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Lotus Notes Domino templates and open source  
Tue, Nov 11th 2008 6:54a Steve Castledine
Its an age old discussion and on/off has been discussed to death within this community, however I have been thinking about "templates" again recently. As a developer who has had the opportunity of developing applications inside and outside IBM, I have strong, probably "fan boy", views on their upkeep and also how important they are for stimulating the use of and development of new Lotus Notes/Domino applications. I have an opportunity, together with a few colleagues, to think about how [read] Keywords: composite
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Another java view property template developers should be aware of
Mon, Nov 10th 2008 6:06a Steve Castledine
When developing applications using the standard client framework there is, I think little known, a switch/property that is really important and it is not set by default. This one is the "bookmark default" property. By default this uses "NRPC" for the bookmark settings, which in my experience does not work well (performance wise and some usability issues) and also mean's the correct icon is not picked up when user's do bookmark a custom/template application. So if you ever create a custom a [read] Keywords: composite
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Switching off the default switcher in templates when using java views
Mon, Nov 10th 2008 5:51a Steve Castledine
I dislike the phrase "java views", but I never know a better one. If I mention "java view" I am referring to the standard client framework that was used from Lotus Notes 8.0, and originally was the basis of the new mail client and was also used for the blog template from 8.01 (and others from 8.5). As mentioned previously, I have a document waiting to be published which has a lot of detail on how you can reuse this framework within your own templates. I am just waiting on feedback on "where" [read] Keywords: composite
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Switching off the default switcher in templates using java views
Mon, Nov 10th 2008 5:49a Steve Castledine
I dislike the phrase "java views", but I never know a better one. If I mention "java view" I am referring to the standard client framework that was used from Lotus Notes 8.0, and originally was the basis of the new mail client and was also used for the blog template from 8.01 (and others from 8.5). As mentioned previously, I have a document waiting to be published which has a lot of detail on how you can reuse this framework within your own templates. I am just waiting on feedback on "where" [read] Keywords: composite
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XPages - webQuerySave equivalent or using Lotusscript to process data
Fri, Nov 7th 2008 7:09a Steve Castledine
I'm planning some "how to" XPages posts for "Domino Developers", in the meantime here's something for this week's "tip" theme. You may currently have a lot of logic sitting in Lotusscript agents or libraries, and you want to use these when trying out XPages, as its probably a big job to rewrite all of them from scratch in server side JavaScript etc (especially just for the purpose of testing or proof of concept). Whilst in the long term, using the XPages way of doing things is probably be [read] Keywords: agent
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Automatically send emails to users who post comments on your site when you reply
Fri, Nov 7th 2008 4:09a Steve Castledine
Something I often forget exists, is the ability to send an email to someone automatically when you respond to their comment (Notes Client Only) within the blog template. To set this up, you need to go into the configuration document, tabs "Discussion > Basic". The field is right down the bottom (UI best practice this stuff) and is called "Email Prompt for Notes Comment Response?": Set to "Yes" and it will try and send an email to everyone you respond to with the detail of the response [read] Keywords: document
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Accessing the standard/java view properties in Designer
Thu, Nov 6th 2008 4:55a Steve Castledine
Another ini setting that may be useful for developers is "Designer_ShowPropForJavaViewsUI=1". This setting exposes the properties in Designer for standard client/java views. I have written a large document on building/converting your applications to use Notes Mail v8+ standard/java views etc as it now is supported (with caveats) from 8.5. I am just waiting on finding out where we are going to publish this. [read] Keywords: designer
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Upgrading local Lotus Notes templates
Thu, Nov 6th 2008 4:49a Steve Castledine
