How to build your first weblog

If you read this document, I assume that you already have your installation of the Python Desktop Server running. So the first question that arises is usually this: how the hell am I supposed to start my weblog?. This text will show you how . It will be done by giving you a screenshot and a small description on what this is. Click on the thumbnail to see the real screen capture.

	The first start
	This is a picture of the first access with your browser.
	filling in the blanks
	This shows you what to fill in and how. Of course, you should give your own name and data.
	a list of other preferences pages
	This gives you an overview of other preferences that are available to set.
	upstreaming must be configured
	This shows you what to fill in to enable upstreaming. You could use http://muensterland.org/RPC2 instead of the pycs.net address, if you want a german community server.
	successfull registration at the community
	Now your community account is registered and available.
	your first posting
	Of course, you must do a first post. Don't be shy, everyone has to start somewhere!
	after posting your first post
	This is how your weblog editor looks after you edited your first posting.
	what happens in the background
	This shows what happens in the background after your first post.
	your very first homepage
	This is how your homepage looks for others after your first post.
	your empty aggregator
	It's quite empty here, so fill something in!
	adding your first newsfeed
	Here you can see how to add a newsfeed. It is quite easy, just put in the XML URL.
	the feed is added
	Now you have a newsfeed, now look at the postings in it next.
	your first newsfeed with postings
	This is what is new at the python desktop server weblog.
	no shortcuts yet
	Shortcuts are quite empty, too, so fill in defaults. This just requires one click.
	Now you have shortcuts
	Enter the shortcut in quotes (including the quotes) in the body of a posting or a story, and it will be expanded. Smileys are already there, as are some links to external places.
	if you like XML-RPC or SOAP
	If you like to write external scripts or hook up external tools, enable XMLRPC and SOAP first.
	add a user for remote access
	If you want to access your machine from the outside, add a user that has the needed rights.
	This will be the admin user
	This will be an user that is allowed to make changes to the system from remote places. You need to enable remote access in your configuration, too.
	lets write our first macro
	This shows how to add a first macro to the system. This isn't something complicated, but you need to know python for it.
	after adding the macro
	After adding your macro, you usually see this screen - your parsed and added macro source and the edit box below. Sometimes you see a traceback with an error message. Better fix the error, if that happens.
	Now write some essay
	With some stupid content. Yours could be more interesting ...
	stories are shown as the user will see them
	Same as with the weblog, after editing the story you are shown the rendered output on your desktop.
	post an item from a newsfeed
	After clicking the "blog" icon on an item in your newsfeeds, you can add a comment and post your own entry, based on this item.
	your weblog is your desktop
	You always see everything you post in your weblog on your desktop. Ok, it doesn't look exactly like the outside, the cloud, but it's similar enough.
	That's your cloud after the new message.
	See the similarities? This is your cloud page with the new posting tacked to the top.