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Intel build of ecto 2.4.1 now available
Fellow ecto users running on Intel Macs - rejoice! While Adriaan has been teasing us with snippets of ecto3 details, he recently posted on his blog that it's taking a bit longer than expected to develop, largely in part because it's a complete re-write from the ground up. With that said, he has announced an Intel build of ecto 2.4.1 (Finder says it's Intel, not Universal), though it is not fully tested, nor will it be supported (hey, he's just one guy). If you've been using the previous PPC version on your Intel Mac, I am happy to report this Intel build starts up in the blink of an eye, or rather: the bounce of an app. One bounce in the dock on my Core 2 Duo iMac and this new ecto is ready for action.
This new ecto 2.4.1 Intel version can be had from this ecto blog entry, as the standard download link from the site still points to the PPC version.
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Maf54 said 7:59AM on 10-03-2006
I wonder if this one will work with Wordpress. Or Pages?
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David Chartier said 8:24AM on 10-03-2006
Ecto has always worked with WordPress, I've been using it for years to blog to my WordPress 1.5 and now 2.0 sites. If by Pages you mean Google Pages, I think you might be out of luck, as I'm pretty sure they don't offer a blogging API for it, as it really isn't a blogging system anyway. Google Pages is more of a basic WYSIWYG online webpage maker, rather than a blogging/news platform.
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Maf54 said 8:34AM on 10-03-2006
That's interesting, how do you find uploading images? I have huge problems with this, and have had very little support with the issue.
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David Chartier said 8:54AM on 10-03-2006
I've found that it's usually a permissions-related issue, not Ecto's fault. Depending on how you set up your WP directory, and whether you used something like a one-click install tool from your host, you might need to create the uploads directory and/or set its permissions so ecto can place files into it.
I learned about this on http://codex.wordpress.org, it's basically their support/wiki for all things WP. These days I usually use the one-click install tool that DreamHost provides, as it seems to set up the directory *perfectly,* permissions and all.
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Maf54 said 9:00AM on 10-03-2006
Hmm... I have an upload dir with 777, but will check again if its where and how it should be. Thanks for the feedback David :)
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David Chartier said 10:21AM on 10-03-2006
Just in case: I *think* your upload directory needs to be called "uploads," (you know how picky this web stuff can get), and I believe it needs to be in the root of your /wp-content/ folder, where your theme and plugin dirs live.
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mandaris Moore said 4:15PM on 10-03-2006
@Maf54 where's your blog? I'll help!
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Scott said 1:25PM on 10-03-2006
What is Ecto? A single sentence description would be helpful for those who haven't heard of Ecto.
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