No tips yesterday, busy day and I'm guessing the whole election thing was crowding out the news/blogs anyway. Anyway, I was in a meeting yesterday where a couple of customers mentioned (running Notes 8.5) that their bookmark templates had not updated. They resolved this by using Replace Design and restarting. What you can also do is reset an "ini" setting in "notes.ini" - "TemplateSetup". For example, mine currently is set to "TemplateSetup=850004". If I changed that to a number less t [read] Keywords: domino
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Lotus Notes 8.5 Feature - Notebook
Thu, Nov 6th 2008 4:49a Steve Castledine
One of the new features for Notes 8.5 is "Notebook". It gets less coverage than other "new" stuff as essentially it is the old Personal Journal with a new colour lipstick. Visually it is a huge improvement, feature wise there's not much "new" but it gives a good base to go from. Its templates like these that a lot of people do not realise exist. I for one never used Personal Journal "at all" but Notebook now is part of everything I work on (and there's less scraps of paper on my desk). [read] Keywords: domino
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Hiding advanced sections in blog template for users
Tue, Nov 4th 2008 5:43a Steve Castledine
Just a quick tip today, I have a lot of work I need to complete by close and its my wife's birthday so I guess I should finish work before 10pm (kidding). By default the blog template is a "personal tool" and there is no real restriction on what you can do. User's can go into the configuration, they can also change the theme etc at will. Most of this is accessed via the "advanced" link. Within the enterprise, administrators (don't you just love them ;) ) like to add restrictions. So in [read] Keywords: template
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Accessing the Web Client for the Blog Template
Tue, Nov 4th 2008 5:01a Steve Castledine
Publishing something I replied to in an email yesterday: You can access the web client for the blog template via the "admin" link (within the default "yellow" theme) which can be found in the top right corner: This goes to the url ".nsf/webadmin?open&login": You will need the following roles to access (and at least Author access): You then get to: [read] Keywords: admin
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Using formula to open a designated users Calendar, To Do or Contacts - undocumented feature
Mon, Nov 3rd 2008 6:28a Steve Castledine
Starting this week with a very simple tip. Hoping to do at least one a day this week with at least one lengthy one for xpages by Friday. Anyway, there is a documented formula @Command( [OpenCalendar]; username ) that allows you to open a designated user's calendar. This may be useful in your custom apps or as part of a "portal" solution. The username part can be a specific user, or if you leave empty a prompt will ask you for a user to navigate to (bearing in mind you will need t [read] Keywords: domino
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Powerful advertising
Fri, Oct 31st 2008 5:27a Steve Castledine
When I went to Google this morning (.com not their office), I see they are advertising the "G1 phone" on the home page. Considering how many times a day (and how many countries) Google is hit, that's one hell of a position to advertise a product. Based on hits, it may be the most expensive position in the world to place an on-line ad, and they can for free. That's powerful stuff. Blogging has been very quiet, as usual, of late. Too many things on my plate and I can see no coming up for air [read] Keywords: notes
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Switching on anti spam in Dominoblog
Thu, Oct 9th 2008 5:48a Steve Castledine
I've mentioned this a few times, but it can't be mentioned too many times due to its importance for web facing blog's. The Domino Blog template has a pretty effective anti spam mechanism to prevent rogue comments on your public sites (my site blocks hundreds every day - of course you cannot block all the manual one's - but it still can block some of these as well). This setting is not turned on by default. Why? Well back in the day when wheels were square, a lot of people did not trust jav [read] Keywords: domino
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My office/desk meme 
Fri, Oct 3rd 2008 5:32a Steve Castledine
I don't think so. My wife would kill me and my manager would be on the phone in an instant. I am one messy pup. Paper here, paper there, four monitors, lots of kit lying around. You wouldn't want to see it, my wife winces when she thinks about it. But maybe at the weekend I will do a spring clean and then do a photo. [read] Keywords: office
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Domino Blog Theme editing and Tag Library
Thu, Oct 2nd 2008 9:09a Steve Castledine
I have today published an article on editing the default theme within the blog template and general information about the html templates etc on the Domino Wiki site. You can access the document here. There is also a full library of dx tags with information on each attached as a 64 page pdf. [read] Keywords: document
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New season - better results! 
