Can't add a category (David Czarnecki)

I tried setting 
    blojsom-blog-home=/blojsom-blogs/
in my blojsom.properties file as per your suggestion (then
restarted the
service), but I get the same result:

Categories:
   /
   /
when I tried to add a category named 'test'.

here's my file:
C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat
5.5\webapps\blojsom\WEB-INF\blojsom.properties
#
# blojsom main configuration file
#
blojsom-users=default
blojsom-default-user=default
blojsom-configuration-base-directory=/WEB-INF/
blojsom-fetcher=org.blojsom.fetcher.StandardFetcher
ignore-flavors=admin, rsd, text
blojsom-templates-directory=/templates/
blojsom-resource-manager=org.blojsom.util.resources.Resource
BundleResourceManager
blojsom-resource-manager-bundles=org.blojsom.plugin.admin.re
sources.messages
blojsom-resource-directory=/resources/
blojsom-authorization-provider=org.blojsom.authorization.Pro
pertiesAuthorizationProvider
blojsom-broadcaster=org.blojsom.event.SimpleBlojsomEventBroa
dcaster
blojsom-blog-home=/blojsom-blogs/
blojsom-installed-locales=en, de, fr, ko, sv, pt_BR


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Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2006 12:11:44 -0700
Subject: Blojsom-users Digest, Vol 2, Issue 5

Today's Topics:

   1. Show-Me-More Problem (Birch, Paul)
   2. Re: Show-Me-More Problem (David Czarnecki)
   3. Re: Can't add a category (David Czarnecki)
   4. Re: Show-Me-More Problem (Birch, Paul)
   5. Re: Changing port/URL (David Czarnecki)


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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2006 16:07:21 -0400
From: David Czarnecki <davidblojsom.com>
Subject: Re: [Blojsom-users] Can't add a category
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Try using an explicit blojsom-blog-home that uses / instead
of
{user.home}
in /WEB-INF/blojsom.properties. Probably a Windows pathing
issue which I
need to fix once and for all I guess.


On 6/1/06 9:29 PM, "Kai Middleton"
<kaimiddletonfastmail.fm> wrote:

> I've installed blojsom into tomcat and I can't seem
to add a category.
> It tells me
> Status: Successfully added my_setup as a new blog
category
> but I don't see my_setup in the category drop-down
list.  Here are some
> notes:
> Under
> Modifying an existing blog category
> Category name       ... a drop down list
> /
> /
> That's all I see.  I'm expecting:
> /
> my_setup
> 
> Furthermore, I couldn't even add an entry!  This is
from a fresh install
> under tomcat 5.5.  I also tried a fresh blojsom install
on tomcat 5.0 on
> java 1.4.2.  Same problem, except that I could add an
entry.  Here are
> the detailed steps I underwent:
> 
> 
> on machine REGOLITH
> 
> quickstart:
> http://wiki.blojsom.com/wiki/display/blojsom/bloj
som+Quickstart
> this is a useful document.
> 
> copied blojsom.war to
> C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat
5.5\webapps
> as directed by the quickstart
> 
> changing password
> user: default
> pass: x
> 
> it tells me:
> Status: Successfully updated authorization
configuration adding default as a
> user
> (kind of a poor success message)
> 
> tested the new login, works.
> 
> Now looking at more detail:  Installation:
> http://wiki.blojsom.com/wiki/display/blojsom/Installati
on
> This references:
> http://wiki.blojsom.com/wiki/displ
ay/blojsom/5+minute+installation+and+configu
> ration
> and
> http://wiki.blojsom.com/wiki/displ
ay/blojsom/Detailed+installation+and+configu
> ration
> 
> 
> From
> http://wiki.blojsom.com/wiki/displ
ay/blojsom/5+minute+installation+and+configu
> ration
> I see the change to default having pass ronin314
reflected here:
> C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat
>
5.5\webapps\blojsom\WEB-INF\default\authorization.prope
rties
> 
> I think I don't need to mess with the above two
references:
> I can work from step 5 of the quickstart (maybe):
> # Login to blojsom, http://localhost:8080/blojsom/blog/default/?flavor=admin

