent for this page click and select one from the pull down you place your page into the site struc ture You can also select New Directory for this page to become a new directory This relative position will be automatically maintained by E Grail as the site grows and changes URL By entering a relative path pagename html in this field E Grail will assign a relative URL to your page E Grail also accepts absolute URLs a page with an external link When entering an external page you must include the absolute URL http otherdomain com path to file html in conjuction with selecting Yes in the External Link field below This page then becomes a navigation link to to an exter nal site Description A metafile containing the page descriptions This metafile is not visible to readers of the page but it is picked up by search engines Owner Enter the page Owner s email address here and he or she will receive an automatic email note when the page con tents are changed Continue Page Field gt 18 Tope Sle iie C Geni rai C Grail Maran Pee Pee Hea Dire la Te riS ak F HI fate hcow Lalha Be EG rHl jarma Ai
34. s link from all occur rences throughout the site New category Name your new category in this form Type Select Related links to create a category for a related links box News The concept of inter linking pages can be leveraged to create a navigation system on its own This works in conjunction with a content object and a wizard The wizard prompts users to enter content and create pages the pages in turn are arranged and listed in categories as though they were their own directo ries Example A news site covering different countries can associ ate countries as categories There is a story related to France It is entered through the News wizard that will prompt the user to select a country If the user selects France the story will be for matted and automatically placed in a directory containing sto ries on France Ld ore VO i pocket mn quan e Herme F E Errai ij i wb rA Pdr oe hi virpi Depi e Pid SB at ed iare hem segue This ar oy ceed E eA bef na Ta orir EB diecty go be dechridirectony ard check o Erber yar comers inio be Sore 28 Objects Objects allow users to create custom fields for entering data into E Grail s database These special fields get parsed and executed when E Grail gener ates pages Essentially objects are building blocks Simple objects can be inte grated into more complex ones By viewing the Modify link of an object you can get a glimpse at the p
35. s you to these messages The Help messages can be modified independently for each command page and site The Help Strings Panel displays every string name and size in a given web site and provides easy access to its content for editing purposes After you create a new string it will appear in the String Panel As an administrator you will also be able to edit the help mes Sages directly from an edit prompt in the body of each mes sage Netscape String Panel Mew Reload AssetDeleteNoFileorCid Size 1 AsseatParent Size 337 AssetType Mame Size 45 Assets Browse Size 78 Assaets hlustSendFile Size 111 Assets New Type Size 91 Assets NMotExist Size 114 Assats PanelAssets Size 450 Assets PanelAssetTypes Size 212 Assets TypeCreated Size 40 Assets TypeModified Size 40 Bar Color Size 174 Bar Hight Size 6a Bar Width Size bE Clone SiteWade Size 1 CloneHdrChooseDirectory Size 1 CodeTable EntryrExistsAlready Size 95 CodeTable NoSuchEntry Size 514 Create Assets Size 209 GlobalQbjecthoneFound Size 1 Help fadminitla html El Size 14 Help findex html El Size 1 Help findexc Atml Ed Size 13 Help findexta html E Size 1 Help findextl Atm El Size 1 Help fmanfadminfaddstrings html Size 1 Help fmaniadmintindex html Size T86 Help fmantadmintpanels Atml Size 1 Help fmaniadminiregen html Size 1 Help fmantadmintstrings Atml Size 1 Help tmanidiriistringp
36. strator password The admin istrator will be able to remove messages from the forum Forum password When creating the forum you will need to enter a default password an alphanu meric string after the forum is created you can change the forum password in the Forum PW window at the Site Preferences i OEE ah The Create Admin Password i j S415 and shod be set for you tis different than the adire password The Forum Key is a unique alpha numeric tield that will uniquely identify a forum This field must not co spaces t allows you to group forums together by them aff with the same sequence of characters Forurn Keyt 111 aaa Forum Marne Let s talk Contact Email yourmall yourco com Forum Password 547s Automatically assigned if not filled in Mo characters other the a Z4 20 9 will be alowed The Forum Password vill allow you administer the forum 32 Attaching Forum to Page Using the expert New Page or Edit Page select the forum you want associated with this page from the Forum pull down list m After createing the page the forum header will alwayes asi Attaching For ur be placed at the bottom of the the content Attaching Forum to Page Commands Forums Image dotsbar ri edir atorun hint ue no contents the forum will apear at the top Of yo vie ofAtteching Forum to Page Dener poshequiworkscom Core Page Fields Page Fields foray Caml Af
