A few suggestions re the VM setup

Set up Foswiki as a VM under Virtual box. Got the whole thing running in 15 minutes. Brilliant.

Here are a few observations that cam after that. I have used *wiki for years. So I came with expectations...

Notes on implementing the Foswiki VM

There is no toolbar at the bottom. So things like raw edit are not available.
- as a consequence pages like BeginnersStartHere have limited bearing on reality.
There are only two webs visible. Main and System. The Sandbox is shown only in the side bar. Took me a while to realise it was there.
How was I to know that the password for admin user was foswiki? I guessed it and got into configure.
My instructions for the installation on VirtualBox suggest that I access foswiki through localhost:8888. The config specifies that redirection is not allowed to that address and hence editing is a pain. See http://www.wikimatrix.org/forum/t873-redirected-login-page-after-saving-edit. To fix one needs to set {Permitted Redirect Host Urls} which is an EXPERT setting in the configuration. Not easy to find. Can that setting be added to the shipped config file?
The introduction page would be more helpful if it had a few links:
- Go play in the Sandbox.
- Register as a user
- Edit your home page
- Register as a system administrator
- Create a web

That said. THe VM is a great way to promote easy setup.

Thanks for the feedback.

Just a few notes - not meant as a vindication.

The VM now comes in two (or more) flavours: raw and beginner.
- raw: barebone version with the (default) pattern skin and no additional extensions
- beginner: a demo-case, installed with Natskin and other useful extensions showing the power of Foswiki
Some things you mentioned are due to the special customization (bottom toolbar etc)

-- OliverKrueger - 03 May 2009