> with the username "default" and password
"123default456"
> to change blog settings, add categories, entries,
users, etc.
> I'll peruse those installation docs anyway.
> ...
> Superficially it looks like I can do everything through
the UI, that I can
> ignore config files.
> 
> So: on to the user's guide:
> http://wiki.blojsom.com/wiki/display/blojsom/Users+Guide

> 
> adding
> user: kai
> pass: y
> permissions: *     (all permissions)
> 
> 
> I'm still wondering, it says:
> Logged in to: NAME YOUR BLOG
> how do I name my blog?
> a google search gives this PDF which looks good:
> http://keillor.richmond.edu/blojsom/r
esources/default/blogInformation-1.pdf
> it looks like it's here in the menu:
> weblog settings
> properties
> ok, there's a lot on that setup page.
> I've just changed a few settings for now
> (including my email.  Will it be spammable??)
> there's no submit button?
> oh
> there's a button kind of near the bottom called:
> Edit Blog Properties
> bad UI.
> I'm calling this:
> Kai's blojsom weblog about blojsom
> I'll transfer these notes to the weblog itself.
> back to the user's guide.
> 
> User's Guide
> next step seems to be:
> Adding a category
> http://wiki.blojsom.com/wiki/display/bloj
som/Tutorial_Adding+A+Category
> it's not making it clear to me just what a category
is, anyway.
> google search for
> blojsom category
> and
> what is a blojsom category
> returned poor results.  This was the best:
> http://www.scharlau.co.uk/scharlau.co.uk/blogFaq.html
> quoting:
> Adding a Category:
> You can put all of your entries to your blog under one
category,
> or you can create lots of categories such, work, play,
weekends,
> magic, writing, etc to categorize your blog entries.
> blosjom categories:
> Just go to the 'Categories' tab and fill in the form.
> You don't need to worry about anything beyond the
'category name'
> and 'category description'. Then you can also set up
sub-categories
> of other categories too, if you like. Further down the
page,
> you can modify and delete categories too.
> Be warned though, that if you delete a category,
> that you will delete the entries in that category,
> so be sure to move entries to different categories
before you delete a
> category.
> This link was also of some interest:
> http://blog.simpy.com/blojsom/blog
/2005/08/11/Categories_vs_Keywords_vs_Labels
> _vs_Tags.html
> This was also cool, though unrelated:
> http://www.blojsom.com/blog/blojso
m/?permalink=3AADB81587B7C39B21B90A4E2F6EF22
> 7.txt
> ok.  I'll just set up these categories:
> setup
> setting up blojsom
> appearance
> modifying look-and-feel
> hmmm...
> not sure if it added properly:
> for instance, if I look at deleting a category, it
doesn't appear in the list.
> 
> can't add a category
> tried adding category 'test' with no description
> Status: Successfully added test as a new blog category
> (so blojsom tells me)
> but it only shows up as
> /
> I have four slashes in my list
> the original slash
> plus the three I added.
> I delete the last slash
> now only one slash shows up.
> Should I be under user "default"??
> no difference.
> adding category 'testerkai'
> let's see if I can find this in the file system.
> nope.
> tried re-starting tomcat
> tried removing the single quote from:
> Kai's blojsom weblog about blojsom
> nope.
> I'm going to skip adding a category.
> 
> Adding entries
> looks like I can actually post a blog entry this way.
> something's clearly wrong with the categories.
> they don't show up
> I'll just add this to category /
> or not:
> Status: Unable to add your blog entry in the / category
> 
> ************************************************
> 
> trying blojsom install on MICROLITH
> 
> I have tomcat 5.0.28 installed already.
> 
> downloaded blojsom.war to C:\Program Files\Apache
Software
> Foundation\Tomcat 5.0\webapps
> restarted tomcat
> http://lo
calhost:8080/blojsom/blog/default/
> works
> Changing
> user: default
> pass: z
> at
> http://localhost:8080/blojsom/blog/default/?flavor=admin

