Re: News - some proposals

> OK - I think I've pretty much got to grips with the setting
> up the cvs of the website (sorry about the test news items).

Great.

> I'd like to propose some small changes to the news
> submission/review/viewing system.
>
> 1. Enclosing simple URLs or email addresses in [] makes them
> clickable.
> So, [dev@archonet.com] becomes a mailto: link,
> [http://www.archonet.com]
>   a http: link.
> Same to happen to "posted_by" if it's an email address.

Sounds good.


> 2. New field "admin_contacts" holding multiple email-addrs
> One or more comma-separated email addresses to be used while
> approving the news item. Not displayed to the public.

Also sounds good. Just make sure the difference is clearly explained.


> 3. Now "posted_by" is a contact email/name for the public So
> that it can now read "ACME Inc". See sample news item [1]
> where we have the email address of some fella at the PR
> company posting the press release. Not actually much use to
> many readers.

Yup.


> 4. Preview option
> A preview button to show how the news item will look in three views:
>    i. Latest news box on home-page
>   ii. News-archive list
> iii. News story
> Preview to show with all styling and to be available before
> the news item is submitted. Same preview to be used from admin pages.

Yes, this is definitly wanted - been needed for a long time.


> I'll put together patches over the next few days for these if
> people are interested.

Please do!

//Magnus