UPOINT:: CGI Scripts: FAQ

Title: @1 Web Publisher: Frequently-asked questions
Please check this section before you email us for technical help.

  • Can I have more than one tag pair of the same kind in the same page? For example, can I have 4 textbox tag pairs and 3 image tag pairs?
    - No problem. But remember that they must be named differently such as name="My text 1", name="My text 2" . . .


  • How do I change the skin of Document Publisher?
    - You may select from 3 skins that come with the script. Simply change the portion
    my $skin = 'env';
    in the script (to 'cyber' or 'xp') and the new skin takes effect immediately and globally.


  • Can I use basic HTML codes in the Slave Edit Mode?
    - Yes, among the codes recognized are <b>, <i>, <u>, <font ....> and so on.


  • Can I edit pages in different folders (as different levels)?
    - Yes, you can edit any page located anywhere in your web server as long as you have made the page editable (using the "Add File to Editable File List" feature).


  • When using the feature "Add File to Editable File List", what would happen
    if I have specified the wrong file path?
    - When the file cannot be found in the server, an error message will be generated.


  • I have added some pages to the Editable File List. And during the process, I was told that those pages had been chmoded properly. But I am still unable to edit those pages
    - The script might be unable to chmod those files to 777 due to the special/odd configuration of your server. In this case, you have to manually chmod those pages to 777 (rwxrwxrwx) via FTP.


  • How do I position the image?
    - If you are using an image tag pair, the script will generate a text input box for you to fill in the URL or simply the filename of the image. Next to this text box you will find a drop-down menu with the options default, left, center or right.


  • Why are there Master and Slave modes? Why not only one?
    - The administrator entering the system using the slave mode has only a limited accessibility and thus won't be able to mess around with the existing web pages. This feature is especially useful to web designing company where the web designer holds the master password and the end user (client) holds the slave password.


  • Can I open links in new windows?
    This is the modification as submitted by our user, Richard Gehringer (United States):

    Modify these two parts:

    Part 1:
    $curMatch = "$begMatch<a href=\"$params{\"linkAddr$ind\"}\" TARGET=\"$params{\"linkLoad$ind\"}\">$params{\"linkDesc$ind\"}</a>$endMatch";

    Part 2:
    -value => $1,
    -size => 50);

    $curMatch =~ /TARGET=[\'\"](.*?)[\'\"]/s;
    $subStr .= "<br>_blank opens in a new window, _top opens in the same window:<br>" . &indent .
    $q->popup_menu(-name => "linkLoad$ind",
    -values => ["", "_blank", "_top"],
    -default => $1);
    } elsif (/imageURL/) {
    $curMatch =~ /name="(.*?)"/is;

    * The above modification has not been officially tested. Please do it at your own risk.


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