Forum: Poser - OFFICIAL


Subject: Pose2Lux for the Challenged

RobynsVeil opened this issue on Mar 03, 2011 · 143 posts


RobynsVeil posted Sun, 20 March 2011 at 5:03 PM

Quote - That looks pretty fine to me Robyn - you've done a great job there!

Thank you! 😄 Couldn't have done it without KobaltKween's guidance: Drupal - the cms the site is based on - is not WP: this is a very full-on system with lots of possibilities...complexities...stuff/concepts to learn.

Quote - I'll send you some entries for the FAQ in a bit because there are a few questions I've been asked quite often.

That would be excellent: the more qualified content, the better, and the less I have to scrounge through these threads, much as I enjoy that (time constraints :blink: )

Quote - On the downloads page I think it'd be good if people could just download the bits they want. The zip file contains all sorts of things which don't need to be redownloaded every time there's an update to the script. I'd suggest the manual is a separate download, and the example XML libraries could be too. Most people will also want just the P6 version or the regular version, not both. The only thing that really needs to be bundled with the actual scripts is the MIT licence. Of course, there's no reason not to have the complete zip file available as a download for first timers who need the whole shebang.

No dramas... I'll go ahead and split it all up as you suggest and have separate sections.

Quote - I'd also like to see a place where we can post useful links. Obvious links are to the Luxrender site (Home page, Wiki, Scene file fomat and forum are the obvious ones)

Yes, links was going to be my next project. In Drupal, all of this sort of thing is sort-of like its own little entity of sorts, so it's not just a matter of putting a URL up: it's much cleaner and more manageable than that.

Quote - Oh, and perhaps a glossary of terms. These things can be a bit daunting to the newcomer who isn't familiar with all the jargon we take for granted!

I will definitely need help with that... in terms of the actual... err... terms. All a bit grey area for me, and since you all are the experts... 😄

This is starting to get quite exciting - we have a script, a manual and a website! It's almost like it's a proper program :-)

Quote - Anyway, if there's anything else besides the FAQ that you'd like from me, just holler!

So, yeah, the glossary and perhaps the manual in .doc or text format so I can put it on the site as a Book. That would save me having to find something to extract pdf stuff...

Quote - As for the forum, I guess it needs a bit of thought. I'll continue to post to and monitor the Rendo threads here, but it would be nice for Pose2Lux to have its very own forum too. I don't mind whether it's on the Pose2Lux website (which does seem the obvious place) or the Peanut Gallery (where Pose2Lux grew up in the nurturing environment provided so generously by Laurie), but it's probably best to have it in just one place to avoid confusion.

Well, (just read Laurie's addendum to this) and whilst I'm happy to do the forum on the site, it will probably be a bit: it's not trivial to set up and during the week my time on here is fairly minimal. So, if it's okay with everyone, I'll focus on getting the site right first, and then have a play with the forum.

Is that good with everyone?

@Rhionon: yeah, finally - was really stuck there for quite a while, as in near-tears stuck, but KobaltKween rescued me so I'm all good now... things basically work and stay working, which is nice. :biggrin:

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