Wed, Oct 1st 2008 6:28a Steve Castledine
Finally after many seasons of loss after loss Leicester are winning games again. There's still a long way to go in the season, and a long way to restoring our place in the top division, but top of the league after eight games is a good start! [read] Keywords: |
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UKLUG 2008 - a great event
Mon, Sep 22nd 2008 5:59a Steve Castledine
I was at UKLUG last Thursday and Friday in central London, and had a great time. To put on yet another event like this "for free" is just incredible and Warren Elsmore can not be praised enough for it (together with the team of people helping him out). Some points of interest: 1) Turnout was very good, although it would have been polite for a few of the non showers to let the organisers know. "Free" maybe a little misleading as it costs someone, somewhere and sponsors "sponsor" on the pr [read] Keywords: ilug
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UK Lotus User Group Conference 18th & 19th September - London
Tue, Sep 9th 2008 4:12a Steve Castledine
A reminder that UKLUG will be held next week (18th & 19th September) in Westminster, London. This will be a great event to attend, so if you can, I encourage you to register here. A full list of speakers are here (although I know other Notes gentry will also be in attendance that have spoken at Lotusphere etc), agenda is here. I will be in attendance, probably handing out the interval ice creams, so feel free to stop me to talk. [read] Keywords: lotus
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You can rent this space for 30 days. Interested?
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Some basic info on how the Tag Cloud tag works in Domino Blog
Mon, Sep 8th 2008 11:10a Steve Castledine
Reproduced from forthcoming documentation: DXTagCloud provides an automatic tag cloud within your web pages: The system outputs the tags in an unordered list. You need to surround the tag with unordered list html (UL) to complete it (this is so you can attach your own style if you wish). You can set some configuration in the Configuration document within tabs "Formatting > Categories > Basic" fields: No of Tag Cloud Levels: Default Value 4 - Used with the style sheet to [read] Keywords: document
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Knowing which folder a document is in - @WhichFolders
Mon, Sep 8th 2008 4:49a Steve Castledine
Sometimes people don't see the release notes (I'm not saying this is definitely in them), or new formula etc can be forgotten, but a nice new formula in 8.5 was @WhichFolders which can be used to determine, surprisingly, which folder the current document is in. To see it in action, it was added to the mail template, all documents view. Funny, I'm not even sure this made it into the designer help db, I will have to check. [read] Keywords: designer
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Charity: Water
Mon, Sep 1st 2008 8:47a Steve Castledine
Still on a "blog vacation" and back shortly, but in the meantime via Paul Mooney: [read] Keywords: |
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Back soon...
Fri, Jul 18th 2008 7:23a Steve Castledine
Things a tad busy right now... [read] Keywords: |
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New Lotus Wiki’s - powered by Domino
Tue, Jun 17th 2008 4:55a Steve Castledine
I bleed yellow, but I bleed a "Notes/Domino" shade of yellow the most. So its great to see good looking stuff coming out of Domino via the "Domino Powered" product wiki's on developerWorks. Ed Brill also wrote a piece here. Content in each wiki is organised by top level categories, however content is also joined across categories by tagging. So you have a "master" tag cloud on the home page, that allows you to see content by tags across all areas, but when you enter a content area th [read] Keywords: domino
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Content encoding information within HTML or XHTML markup
Mon, Jun 16th 2008 11:48a Steve Castledine
Its a question I ponder over a lot at the minute, do I actually need to include the content encoding information inside my html? Generally a web server includes the content encoding information in the http header when serving up web pages. For whatever reasons (I think stemming back to getting html to 100% pass the html/xhtml validator test's) I have tended to also include the encoding information in my html. I am wondering whether excluding this encoding from html, and maybe more importan [read] Keywords: domino
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Probably my favourite Eclipse Domino Designer feature - search
Sun, Jun 15th 2008 2:07p Steve Castledine
Search in the new Domino Designer for Eclipse just rocks. If I have a string I need to locate, or a function I need to track all instances of where it is called etc, I am now in my element, at last. You can search entire databases or even across multiple databases at the same time. Its just great: Then a simple right mouse click, and select HTML Editor: and I am away: [read] Keywords: designer
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How to enable the selection gutter in Notes 8.5 Beta 1
Wed, Jun 11th 2008 12:15p Steve Castledine
Gutter selection is back in the 8.5 Notes Beta 1. Here's how you enable it: File > Preferences > Basic Notes Client Configuration > Use Lotus Notes Selection model [read] Keywords: lotus
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Notes Domino 8.5 Public Beta Available
Fri, May 30th 2008 7:18a Steve Castledine
Do I smell xPages, Notebook, Domino Designer in Eclipse? Available here. [read] Keywords: designer
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Lotus Notes Domino - Public Access use in web applications
Wed, May 28th 2008 4:23a Steve Castledine
We were having a discussion yesterday about "public access/public documents" and the use of in web applications on Lotus Domino. Firstly a bit of information on "public access". Put in very basic terms, its original need was for the mail template to create a "two tier" access system. Because it was a requirement to let people into your mail database to access your calendar etc, but deny access to your email this second tier was created - "public documents". This "access type" has two levels [read] Keywords: acl
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You know its a holiday weekend when..
