RE: FN-FORUM: Anybody have experience of Adobe Contribute?

date posted 3rd January 2007 15:40

contribute, IMO, should only be given to clients in order for them to update text/images on their site. Its a simple, inexpensive alternative to building a proper CMS backend but it has alot of limitations - not least in how it handles server side scripted pages and (last time I used it) CSS.

If he adds checkboxes I assume he's doing something with a form, in which case you're going to have to get involved to make sure the values from the checkboxes go where they're supposed to. I'd explain the limitations of Contribute to him (get the demo and play with it yourself, you'll find the limitations quickly) so he knows what he can/cant do.

>
>Good afternoon all,
>
>Right, a client I have just taken some webmastering duties on for is
>used to updating his site by using Adboe Contribute, with the support
>of a webmaster who helps update the navigation to link in new pages
>the client creates.
>This is all fine, but he has enquired as to how he can add checkboxes
>to a page. I had no knowledge of Contribute until about an hour ago,
>and it seems as though it offers the client very little functionality
>(and rightly so) and because of how forms need to be set up so as to
>pass information correctly I cannot see how I can let the client do
>this.
>
>Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Regards,
>
>Duncan
>
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