> 
> This also serves properly:
> ht
tp://hopoo.dyndns.org:8080/blojsom/blog/default/
> 
> Continue with user's guide
> http://wiki.blojsom.com/wiki/display/blojsom/Users+Guide

> not adding any users
> just using 'default'
> adding category
> my_setup
> setting up blojsom
> Status: Successfully added my_setup as a new blog
category
> but then
> same problem as before
> Under
> Modifying an existing blog category
> Category name     ... a drop down list
> /
> /
> That's all I see.  I'm expecting:
> /
> my_setup
> or something like that.
> I'll see if I can add an entry.
> 
> Adding an entry
> http://wiki.blojsom.com/wiki/display/blojsom
/Tutorial_Adding+Entries
> I'm following the directions closely.
> Status: Added blog entry test
> ok, the only thing I did differently from REGOLITH is I
added the language
> (en).  
> I'll try that on REGOLITH
> 
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
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> Blojsom-userslists.sourceforge.net
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sers

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Hmmmm ... Try setting an explicit path for the blog-home
property in
/WEB-INF/(blog-id)/blog.properties and see if that works.


On 6/12/06 4:42 PM, "Kai Middleton"
<kaimiddletonfastmail.fm> wrote:

> I tried setting 
>     blojsom-blog-home=/blojsom-blogs/
> in my blojsom.properties file as per your suggestion
(then restarted the
> service), but I get the same result:
> 
> Categories:
>    /
>    /
> when I tried to add a category named 'test'.
> 
> here's my file:
> C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat
> 5.5\webapps\blojsom\WEB-INF\blojsom.properties
> #
> # blojsom main configuration file
> #
> blojsom-users=default
> blojsom-default-user=default
> blojsom-configuration-base-directory=/WEB-INF/
> blojsom-fetcher=org.blojsom.fetcher.StandardFetcher
> ignore-flavors=admin, rsd, text
> blojsom-templates-directory=/templates/
>
blojsom-resource-manager=org.blojsom.util.resources.Resource
BundleResourceMana
> ger
>
blojsom-resource-manager-bundles=org.blojsom.plugin.admin.re
sources.messages
> blojsom-resource-directory=/resources/
>
blojsom-authorization-provider=org.blojsom.authorization.Pro
pertiesAuthorizati
> onProvider
>
blojsom-broadcaster=org.blojsom.event.SimpleBlojsomEventBroa
dcaster
> blojsom-blog-home=/blojsom-blogs/
> blojsom-installed-locales=en, de, fr, ko, sv, pt_BR
> 
> 
> ----- Original message -----
> From: blojsom-users-requestlists.sourceforge.net
> To: blojsom-userslists.sourceforge.net
> Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2006 12:11:44 -0700
> Subject: Blojsom-users Digest, Vol 2, Issue 5
> 
> Today's Topics:
> 
>    1. Show-Me-More Problem (Birch, Paul)
>    2. Re: Show-Me-More Problem (David Czarnecki)
