Features / Usability

Posted by jamesoftopiya 17 Nov 2004 17:35 GMT-0000 posts: 175

Hi Gen

I think if I understand you correctly, this is what I do at many sites.

• Create a "group" called Read only, (or what ever)
• Include the group the "Anonymous" or "Registered" privileges,
• Depending on you ver. of TW include a Group Homepage,
• Add or remove any of the privileges that you do not want the Read only user to have access to,
• Assign your user to the group "Read only",

If you really want to have better organization of your site it would be an advantage to create the group with no per assigned privileges. As TW progresses you will find that the group privileges are given a lot more power. I find the whole privileges thing a bit confusing. However, if you dig into it you will find all kinds of ways that it may be used.

In other words,

• Create a "group" called Read only, (or what ever)
• DO NOT Include any groups privileges,
• Depending on your ver. of TW include a Group Homepage,
• Save your new group
• Go to Assign permissions to group: Read only,
• Create level (Now the fun part?),
• Assign the different perms you want to this level,
• Assign your user to the group "Read only",

In using the TW 1.10 version I have found many treats in what the permissions do. well worth learning how they work. I think that it would be nice if they were a bit less complex but then you lose the features.

Boy you are fast Damian! Barely got Open Ofice open before you answered.