Fri, May 23rd 2008 12:47p Steve Castledine
Luckily I have a lot of work to do, so it will not feel so bad when it is raining outside! [read] Keywords: |
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Lotus Notes Formula that is bugging me
Tue, May 20th 2008 12:33p Steve Castledine
Sometimes its the simple things that can be the hardest to fix. I have a dialog list. The dialog list gets its data from a view using the formula: xlist := @DbColumn("":"NoCache";"":"";"vSysCat";1); fullList := @Unique(xList); @Trim(fullList) So why oh why does it display the list correctly but doubles up the existing selection with each word a separate line? This is basics, but its gone from my head! [read] Keywords: formula
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Twitter broke so will have to blog instead
Tue, May 20th 2008 5:22a Steve Castledine
Twitter broke so I will have to blog instead :) Well the inevitable happened the other week and Leicester were relegated into the 3rd tier of English football for the first time, ever (now only 8 English clubs who have never been there). This is not that many seasons after we were relegated from the Premiership after finishing in the top ten for many seasons. The misery of this is captured here on the BBC. The only "sports" bright spot is that Leicester Tigers Rugby Union got into the play [read] Keywords: domino
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Nail Biting Weekend
Fri, May 2nd 2008 7:43a Steve Castledine
A nail biting holiday weekend awaits with the last game of the season live on Sky Sports 2pm sunday (GMT). We play at a team (Stoke City) who are at the top of the table and requiring points for promotion to the Premier League. We need to match the team below us or draw and pray the team above us lose. A win guarantees survival - but that's unlikely. Last chance saloon now. We can technically stay up if we lose or draw and be saved by our goal difference. For the great club you are Southampt [read] Keywords: |
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Nokia N95 8GB
Fri, Apr 25th 2008 6:22a Steve Castledine
This week I upgraded to a Nokia N95 8GB from my trusty Sony Ericsson. First, people would ask why I didn't just get an iPhone? Well many reasons, the first being I didn't need to pay to upgrade to the Nokia whereas an iPhone would have cost several hundred pounds - so actually that's a lot of reasons! I also looked at spec. With 8GB on board memory, 5mp camera (2mp on the iPhone), 3.5g mobile network (old 2g on the iPhone), has Wifi like the iPhone and GPS with maps and navigation (which [read] Keywords: application
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Please Help Me Its Lotus Notes
Thu, Apr 24th 2008 3:45p Steve Castledine
So Ed mentioned "Tweetscanning" - a search of the Twitter 'verse. Its actually pretty interesting - well to me, at 8pm, when my mind is burnt from running through some unit tests. Anyway searching for Lotus Notes is interesting. Gems such as: DEAR GOD, I HATE LOTUS NOTES. You can't search your emails? Seriously, what year is it? and then It's the robust search features that make lotus notes such a great enterprise solution. Of course this is Notes fault not the setup/use: Nice. [read] Keywords: domino
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Its all gone a little quiet
Wed, Apr 23rd 2008 2:22p Steve Castledine
Yes its a little quiet over here. Baby, work and football pretty much drain all of my time and I am finding Twitter an easier way to "blog" - kind off. I have loads of things I would like to blog about, but alas I am not the one that has the authority to do that (there was an internal "milestone" today with a feature close to my heart - but that's for others to discuss). Working away on Notes Domino 8.5 right now with even a few thoughts as to releases beyond that, a lot of work, but I would [read] Keywords: domino
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Trap door is opening
Fri, Apr 11th 2008 5:24a Steve Castledine