>    3. Re: Can't add a category (David Czarnecki)
>    4. Re: Show-Me-More Problem (Birch, Paul)
>    5. Re: Changing port/URL (David Czarnecki)
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2006 16:07:21 -0400
> From: David Czarnecki <davidblojsom.com>
> Subject: Re: [Blojsom-users] Can't add a category
> To: blojsom-users <blojsom-userslists.sourceforge.net>
> Message-ID: <C0AA0739.5954%davidblojsom.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain;      
charset="US-ASCII"
> 
> Try using an explicit blojsom-blog-home that uses /
instead of
> {user.home}
> in /WEB-INF/blojsom.properties. Probably a Windows
pathing issue which I
> need to fix once and for all I guess.
> 
> 
> On 6/1/06 9:29 PM, "Kai Middleton"
<kaimiddletonfastmail.fm> wrote:
> 
>> I've installed blojsom into tomcat and I can't
seem to add a category.
>> It tells me
>> Status: Successfully added my_setup as a new blog
category
>> but I don't see my_setup in the category drop-down
list.  Here are some
>> notes:
>> Under
>> Modifying an existing blog category
>> Category name       ... a drop down list
>> /
>> /
>> That's all I see.  I'm expecting:
>> /
>> my_setup
>> 
>> Furthermore, I couldn't even add an entry!  This
is from a fresh install
>> under tomcat 5.5.  I also tried a fresh blojsom
install on tomcat 5.0 on
>> java 1.4.2.  Same problem, except that I could add
an entry.  Here are
>> the detailed steps I underwent:
>> 
>> 
>> on machine REGOLITH
>> 
>> quickstart:
>> http://wiki.blojsom.com/wiki/display/blojsom/bloj
som+Quickstart
>> this is a useful document.
>> 
>> copied blojsom.war to
>> C:\Program Files\Apache Software
Foundation\Tomcat 5.5\webapps
>> as directed by the quickstart
>> 
>> changing password
>> user: default
>> pass: x
>> 
>> it tells me:
>> Status: Successfully updated authorization
configuration adding default as a
>> user
>> (kind of a poor success message)
>> 
>> tested the new login, works.
>> 
>> Now looking at more detail:  Installation:
>> http://wiki.blojsom.com/wiki/display/blojsom/Installati
on
>> This references:
>> 
http://wiki.blojsom.com/wik
i/display/blojsom/5+minute+installation+and+config>>
u
>> ration
>> and
>> 
http://wiki.blojsom.com/wik
i/display/blojsom/Detailed+installation+and+config>>
u
>> ration
>> 
>> 
>> From
>> 
http://wiki.blojsom.com/wik
i/display/blojsom/5+minute+installation+and+config>>
u
>> ration
>> I see the change to default having pass ronin314
reflected here:
>> C:\Program Files\Apache Software
Foundation\Tomcat
>>
5.5\webapps\blojsom\WEB-INF\default\authorization.prope
rties
>> 
>> I think I don't need to mess with the above two
references:
>> I can work from step 5 of the quickstart (maybe):
>> # Login to blojsom, http://localhost:8080/blojsom/blog/default/?flavor=admin

