Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • Content Editor
    · Introduction
    · Getting started
    · Creating files and directories
    · Edit files
    · Copying and moving files
    · Metadata
  • Templates
  • Version Control
  • Work Areas
  • Access Control
  • Editing Using Other Clients
  • Getting started
    Most of the time spent in SiteBuilder will be under the Files tab. Here is where you edit and enhance you site. This page consists of two major parts; the file system to the right, and the buttons on the left, see pictures below.

    The file system
    SiteBuilder has a virtual file system which does not correspond to the local file system on your computer network. However, this does not make the file system much different from other file systems. With the help of the buttons on the left side you can do most of the basic tasks performed a normal file system.


    The file system

    Focusing
    You can focus on a file or directory by clicking on the name. Focusing on a file will allow you to work on that particular file, focusing on a directory shows the content and allows actions that can be performed for several files or directories simultaneously. By clicking on the arrow to the left of a directory its content can be viewed without focusing on the directory.

    To the left of each file name there might be from one to three icons. The numbers after each file name represent the size in bytes. The leftmost icon represents the file type and will always be shown. For instance, an icon with the word HTML on it is a HTML file and an icon with the word GIF is an image file.

    Between the file type icon and the file name one or two status icons can be shown depending on the status of the file. The left icon represents the copy in the user's private edit area and the right represents the repository, where the common version of the file is stored. More information on how these icons work and look can be found in the Version control chapter.

    The buttons


    The buttons

    As shown in the picture above, the buttons are either gray or yellow. When a button is yellow you are able to select it to let it perform its service. When the button is gray it's deactivated. The buttons are context sensitive, both according to your access rights and the file or directory you are currently focusing on. For instance, if you are focusing on a directory in which you are not allowed to change anything, then the buttons that handle changes like create or edit files will be grayed out. The buttons are ordered in groups according to their area of use:

    View

    View
    Views a focused file.

    View source
    Views the source of a focused file. Note that it is not possible to edit the source when viewing source.

    Log
    Shows the log for the focused file or directory.

    Annotate
    Shows the changes made to the file.

    Edit

    Edit/Edit new file
    Takes you to the builtin editor and lets you edit the focused file. When focusing on a directory a wizard will allow you to create and edit a new file.

    Edit meta data
    Lets you change meta data such as the type of the file, the language it is written in, the template it will use etc.

    Upload file
    Lets you upload the content of a file from the local file system into the focused file or directory.

    Download file
    Download a copy of the focused file to the local file system for off-line editing etc.

    Editing is done within a form and when finished you may either save your changes by selecting Ok or throw them away by selecting Cancel.

    File

    Create directory
    Takes you to the create directory wizard.

    Delete
    Sets a deletion mark on a file. Deletes an empty directory.

    Copy
    Takes you to the copy wizard, letting you copy a file or directory to another location.

    Move
    Takes you to the move wizard, letting you move a file or directory to an other location.

    Version control

    Discard your changes
    Removes the changes you have made since the last time you committed the file. When focusing a directory you can choose which files to discard.

    Update
    Updates your local copy of the focused file, or files, with the latest version(s) in the repository.

    Commit
    Commits your changes allowing other user's take part of them by replacing the current version in the repository with the copy from your edit area. Will commit the focused file or allow you to choose the files to be committed from a directory.

    Join
    Joins a file or directory in your edit area with the same file or directory in another work area. Merges the changes made in each work area.

    Access control

    Add protection point
    Adds a protection point for the focused file or directory.

    Remove protection point
    Removes an existing protection point for the focused file or directory.

    To be able to add or remove protection points you must have the permissions to do so. Otherwise these buttons will not be shown under the Files tab.

    Undelete

    Enter undelete mode
    Enters the undelete mode where you can recover removed files. Undelete mode is represented by a different background color than normal in the file system and only a few of the function buttons will be available.

    Undelete
    Undeletes the focused file or directory, only available in undelete mode.

    Remember that for a change of any kind to take effect on the complete site it always must be committed.