Re: Discussion Server and Office 2k

From: Paul (paul_at__N_O_SPAM_pdtech.co.uk)
Date: 07/06/04 

Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2004 15:40:54 +0100

Hi Mike,

Yes, I can confirm that I am using Sharepoint Team Services v1 and not WSS.

> P.S. I'm wondering why you are calling it a "WEB Discussions" page.
I don't have access to the server at the moment, but I believe that is the
terminology used in the site administration page.

What I am talking about here is the 'discussions' you can add to an html
document by opening the document and clicking the Discussions button in IE
and specifying a disucussion server. A small note icon appears at the end of
each paragraph and by clicking this, users can start disucussions about the
paragraph. Unfortunately it appears that any user can delete any other
user's discussion.

I hope this is a little clearer.

Thanks

Paul

"Mike Walsh" <englantilainen@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:eKziZYNYEHA.996@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Can we first make 100% sure that you are using SharePoint Team Services
(v1
> 2001) and not Windows SharePoint Services (2003 and a different newsgroup)
> so that I (on Monday) can look at the right product and say exactly what I
> meant.
>
> It should be (in STS) open the Discussions list; Manage Settings and one
> setting is whether threads can only be deleted by their creator.
>
> I rmember this well because I had this set that way and there was a user
> demand to remove it.
>
> P.S. I'm wondering why you are calling it a "WEB Discussions" page. There
> isn't such a thing in STS unless you created a Discussions List and called
> it "Web Discussions".
>
> Mike Walsh, Helsinki, Finland
> STS FAQ at www.collutions.com/Lists/FAQ
> WSS FAQ at wss.collutions.com
> Please reply to the newsgroup
> "Paul" <pd_oflaherty@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eeXsE$PXEHA.1356@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > Thanks Mike, but I cannot find the setting to prevent deletions.
> >
> > Manage Web Discussions page shows all the document that are currently
> active
> > for discussions, but the only option appears to be to delete the entire
> > discussion. Clicking on the discussion in the list only takes you to
that
> > discussion.
> >
> > From Site Administration, I am clicking on the Manage Web Discussions
> > option. The Change Web Discussions does not appear to have the setting
> > either.
> >
> >
> > "Mike Walsh" <englantilainen@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:Og2Ny0rWEHA.3972@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > It's probably not the best place (well almost certainly not the best
> > place)
> > > for Discussion Server questions as they really have nothing to do with
> > STS.
> > >
> > > Unfortunately I don't know where is - a Windows newsgroup or is it an
IE
> > > function ?
> > >
> > > On the "anyone can delete a comment" - if you mean in discussion lists
> > then
> > > this isn't true - there are settings which make it possible that only
> the
> > > person who wrote something can amend it (or delete it) - open the
> > Discussion
> > > list and go to Manage Settings etc. If you don't specify this - then
yes
> > > they can ...
> > >
> > > Mike Walsh, Helsinki, Finland
> > >
> > > "Paul" <pd_oflaherty@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > news:ueKK0uqWEHA.3800@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > > Thanks Mike,
> > > >
> > > > Another feature that only appears to work if you hae Windows XP is
the
> > > > ability to close discussions and to view closed discussions. In Win
XP
> > you
> > > > get an option (under Discussion Options) to show closed discussions
> and
> > on
> > > a
> > > > comment itself you get the option to close it.
> > > >
> > > > One very serious problem - It appears that anyone can delete anyone
> > elses
> > > > comment! Is there some way to prevent this?
> > > >
> > > > Is this the best forum for Discussion Server topics?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > > > Paul
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Mike Walsh" <englantilainen@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:OkgoatNWEHA.3640@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > > > You are in the right place for STS questions but there are very
few
> > > people
> > > > > left trying to answer them.
> > > > >
> > > > > Unfortunately I don't have any knowledge of Discussion Server,
> however
> > > > your
> > > > > problems seem to lie outside Discussion Server as far as 1. is
> > > concerned.
> > > > >
> > > > > You can not in STS use certain Document functions if you have any
> > Office
> > > > > version earlier than Office XP installed on your client. So for
> > instance
> > > > > Edit Document doesn't work at all (requires authorization; won't
> save
> > > back
> > > > > to the STS site). There is no way round this, the functionality
only
> > > came
> > > > > with Office XP (which as you probably know was released at the
same
> > time
> > > > as
> > > > > STS).
> > > > >
> > > > > On 2. there is no easier way. In the few cases I have had similar
> > needs
> > > > (for
> > > > > instance an off-line copy of a web site), I have uploaded
index.htm
> to
> > > the
> > > > > doc lib and manually *on the server* created a lower directory.
Note
> > > that
> > > > if
> > > > > you ever do a System Recheck it will find this lower directory and
> all
> > > > those
> > > > > files will be listed in the doc lib (which is usually NOT what you
> > > want).
> > > > >
> > > > > The next version of the product (Windows SharePoint Services)
allows
> > you
> > > > to
> > > > > have a folder in a doc lib, so the problem is solved there.
> > > > >
> > > > > Mike Walsh, Helsinki, Finland
> > > > > STS FAQ at www.collutions.com/Lists/FAQ
> > > > > WSS FAQ at wss.collutions.com
> > > > > Please post questions to the newsgroup only.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "Paul" <paul@_N_O_SPAM_pdtech.co.uk> wrote in message
> > > > > news:OfC76jKWEHA.2816@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Not sure if this is the right place - please let me kow if it is
> > > not...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 2 Questions:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 1. I have a document added to an STS Subweb with the sts web set
> as
> > > the
> > > > > > discussion server. When the file is opened in Office XP you
don't
> > > appear
> > > > > to
> > > > > > be prompted to fill in the details of the document server - it
> just
> > > > works.
> > > > > > In office 2k you get prompted the first time you open the
> document.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Is this normal behavour? Can I get it to work properly on office
> 2k
> > > > (i.e.
> > > > > no
> > > > > > prompt, automatically pick up the document server details).
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 2. I am converting Word docs to html so they can be used for
> > > > discussions.
> > > > > If
> > > > > > the doc had graphics, I get an html file and a folder full of
> > > supporting
> > > > > > files (the graphics). When I upload to sts, only the html file
is
> > > > > uploaded,
> > > > > > so the graphics don't work.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I can get around this by manually copying the support folder
into
> > the
> > > > > folder
> > > > > > on the subweb that contains the uploaded html file, but this is
> far
> > > too
> > > > > > nasty a process to expect users to cope with (and means giving
> > > > permissions
> > > > > > to folders on the subweb whch is not acceptable). Is there an
> easier
> > > > way?
> > > > > > Does this work properly if you have later versions of Office
> and/or
> > > > > Windows
> > > > > > and/or Office?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Oh - I'm not having much joy finding info on discussion server
on
> > the
> > > > web,
> > > > > > can you recommend any good references
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Paul
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