[Pdweb] soft and hard ways (was Re: Exhibition Update)

[Steffen]

On 11/04/2007, at 16.32, IOhannes m zmoelnig wrote:

> Steffen wrote:
>
>>> making to links appear the same is a bit more tricky. to repeat my
>>> last
>>> emails there are basically to ways to do it:
>>> - the simple way: make a prominent link (e.g. an "exhibition"  
>>> tab) on
>>> the main-page that really points to the current exhibition.
>>> - the harder way: make an equivalent of a symbolic link (this is:  
>>> the
>>> /exhibition IS the current /exhibition)
>>>
>>> btw, making a _WikiPage_ ./exhbition/vol-# to be the default
>>> instead of
>>> ./exhbition/FrontPage is really rather simple.
>>
>> What is the difference between that "rather simple" way and the
>> "harder way"? I don't see it. The simple way i think is to choose the
>> "display -> Change the item used as default view in this folder"? But
>> choosing that leaves me with nothing to choose between, as mentioned
>> before. I get: "There are no items in this folder that can be
>> selected as a default view page."
>
> well, both ways would require interaction from a person who knows a  
> bit
> plone.
> the "simple" way requires to add WikiPages to the objects that can be
> selected as "default view" (currently they are not; this is why you
> cannot add them); it is not a big deal
>
> the "harder" way requires the installation of a "product" (aka
> "external") which itself is  totally simple; however on the long  
> run, i
> think it is better to keep the number of external dependencies as  
> low as
> possible.

I understand. The obvius question is then: Can I preform the simple  
way; add WikiPages to be selectable as "default view"? I haven't  
found it, that is.