[HCoop-Discuss] Domtool & .htaccess files

[Philip Neustrom]

It's not that I'm unable to understand how domtool works or figure it
out after looking through the documentation: it's that it's one thing
in the stack of thousands of tiny inconveniences people have to deal
with as they meander through their day.  .htaccess configuration is
straightforward and doesn't take any extra effort on my part.

This is the standard mantra of user experience: don't make people
think more than they have to.

--philip

On Sun, May 10, 2009 at 5:37 PM, Davor Ocelic <docelic at hcoop.net> wrote:
> On Sat, 9 May 2009 15:16:13 -0700
> Philip Neustrom <philipn at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> For me, the biggest thing preventing me from using HCoop's resources
>> for more projects is that whenever I want to set up a simple website I
>> have to go to the wiki and tear through a boatload of documentation on
>> domtool.  Ultimately I end up copying/pasting one of the preset
>> configurations.
>
> How about you bookmark that Wiki page?:)
>
> Hehe, ok seriously though, did you have success with the config
> examples? I usually always suggest people to use preset configs for
> quick results; be it from the Wiki or other people's configs.
>
> Once you configure your first domain, creating other domains based on
> that one is very easy.
>
> Also, a hint, if you need to set up any specific directive (such as a
> rewrite rule) and don't know how to put it into Domtool, and there's
> no Wiki example, you can quickly scan other peoples' configs like this:
>
> cd /afs/.hcoop.net/user
> rgrep -i YOUR_KEYWORD ?/??/*/.domtool/
>
> Another thing, you can post direct "give me the lines to copy/paste"
> requests to the hcoop-help at lists.hcoop.net list, a bunch of people
> will gladly help.
>
> I think that's a good-enough "jumpstart" for newcomers.
>
>
> On a side note, personally, I like stuff that pushes peoples'
> boundaries a bit, so that you can grow and expand your knowledge.
> And everything about Domtool fits that category.
>
> I understand that this might not be what you're looking for, especially
> if you just want a straightforward, trouble-free one domain
> setup, using your existing knowledge. But, since you already got
> results with Domtool, you probably agree that keeping a mental window
> open for new things to come in takes person a long way, in technology
> and otherwise.
>
>> .htaccess envy,
> :)
>
> Cya,
> -doc
>
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