Flashblocks Flash CMS Component
(Flash Content Management System)

I am really amazed with this fantastic product. It's purely genious! I have been trying the demo page and again, good work. Here are my questions :

1. Looking at the requirements, so this flashblock does not require (MySQL) database, right? Are you planning to integrate them with database?

2. As much as I like the ability to edit the content directly, I found that Ctrl+Alt+Escape is not my cup of tea to bring the password form to be able to edit the content directly. FYI, My question, is this how the way I edit the content in the purchased version ?

Note for point 2 :
Any CMS that I used has always have the "Outlet" and "Admin" site ( I believe you know what I mean) . So the user will edit the site through Admin site not the Outlet site


Great work!
Cheers

mySql
I am planning on creating a database module for flashblocks so that it can pull data directly from a mySql database into a block. I don't mean to say that flashblocks will actually alter the data in the database, it will just propagate a text block with text/html from the database.

I really like the idea of keeping all the data in a text file. It makes setting up a new Flashblocks powered site very simple and quick. And it runs on the most basic hosting service this way.

In the future, I do plan on creating a Version of Flashblocks that will store all data in a mySql database but for now, I want to focus on the original vision of simplicity with one text file. This is more then sufficient for small / medium size sites.

Edit Button
Ctrl/e or Esc is the default way to launch the password field / editor.
But you can also launch it any number of ways using simple action script:

_root.flashblocks.startPassword() is the command to launch the password field. so you can attach that command to a button, etc...

Code: :

onPress = function() {    _root.flashblocks.startPassword() }

With Flashblocks, I wanted to get away from editing in a disjointed backend area. I wanted it to be clear what content is being changed and for the client to be able to see the results right away. Is this what you mean by your note for point 2?

1. I'm waiting for your MySql version. The thing is that some of my future clients having online shopping. So It will be really good to combine MySQL. I'm waiting for this and I'll monitoring your site.

2. Yes exactly that's point 2 that I meant. The admin section do not have to be created in Flash. It can be in HTML

Good works!

Great, I'll work on integrating external MySql data next - right after V1.3 is released this week. V1.3 has many enhancement. In particular, simplifying the editing process for our clients.

Have checked the updated version. This is so kewl.

I'll monitoring your site for MySQL integration. And what about the plain HTML disjointed admin section? Are you planning to make it?

Again, good work!

I'm starting to work on MySQL integration. This will be fun. The first project is to replace the menu on this site with a flash menu pulling the menu structure from the Mambo MySQL database.

The first project is to replace the menu on this site with a flash menu pulling the menu structure from the Mambo MySQL database.

If you mean you will be intergrating Flashblocks with Mambo - then will you provide the specs. so that other CMS coders may integrate with other CMS scripts with Flashblocks?


Rick

Yes I would like to keep it broad enough to connect with any database.

Right now I am imagining a way of attaching database quarries to an editblock. These would be sent to a PHP script that would access the database and return the results to the editblock as XML. The editblock's module would then process the XML.

These quarries could be compiled into CMS specific APIs. So that a designer could just select "get all news from Mambo" and it would populate a Flashblocks news module.

Feel free to throw ideas around.