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Email courses

Suggestions

A possible use I am thinking of, for an email course, is a step-by-step series of screenshots with texts to explain key areas of our network, and how to use them.

One example could be presented as a "Refresher course" for members who joined a long time ago, but have not visited recently.

Another could be presented as "Introduction course" for new members, in the current signup quota.

I'm thinking, alongside this, that in each new year I should create a new signup quota for the year (by cloning and renaming the signup quota settings of the previous year), so that I can separate the messages sent to all members, older members, and new members, when using the email newsletter (push) system, or the email course (pull) system.

At the moment I have no urgent material to offer members... I am just trying to understand how the email course system works, and how it can be used to target specific member categories (quotas).

Thanks

Email courses

Suggestions

The email courses module provided as a Communication tool has a simple on/off activation check box with no option to configure for specific quotas.

For different member categories (in different quotas) it would be useful to be able to offer different courses, or no course at all.

At the moment, when switched on, access to the course module appears as a tab in the profile settings of every member, regardless of their quota.

Is it possible to add quota config options to this module?

This might make the module more useful for more sites.
updated by @researchcooperative: 03/15/19 09:21:31PM

Using TinyMce editor to upload media

Using Jamroom

Just noticed another thing... when files and media are uploaded using dedicated modules, the upload size limit is very usefully shown next to the upload button, according to the settings made in the jrCore module.

In the case of the TinyMce editor, the media upload limit is not shown when we use the media button. Is this because I have not found the setting to show the upload limit, or because it is not available as a feature?

Using TinyMce editor to upload media

Using Jamroom

Thanks... I found that. I am setting it up with just the standard set listed.

I have made a reference table for my various quotas summarising the media settings I have made for all of them, so I can keep track and make adjustments from here on out.

This is the info I must never forget:

ACP -> MODULES -> CORE -> SYSTEM CORE -> QUOTA CONFIG -> Convert Embed Tags (and other media settings)

i.e. Effective use of the TInyMce editor is contingent on media settings located in the System Core.

The media settings are really a key (core) area that needs Admin attention. I need a checklist of other jrCore module settings that I should give attention to! I have never really looked at that area as I thought it was all preset, with options determined by all the other modules. I wonder if JR hosted servers can be reached from the afterlife, so I can continue my studies forever!?

Thanks, P.
updated by @researchcooperative: 12/10/18 07:46:38AM

Is it feasible to build a central "Text editor settings" control module?

Suggestions

Hmmm... the captain of my spacecraft drinks too much beer while standing on his imaginary bridge looking at stars. I'll go back inside and try to give more attention to the engine room. Thanks.

Using TinyMce editor to upload media

Using Jamroom

That worked and is beautiful! Thanks.

Now I am wondering what the security pros and cons might be for all those profile code options.

I have a vague understanding that some kinds of code can be used in bad ways more easily than others.

Perhaps the ruling principle should be to make the site no more open than it needs to be.

Using TinyMce editor to upload media

Using Jamroom

I have no problem uploading images with the TinyMce editor. The fail occurs when I try using the File upload function inside the TinyMCe editor. I can find files for uploading, and press the upload button, but all that results is the html string (inside square brackets, as noted above) sitting in my displayed text, when the post text is saved.

When I use the Files module and File tab in the menu of my member profiles, uploading files is no problem. I presume that is independent from the embedded media system.

Using TinyMce editor to upload media

Using Jamroom

Two matters...

In ACP, the main option setting for TinyMCe is described as follows:

If this option is checked, then only media from the active profile will show in the TinyMCE Embed popup. If unchecked, then all media system wide (that [ARE] not private) will be available

When it is checked by default, the active profile presumably has to acquire media from outside the system, to acquire its own set of media. In my case, this seems to work for images (I can upload from my computer disk) but not for document/pdf files. Instead what I see is a piece of html that remains visible after the post is saved, without actually uploading the target file:

e.g. (square bracket) jrEmbed module="jrFile" id="14" (square bracket)

Is this just a problem in my system, or is it general?
updated by @researchcooperative: 03/23/19 08:54:52PM

Is it feasible to build a central "Text editor settings" control module?

Suggestions

If what I am suggesting would be more complex to use, or more complex and error-prone at a technical level, then that would be a problem.

The way the TinyMce editor is set up now is certainly easy and functional to use, and I can live with the present default-range of-options provided for users.

Perhaps there is some happy position where there is a loss of technical or potential configurability but an increase in practical configurability for the non-coding administrator. Since I am a non-coder and lack time, the full potential is not available to me unless I pay for the work... and if the default option settings had to be changed again, then I would need to pay again.

What I imagine would be good (for non-coding administrators) is a checklist of default-option settings - for each part of the TinyMce text editor menu (font size, font style, paragraph and header settings, etc). After checking, the choices (e.g. a range of font sizes) would automatically become the default-range-of-options seen by users of the text editor.

Perhaps introducing a meta-control system for the text-editor is something best done by TinyMce itself, if it is something that would help enough people.

[Metaphor: I would like to sell beer, and my display case has space for 10 different kinds, which is enough choice for most beer drinkers. Certain beers just don't get sold. However, in order to change the range of beer on offer, I have to go and brew the beer myself, though my only skill is selling beer, and even that is just a part-time job that I do] [Long live the professional brewers!].

In any case, thanks for the all the comments and advice so far.
updated by @researchcooperative: 12/09/18 01:08:15AM

Is it feasible to build a central "Text editor settings" control module?

Suggestions

Is it possible, in principle, for a user-friendly "text-editor settings module" to carry out these kinds of actions (and cross-checks?) on the template files of other parts of the system?