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+<html>
+
+this is a minimal template need to successfully publish a story. the
+current en/open/posting.template is out of date to the point of being
+broken. this works. though it could use a little design help :)
+
+<!-- begin MEDIANUM form -->
+<!-- how many media items to upload? -->
+<!-- submit simply re-displays *this* form -->
+<form action="${openAction}?do=addposting" method="post">
+ How many media items:
+ <input type="text" name="medianum"
+ value="${medianum}">
+ <input type="submit" value="Update">
+</form>
+<!-- end MEDIANUM form -->
+
+<!-- begin MAINCONTENT form -->
+<!-- submit attempts to add new story -->
+<form enctype="multipart/form-data" action="${openAction}?do=insposting" method="post">
+
+Title: <input type="text" name="title" size="45"
+maxlength="45" value="">
+<p>
+<!-- Pull down of available topics -->
+<!-- iterate over all available topics: themenPopupData -->
+<!-- if any topics are passed in (e.g. ?to_topic=3,2) then -->
+<!-- set topic to selected -->
+Topic:
+<select name="to_topic" size="3" multiple>
+ <list themenPopupData as t>
+ <option value="${t.key}"
+ <list to_topic as to>
+ <if (t.key == to)>selected</if>
+ </list>
+ >${t.value}</option>
+ </list>
+</select>
+<p>
+Author: <input type="text" name="creator" size="45" maxlength="45">
+<p>
+Summary: <textarea name="description" rows="6" cols="45" wrap=virtual></textarea>
+<p>
+Your Email: <input type="text" name="creator_email" size="45"
+maxlength="80" value="">
+<p>
+Your Web Address:
+<input type="text" name="creator_main_url" size="45" maxlength="160" value="http://">
+<p>
+Address: <input type="text" name="creator_address" size="45" maxlength="160" value="">
+<p>
+Phone #: <input type="text" name="creator_phone" size="20" maxlength="20" value="">
+<p>
+<!-- generate list of known languages -->
+Language:
+<select name="to_language">
+ <list languagePopUpData as l>
+ <option value="${l.key}">${l.value}</option>
+ </list>
+</select>
+<p>
+Your Article:
+<textarea name="content_data" rows="20" cols="45" wrap="soft"></textarea>
+<p>
+<!-- generate N fields for uploading files -->
+<!-- where N is medianum -->
+Media Uploads:
+<list mediafields as m>
+ File ${m}
+ <INPUT TYPE="file" NAME="media${m}">
+ <br>
+ Title ${m}: <input type="text" name="media_title${m}" size="40" maxlength="80" value="">
+</list>
+<p>
+<input type="submit" value="Post"><br>
+
+</html>
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