vignette

What Java portal server do you use?

I've been tasked with learning Vignette and setting it up is a nightmare. There are many different components in the wizard. If something fails, you get a cryptic error message and then have to start again. This is the worst "Wizard" since Kwame Brown. Are there other Portal servers out there that are easy to configure, or at least see...

JSTL, Beans, and method calls

I'm working on a JSP where I need to call methods on object that come from a Bean. The previous version of the page does not use JSTL and it works properly. My new version has a set up like this: <jsp:useBean id="pageBean" scope="request" type="com.epicentric.page.website.PageBean" /> <c:set var="pageDividers" value="<%= pageBean.getPag...

Vignette V8 Upgrade

Vignette upgrades are usually not straightforward. You basically have to do a new installation and migrate over all of your customizations etc. Does anyone know if the upcoming V8 version is easier to upgrade or if its easier to upgrade from a certain previous version compared to earlier version. So I can upgrade to an earlier version (s...

Does Vignette CMS serve HTML, CSS and JavaScript content gzipped?

I’m working on a project involving Vignette as the CMS. Does anyone know if it serves HTML, CSS and JavaScript content gzipped? (If anyone’s got an example of a site run on Vignette, that’d be great too, I could see if it’s doing it.) ...

.NET portal web clipping/web connector/portlet bridge/web capture analogs

Greetings, We are seeking .Net analogs or ports of what they refer to as "Web Connector" in Vignette, "Web Clipping" in WebSphere, "Web Capture Web Part" in Sharepoint (could not evaluate myself) or PortletBridge http://www.portletbridge.org/features.html. The implementation itself does not seem to be extremely sophisticated thus porti...

Vignette collab template language name and reference

What is the name of the programming language enclosed by ISPECT tags used in Vignette Collaboration ? Is there any refence for that beast ? thank you ! ...

Compare: Alfresco v/s Vignette

Hi, from cms point of view, can some one please outline out the positive and negative aspects of Alfresco versus Vignette. Thanks! ...

Is it possible to upload Vignette files directly, without using the web interface?

In the project I'm working on, we have web resource files (e.g. JS, CSS, images, etc) stored in Vignette. As a web developer I find this cumbersome to work with, since I frequently update these files, and since each upload of a file requires several clicks and waiting for up to 5 seconds on each click. It would be awesome if I could in...