Things are not getting any better at the bottom of the Championship: Leicester are now in the bottom 3 with four games to go in the season. Another defeat arguably caused yet again by the referee by sending a player off after only ten minutes and giving a penalty at the weekend, only for the FA to admit this week it was a mistake and rescind the red card. Doesn't give us any points back! I've lost track how many times officials have made huge mistakes like this and cost us games. It wo [read] Keywords: |
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Dopplr badges on blogs
Fri, Apr 11th 2008 4:40a Steve Castledine
I've noticed people starting to use Dopplr badges on their blogs. The Dopplr badge html does not currently allow users to specify dimensions so it tends to mess up html a little and can "bleed" over your content. Hopefully Dopplr will think about providing some sizing functionality, but in the meantime you can adjust the badge html a little to better fit by adding some width css to the dopplr div: You may need to play a bit as it does reduce the image quality. The following is [read] Keywords: css
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Twitter, TwitNotes and Notes 8 Standard are just great
Mon, Apr 7th 2008 8:46a Steve Castledine
I first used Twitter in the middle of last year and instantly dismissed it (to myself) as "pointless" and like watching paint dry - who needs to know who x eat for dinner? Twitter is a service for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing? Well since Mikkel released "TwitNotes" (a sidebar app for Lotus Notes that allows you to "twitter") I have had to chance to retry and [read] Keywords: domino
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, community
, exchange
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, podcast
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Gmail Custom Time saved my day
Tue, Apr 1st 2008 7:17a Steve Castledine
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Career Change
Tue, Apr 1st 2008 5:59a Steve Castledine
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Blog Server Fixed - Notes Communication speeds still a little strange
Mon, Mar 31st 2008 9:06a Steve Castledine
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Football is a depressant!
Tue, Mar 25th 2008 7:52a Steve Castledine
Every season is a new hope, however every season for a long time now Leicester City have slowly got worse and worse as a team. Even though this season we must have spent more money than anyone in the division on players, we just do not seem to be able to win games (its been nearly a year and a half since we won 2 games in a row). It seems the more you pay for the players and pay each week the less they are prepared to knuckle down and put enough effort and energy into winning anything. Fou [read] Keywords: |
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Blink and you would have missed the snow
Mon, Mar 24th 2008 4:34a Steve Castledine
The only snow of the winter so far and it melted within an hour of waking up on Sunday: Millie did not care: [read] Keywords: |
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Happy St Patrick’s Day from Millie
Mon, Mar 17th 2008 7:52a Steve Castledine
A bottle of the house white please... [read] Keywords: |
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Welcome Millie Rose Castledine
Tue, Feb 26th 2008 8:18a Steve Castledine
Millie was finally born Saturday night - 8 pounds. Labour was something like 29 hours and then poor mum had to have an operation in Theatre to "put her back together" for a few hours after that as well. Everyone is now fine, healthy and home. Millie is even allowing us to get our sleep back (in fact we have to wake "her" up for feed in the night). Two nights without sleep left me feeling and looking plain awful - so I cannot imagine how Mum feels! Exciting times - aside from the various to [read] Keywords: server
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Online Videos - Any advice?
