There’s a lot of different resources and posts on the web about how to export a Plone site to static html content, but no methodology would actually solve all of my problems. Now, Plone is inherently a complicated beast, given just how much it does, and that’s definitely putting it lightly. But here goes at my attempt to provide an actual, workable solution.  Word for the wise though, this is for more than just your front-end administrator to handle.  Also, instructions are designed for Ubuntu 9.10.  Mileage may/will vary on other distros or OSes. (more…)

Well, that’s always a good reason to let out a sigh of relief: I’ve managed to migrate most of the content from my previous blog over at Wikidot (which wasn’t really a blog so much as it was a hacked wiki).  So, you’ll find a lot more content here than before, which is good, because it makes me look like I’m actually dedicated to creating content

I’ve also relaxed restrictions on comments (and added CAPTCHA security) so comment away people, if you’re reading this.  Just don’t expect much love if you spam though…

So, you’ve got a website that you’ve made and you’ve used a Flash movie on it.  Okay, no worries.  Now, what if you tried to add a (non-form-element) drop-down menu or some AJAX-ed content into the site, and found the Flash movie actually acted as an overlay?

This problem doesn’t seem consistent.  Different OSs, browsers, and Flash versions don’t indicate consistency – that’s what I’ve seen anyway.  Nevertheless, the problem persists for some users and it’s down-right annoying.

The fix?  Make your Flash code look similar to this:

<object data=”my-movie.swf” type=”application/x-shockwave-flash” height=”100″ width=”200″>
<param name=”movie” value=”my-movie.swf” />
<param name=”quality” value=”high” />
<param name=”embed” value=”transparent” />
<param name=”wmode” value=”transparent” />
<param name=”menu” value=”false” />
<img src=”alternate.jpg” alt=”ARCS – Revolutionising Collaboration” height=”100″ width=”200″ />
</object>

That there should be entirely XHTML compliant (and completely cross-browser compatible) code for creating a Flash object on your page that’ll place nice with other content.

From http://www.koansys.com/tech/create-plone-3-archetype-product-with-zopeskel-and-buildout :

ZopeSkel can create Archetype-based products for Plone 3. Wire it up in Buildout. (more…)