37. ter creating a Sulbribe forum with the EN x Mew Faruri nie EG Zippy yir J command the new forum will be available for selection from a pull down B Alpha Rodents Support Forum Test 123 Testing the forums Tiffany s Bash Soap Bou Content Th width giri TE 4TD widlhez 70s BR IMG SRC ohasetlir clear WIDTH 17 HEIGHT 1573 BRy sH shiew Forums Hes lt P gt Tocresi e pes forum all yi need todo ia name it and enter on 33 Using the forums After attaching a forum to a page the forum interface will apear at the bottom of the page contents area The interface is simple it contains a header under which the list of poted messages wil disply Click on Post link will display the message entry form The field of the Password is required so users would be able to re enter into their own message and edit it After posting the message its title will appear under the forum header As messages accumolate they can be sorted by date or according to discussion threads Cliking on the message title will display the message Image Forum3 In this level an addition to the header display the Reply link The Edit link works only with password of the message owner The Delete is an option that is avilable only to the administrator of the forum Using the Reply link will display the familiar message entry form with the original message that is being replyed to The original poster
38. time E Grail allows web development team to work simultaneously Everyone on the team can see the work in progress and add their imput in a fluid manner Writers designers programmers editors engineers and managers need not wait for the other parties involved in the site to finish their work before jumping into the mix This arrangement allows to streamline the entire production process and leverage resources that can not be utilized in other production methodes E Grail Database E Grail maintains all the different components of a page in a database But instead of generating the page on the fly it pre generates it and keeps it cached as a static page E Grail also enables you to use an unlimited number of templates without straining your database since it does not have to gen erate them on the fly As a matter of fact with E Grail you will be able to serve your site even if your database software is down E Grail can also generate pages on the fly when it is set on a dedicated server Skill Level We make the assumption that users are familiar and are using the latest versions of their browsers such as Internet Explorer or Netscape Communicator and have experience in their usage E Grail was designed for team use and in this context it can be used also by people with little or no experience in web production E Grail has users management controls to keep everyone on the team working safely In addition to the users management E G
39. urpose usage and syntax of any given object then emulate it to create your own object or incor porate existing objects in yours Objects can be placed in a template or within the content of a page by using the following tag wms_obj name name being the name you give the object Example of object use The area usally reserved for the banner ad image is tagged with an object named adimage This allows for great flexibility in using the real estate allocated to lt eee ee es Sr ote rad apt ale Hd rai i the banner ad area in the template or page The object can contain anything from a simple image asset or a script connect ing to ad placement software Objects can be managed in three levels of descending importance at the site level at the template level and at the page level In this onion skin arrange ment object defaults set at the site level will appear throughout the site Object defaults at the template level will appear in every instance that template is used And ojbect defaults set at the page level can be made on a page by page basis 29 The default setting can be changed at any level at any time using the Set Object option The site level is set at the Object Modify Image Set_ Object Set The Template level is set at the Template Modify by clicking on Image Set_Object Set of any template At the Page level individual pages are set from the Page Panel by using the Image Set_Object sym
40. y template and many can changed for each individula page You can also create or use your own template with relative ease and embed E Grail objects in them E Grail template s source code is open and it is realativly simple However handling any template requires good HTML skills Modify Template The template can be modified as a regular HTML layout This link will take you to the list of available templates Image Modify_template1 From here you can 1 select a template to modify by clicking on its link 2 delete a template 3 Modify the list of objects that are attached to this tem plate as default 4 Access directly the objects connected to this template through the set objects link and modify the objects Te mphte EG Bonk i0 EG Work Horse Wd EG Sinn te WMS Autirentaction 26 fe Be De Boe HDE Be The Template Form This page form contains a window to the template HTML code and the controls to directory mast not used by all templates The 8 templats that come with your site are E Grail s templates these templates get upgraded with the Upgrade Admin and some modifecation may be over written Therefore if you plan major modification to the template create a new one insted of modifing an existing one Template Info Name You may change the template name Description this window can be use for comments the comments will not be seen in the source code Menu Mast and Postioning controls the
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