Sat, Feb 9th 2008 3:37a Steve Castledine
Ok so I want to do some online videos for a new site I have planned. They are "help/tutorial" type things - a lot of them are around the blog template. I have TechSmith Snagit which can produce the videos - and does a good job. This saves as avi. The problem is the files are "big" - I would like to compress them or something. Anyone have any tips here for good software to help me, best practices, best settings to get good quality (no point having fuzzy text) but low file size? Places to [read] Keywords: template
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Excellent Java and Eclipse beginners guide
Fri, Feb 8th 2008 10:10a Steve Castledine
I got this link for an excellent Java with Eclipse beginners guide (online video) passed to me by a colleague - I thought it was excellent so I thought I would share: Slowly (very) getting my work down ready for arrival of Baby - which could be any day now (due Feb 12th). I managed a training run today of 3 miles after not running for more than 2 months due to a hip injury (and a cracked rib). That 2 months has cost me about half a stone and a severe lack of fitness. I'm not sure I w [read] Keywords: eclipse
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Blog Template 8.01 update presentation
Thu, Jan 31st 2008 6:54a Steve Castledine
Here's a short presentation I put together going through the changes in the 8.01 release of the Blog Template. It contains some useful technical information about upgrading etc. Hopefully will have more blog entries soon - busy :) | View | Upload your own [read] Keywords: template
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Yeh that’s no problem
Wed, Jan 9th 2008 10:25a Steve Castledine
Back shortly - having my usual sufferance of living by my favourite saying "Yeh that's no problem". [read] Keywords: |
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Happy Holidays and Christmas to all
Fri, Dec 21st 2007 2:43a Steve Castledine
That time of year again. Another year that has flown by - it doesn't seem five minutes since I was thinking about our wedding last New Years eve. So just a quick message to wish everyone a happy holidays, Christmas and fantastic New Year. I'm "officially" on holiday all next week but I'm not signing off as have lots to do and will be progressing the following projects (so hopefully you will see some updates) and keeping on top of work stuff : Notes Template Documentation Wiki (waiting to [read] Keywords: notes
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Blog Template Web Rich Text Editor Upgraded
Mon, Dec 17th 2007 1:54a Steve Castledine
One of the things that desperately needed sorting was the web rich text editor in the blog template. Pre IBM it used Tiny MCE: Then for various reasons it had to be removed in order to meet the code deadline for Notes Domino 7.0.2, which meant a quick solution was needed (knowing that in the future it would get an upgrade) so we ended up with a very basic rich text editor: For 8.0.1 this has now been updated with code from Dojo and looks and functions an awful lot better: The h [read] Keywords: domino
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More on Template Documentation Utility
Thu, Dec 13th 2007 4:32a Steve Castledine
So it seems my template documentation utility may become useful. Therefore I definitely will turn this into a project. I've had many thoughts recently on expanding my blog site as I have many "project" areas which come and go - and people always ask for news etc. So I was thinking of creating "project" areas that contained the brief, contained the code (no matter its state) and maybe then I will get things delivered in a quicker, easier way. For example the old RSS reader still exists an [read] Keywords: domino
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Cooking up some Composite Applications
Thu, Dec 13th 2007 4:22a Steve Castledine
Following up from posting the Composite Application Component Library on OpenNTF, the team have now published a series of "recipes" which show you how it is possible to use them. They are very basic examples, however they do show the process involved in taking the components and using them/wiring them together which I feel is the important part from a Notes/Domino developers point of view. When time allows I will create some of my own components and go through that process as well. [read] Keywords: composite
, domino
, notes
, application
, applications
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Useful tool? Template Documentation Blog/Wiki
Wed, Dec 12th 2007 9:34a Steve Castledine
I've created some code which scans a Notes Template and creates a blog/wiki on its design. You then get a precreated blog/wiki (you can move things around to how you want to operate it) which allows developers to document each piece or add comments. Then it is an editable site people can make comments as things are changed or add questions and answer's etc. Fluid, accessible documentation. Would this be of any use to anyone other than me? If so I might formalise the code a bit more. [read] Keywords: document
, domino
, lotus
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Anyone using the Personal Journal Template in Lotus Notes?
Mon, Dec 3rd 2007 7:46a Steve Castledine
Before I start this post I want to clarify that I'm not asking this in any official capacity (there is a related post on Mary Beth Raven's blog here). I'm asking as a developer who likes to understand user perspective and use patterns when creating software. So my question, does anyone use the Personal Journal within Lotus Notes (or knows groups of users that do) and if so "how" are they using it? Anything that is pointless, rubbish, could be improved, great? Again I am only asking to get a p [read] Keywords: domino
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Would you want to be the Competition?
