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author | Dries Buytaert <dries@buytaert.net> | 2003-06-05 18:09:39 +0000 |
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committer | Dries Buytaert <dries@buytaert.net> | 2003-06-05 18:09:39 +0000 |
commit | de3b0796d24c05856340d94504c109195b51d71c (patch) | |
tree | 80dd2c4922b55f5467a09d36cd8fc5e1bcbda6e1 /modules/forum/forum.module | |
parent | 355d25e73d90f3174db459a5a380193e0505ada4 (diff) | |
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- Bugfix: better charset support for non-ISO-8859-1 languages. Patch 0029.charset.fixes.patch by Al. Could East Asia test this please.
- Bugfix: made the "moderate" field behave. Patch 0030.queue.module.help.and.settings.form.patch by Al.
- Documentation: revised a large part of the help texts / documentation! Al's 0024.* patches.
- Documentation: added a glossary to the help module. Patch 0025.help.module.glossary.patch by Al and Michael.
- Usability: first step towards unifying the terminology used in the cloud module. Patch by 0028.site.cloud.rationalize.name.patch Al.
- Usability + CSS improvements: revamped the node form and removed all tables. Patch 0027.node.form.rewrite.patch by Al.
- CSS improvements: patch 0026.admin.css.small.improvement.patch by Al.
- Updated the MAINTAINERS file.
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diff --git a/modules/forum/forum.module b/modules/forum/forum.module index 4c8ebcf01..a5a68c8de 100644 --- a/modules/forum/forum.module +++ b/modules/forum/forum.module @@ -714,9 +714,9 @@ function _forum_get_topic_order($sortby) { } function forum_help() { - $output .= "<h3>Creating a forum</h3><p>Drupal lets you set up a countless number of forums by using the powerful taxonomy module. Therefore to create a forum you first have to create a ". l("taxonomy vocuabulary", "admin/taxonomy/add/vocabulary") ." and ". l("add some terms", "admin/taxonomy") ." to it; each term will become a forum. Choose a name for the vocabulary (examples: forum, message boards, or debates), and make sure under \"Types\" that forum is selected. Nothing else needs to be configured, so unless you have more advanced needs save the vocabulary. Now ". l("add a term", "admin/taxonomy") ." to the vocabulary just created (examples: general, off topic, support), and a description to make it clear to the users what the forum is about. Each term become a forum. Continue creating fora by adding terms until you are satisfied."; - $output .= "<p>Once a vocabulary is entered go to ". l("site configuration » modules » forum","admin/system/modules/forum") ." and set the <b>Forum vocabulary</b> (don't forget to save). There will now be fora active on the site. For users to access them they must have the \"access content\" permission and to create a topic they must have \"create forum topics\" permission. The permissions can be set in the ". l("user management", "admin/user/permission") ." pages.</p>"; - $output .= "<h3>Containers</h3><p>By designating a forum as a <i>container</i>, users are not allowed to post into that forum. The forum will be visible on the forum listing page, so it acts as a section delimiter if you will. This is useful if you have a lots of forums which are nested. For example,</p>"; + $output .= "<h3>Creating a forum</h3><p>The forum module uses taxonomy to organize itself. To create a forum you first have to create a ". l("taxonomy vocuabulary", "admin/taxonomy/add/vocabulary") ." When doing this, choose a sensible name for it (such as \"fora\") and make sure under \"Types\" that \"forum\" is selected. Once you have done this, ". l("add some terms", "admin/taxonomy") ." to it. Each term will become a forum. If you fill in the description field, users will be given additonal information about the forum on the main forum page. For example: \"troubleshooting\" - \"Please ask your questions here.\"</p>"; + $output .= "<p>When you are happy with your vocabulary, go to ". l("site configuration » modules » forum","admin/system/modules/forum") ." and set <b>Forum vocabulary</b> to the one you have just created. There will now be fora active on the site. For users to access them they must have the \"access content\" permission and to create a topic they must have ithe \"create forum topics\" permission. These permissions can be set in the ". l("user management", "admin/user/permission") ." pages.</p>"; + $output .= "<h3>Containers</h3><p>If you designate a forum as a <i>container</i>, users will not be able to post to it. The forum will be visible on the forum listing page, so it acts as a section delimiter if you will. This is useful if you have a lots of forums which are nested. For example,</p>"; $output .= "<p>Marketing<br />-- Market research<br />-- Brand management<br /><br />Sales<br />-- Closing the deal<br />-- Avoiding ear and throat pain</p>"; $output .= "<p>If you don't want people posting into the Marketing or Sales folders, you designate them as Containers.</p>"; $output .= "<h4>Icons</h4><p>To disable icons, set the icon path as blank in ". l("site configuration » modules » forums","admin/system/module/forum") ."</p>"; |