>> with the username "default" and
password "123default456"
>> to change blog settings, add categories, entries,
users, etc.
>> I'll peruse those installation docs anyway.
>> ...
>> Superficially it looks like I can do everything
through the UI, that I can
>> ignore config files.
>> 
>> So: on to the user's guide:
>> http://wiki.blojsom.com/wiki/display/blojsom/Users+Guide

>> 
>> adding
>> user: kai
>> pass: y
>> permissions: *     (all permissions)
>> 
>> 
>> I'm still wondering, it says:
>> Logged in to: NAME YOUR BLOG
>> how do I name my blog?
>> a google search gives this PDF which looks good:
>> http://keillor.richmond.edu/blojsom/r
esources/default/blogInformation-1.pdf
>> it looks like it's here in the menu:
>> weblog settings
>> properties
>> ok, there's a lot on that setup page.
>> I've just changed a few settings for now
>> (including my email.  Will it be spammable??)
>> there's no submit button?
>> oh
>> there's a button kind of near the bottom called:
>> Edit Blog Properties
>> bad UI.
>> I'm calling this:
>> Kai's blojsom weblog about blojsom
>> I'll transfer these notes to the weblog itself.
>> back to the user's guide.
>> 
>> User's Guide
>> next step seems to be:
>> Adding a category
>> http://wiki.blojsom.com/wiki/display/bloj
som/Tutorial_Adding+A+Category
>> it's not making it clear to me just what a
category is, anyway.
>> google search for
>> blojsom category
>> and
>> what is a blojsom category
>> returned poor results.  This was the best:
>> http://www.scharlau.co.uk/scharlau.co.uk/blogFaq.html
>> quoting:
>> Adding a Category:
>> You can put all of your entries to your blog under
one category,
>> or you can create lots of categories such, work,
play, weekends,
>> magic, writing, etc to categorize your blog
entries.
>> blosjom categories:
>> Just go to the 'Categories' tab and fill in the
form.
>> You don't need to worry about anything beyond the
'category name'
>> and 'category description'. Then you can also set
up sub-categories
>> of other categories too, if you like. Further down
the page,
>> you can modify and delete categories too.
>> Be warned though, that if you delete a category,
>> that you will delete the entries in that category,
>> so be sure to move entries to different categories
before you delete a
>> category.
>> This link was also of some interest:
>> 
http://blog.simpy.com/blojs
om/blog/2005/08/11/Categories_vs_Keywords_vs_Label>>
s
>> _vs_Tags.html
>> This was also cool, though unrelated:
>> 
http://www.blojsom.com/blog
/blojsom/?permalink=3AADB81587B7C39B21B90A4E2F6EF2>>
2
>> 7.txt
>> ok.  I'll just set up these categories:
>> setup
>> setting up blojsom
>> appearance
>> modifying look-and-feel
>> hmmm...
>> not sure if it added properly:
>> for instance, if I look at deleting a category, it
doesn't appear in the
>> list.
>> 
>> can't add a category
>> tried adding category 'test' with no description
>> Status: Successfully added test as a new blog
category
>> (so blojsom tells me)
>> but it only shows up as
>> /
>> I have four slashes in my list
>> the original slash
>> plus the three I added.
>> I delete the last slash
>> now only one slash shows up.
>> Should I be under user "default"??
>> no difference.
>> adding category 'testerkai'
>> let's see if I can find this in the file system.
>> nope.
>> tried re-starting tomcat
>> tried removing the single quote from:
>> Kai's blojsom weblog about blojsom
>> nope.
>> I'm going to skip adding a category.
>> 
>> Adding entries
>> looks like I can actually post a blog entry this
way.
>> something's clearly wrong with the categories.
>> they don't show up
>> I'll just add this to category /
>> or not:
>> Status: Unable to add your blog entry in the /
category
>> 
>> ************************************************
>> 
>> trying blojsom install on MICROLITH
>> 
>> I have tomcat 5.0.28 installed already.
>> 
>> downloaded blojsom.war to C:\Program Files\Apache
Software
>> Foundation\Tomcat 5.0\webapps
>> restarted tomcat
>> http://lo
calhost:8080/blojsom/blog/default/
>> works
>> Changing
>> user: default
>> pass: z
>> at
>> http://localhost:8080/blojsom/blog/default/?flavor=admin

>> 
>> This also serves properly:
>> ht
tp://hopoo.dyndns.org:8080/blojsom/blog/default/
>> 
>> Continue with user's guide
>> http://wiki.blojsom.com/wiki/display/blojsom/Users+Guide

>> not adding any users
>> just using 'default'
>> adding category
>> my_setup
>> setting up blojsom
>> Status: Successfully added my_setup as a new blog
category
>> but then
>> same problem as before
>> Under
>> Modifying an existing blog category
>> Category name     ... a drop down list
>> /
>> /
>> That's all I see.  I'm expecting:
>> /
>> my_setup
>> or something like that.
>> I'll see if I can add an entry.
>> 
>> Adding an entry
>> http://wiki.blojsom.com/wiki/display/blojsom
/Tutorial_Adding+Entries
>> I'm following the directions closely.
>> Status: Added blog entry test
>> ok, the only thing I did differently from REGOLITH
is I added the language
>> (en).  
>> I'll try that on REGOLITH
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> _______________________________________________
>> Blojsom-users mailing list
>> Blojsom-userslists.sourceforge.net
>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/blojsom-u
sers

-- 
David Czarnecki

http://www.blojsom.com/b
log/ | http://blojsom.sf.net




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