Mon, Dec 3rd 2007 2:47a Steve Castledine
Blue Wave Technology Limited have acquired BE Systems Limited. Blog entry from Paul Mooney here. To meet the demand for top quality IBM Lotus Notes consultancy throughout Ireland, UK and Europe, Blue Wave Technology Limited has acquired BE Systems Limited, Specialists in providing top quality IBM Lotus technology services and support throughout the UK. I don't need to blog this as I'm sure its going to get a lot of coverage this week anyway. However, I just wanted to add that this will s [read] Keywords: domino
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Notes Domino 8 YouTube video
Thu, Nov 29th 2007 11:58a Steve Castledine
Here's a YouTube video I found from IBM on Notes Domino 8. Don't know how I missed this one. It features a few bloggers we all know :) [read] Keywords: domino
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Blog Template gets some new Clothes
Thu, Nov 29th 2007 11:44a Steve Castledine
When the next version of the blog template is released, it will sport some new clothes. The new default will look like this: You can see for yourself at Bob Balaban's blog. There is also the option to upgrade your own blog to the new default theme (or just keep what you have). I will not miss the original blue version! [read] Keywords: template
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Tags v Categories
Wed, Nov 28th 2007 4:15a Steve Castledine
Traditionally content has been organised by "categories" in order for us to keep controlled and structured with our data. With the recent web2.0 explosion "tags" have emerged as a fairly new technology to rival "categories". I always try and explain things in a simplistic way, so that I could stand up in front of a non IT crowd and explain myself without thinking "they are not getting this are they?" This is always my litmus test. So to explain what tags and categories are (and the diffe [read] Keywords: domino
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Hello friends - I have been abandoning you!
Wed, Nov 28th 2007 2:44a Steve Castledine
Hello friends - I have been abandoning you :) Things have been busy. A lot of time has been spent testing forthcoming blog template changes, and doing testing based on how I know some people have been using the template (the sort of thing that goes outside of usual unit testing). I hope to find a middle ground between keeping long time power users satisfied, but making the whole experience easier for new users and corporate environments. Plenty of blog posts coming up to discuss all this [read] Keywords: template
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No Lotusphere for me
Mon, Nov 5th 2007 9:52a Steve Castledine
I think I may have mentioned this before, but I will not be attending Lotusphere 2008 in Florida this coming January, as it's too close to Sue's due date. I did have the occasional (well a fair few of them to be honest) selfish moments when I thought maybe I could risk it, but being the other side of the Atlantic when Sue may need me (or baby came a week or so early) is slightly differently to being say in Paris, which is a train ride away (soon to be almost direct from Leicester). There w [read] Keywords: atlantic
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Building Composite Applications for IBM Lotus Notes v8
Thu, Oct 25th 2007 9:22a Steve Castledine
An updated "how to" for building composite applications for IBM Lotus Notes v8 has been published. The previous version referred to Beta 3 and a few things have changed around since then. Unfortunately you have to login. I would attach the pdf here but not sure what trouble that would get me into :) [read] Keywords: composite
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Blog Template Support
Thu, Oct 25th 2007 7:41a Steve Castledine
So my blog support email's etc are getting way behind again. Sometimes they even go unanswered as they slip below my visible email radar and get forgotten. I will find some time to catch up on them soon, however as a reminder don't forget you can also go to Lotus support who are the official support channel for the template these days. I've just got past a very busy period getting the next update right, but its left me a little "bored" of the template (can I say that?). I have some ideas t [read] Keywords: domino
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Interesting few weeks...
Mon, Oct 22nd 2007 5:59a Steve Castledine
The past few weeks have been interesting to say the least. Perhaps even slightly worrying and makes you question your participation in an open and information free way on the internet. Starting with a "script kiddy" who was copying some basic XSS techniques to post comments containing javascript to deface some domino blogs within the community. This was a 15 year old from Alabama who I found easy to obtain full name, address, school, principle's name and even some history about him. This [read] Keywords: domino
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Who pulled the plug out?
Fri, Oct 19th 2007 3:37a Steve Castledine
Here's the usual scene on the canal in front of the house: Here's a few weeks back when someone must have not closed one of the locks properly. It was strange to walk alongside and see the fish splashing about (and the Herons and Kingfishers looking very happy - I bet it was one of them!). I bet the farmer was looking for his gate! Just by here there was actually a bank full of mussels - I didn't expect that or the Crayfish. [read] Keywords: |
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Notes Domino 7.0.3
Wed, Oct 17th 2007 4:10a Steve Castledine
Notes Domino 7.0.3 is available but I am sure pretty much anyone reading this will have read it elsewhere anyway. The point of the post is to state that the Blog Template was updated in 7.0.3 to the exact template that was shipped with 8.0. This 8.0/7.0.3 update just contained customer and internally raised spr fixes. Its been interesting having the template being taken on in a professional environment. QE and translation never was a thought on my mind previously. User's dictated whether [read] Keywords: domino
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3rd Anglo-Boer War - Rugby World Cup 20th October
Wed, Oct 17th 2007 3:43a Steve Castledine
A SA friend of mine sent me this. Hopefully he is just wishing and Sunday will see back to back Rugby World Cup final wins :) (but after the recent thrashing it will be tough). Note the lack of any padding and helmets ;) [read] Keywords: |
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Week 22
Fri, Oct 5th 2007 3:03a Steve Castledine
Week 22 and Sue is finally starting to show. So far she must have been the luckiest pregnant woman - ever. No symptoms, so no sickness - nothing. Just a very active baby that appears from its downward position to be headbutting her - or hitting her with its hands as it seems to like putting her hands on her head (I told Sue she's been covering her ears - she can be a little loud). Baby is normal, average everything after today's scan - so a lot to be grateful for aside from they think's its a [read] Keywords: |
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4 Hours - code of 9 characters to fix
Wed, Oct 3rd 2007 11:15a Steve Castledine
You ever have those days where you get stuck on something small - but in terms of time - huge? 4 hours today stripping something down to find the cause - just needed some code which totalled 9 characters. Relieved but frustrated! :) [read] Keywords: |
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Alabama 3
Wed, Oct 3rd 2007 2:20a Steve Castledine
Been away for a while - been busy. Kind of busy where you are dragged in different directions and don't know what day it is. This may sound like insanity, but I really struggle to do many things at once. I need to get inside what I am doing, consider everything, live it, dream it - no thoughts from other problems to dilute it. If I have to do too many things I can't go to that place and do something to the best of - this frustrates me.This is the sort of thing that delays the theme manager. I [read] Keywords: bug
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Domino Admin Question - Prevent outbound email reply when user does not exist
Tue, Oct 2nd 2007 8:24a Steve Castledine
One of my personal spam problems is emails being sent to my Domino server for a user that does not exist say "user@" or "admin@" to my mail domain. The server then sends an email back saying "Not known at this address" containing the spam message. Can I turn this off? [read] Keywords: admin
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Domino Blog XSS Warning
Tue, Oct 2nd 2007 5:35a Steve Castledine
It seems the Domino community is being targetted right now by the dull, nothing better to do script kiddies who put javascript calls into web site comments. I know a few people have had to shut off their comments recently because of this. The Domino Blog template has always had good XSS protection (I hope), and a popular website of a colleague of mine has been hit a few times recently and the template has stood up to it, although he always runs latest versions. From investigation tho [read] Keywords: domino
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Busy
Wed, Sep 5th 2007 1:23a Steve Castledine
Be back soon - disappearing under my to do list. [read] Keywords: |
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Theme Manager Video
Mon, Sep 3rd 2007 5:02a Steve Castledine
I did this video to show the theme manager exists :) On viewing, the video quality is poor so I need to work out optimum settings for this to work. In the meantime you can hear for yourself - and see blurry images for yourself! [read] Keywords: template
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