I am pleased by the Blog API documentation:

http://drupal.org/handbook/modules/blogapi

But as the developer of one of the most popular blog editing applications for Mac OS X, I was a bit disappointed not to see it listed along with Ecto as an example of client-side editors.

I realize this could quickly deterioriate into a "me too" situation, but MarsEdit is awful popular on the Mac and I think it should be listed:

http://www.red-sweater.com/marsedit/

I realize that Ecto is available for both Windows and PC, while MarsEdit is Mac-only. But the mention of Ecto alone gives the impression of a bias by Drupal's developers towards Ecto, which I hope is unintentional.

I'm refining MarsEdit's support for Drupal now and will be doing a lot over the coming months to make sure the experience is top-notch for Drupal management.

Thanks!
Daniel Jalkut
Red Sweater Software

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add1sun commented

Honestly, the info that is in the handbook is there because someone happened to write it up, not because a decision was made about which software would be covered or any sort of bias. All docs are just community provided and so someone that used Ecto must have decided to add that. If you could provide us with the text that should go there for MarsEdit, we'll gladly add it to the docs.

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daniel jalkut commented

Cool! I suggest the following paragraph:

When this module is enabled and configured you can use programs like Ecto to create and publish posts from your desktop. Blog API module supports several XML-RPC based blogging APIs such as the Blogger API, MetaWeblog API, and most of the Movable Type API. Any desktop blogging tools or other services (e.g. Flickr's "post to blog") that support these APIs should work with this site.

Change to something like:

When this module is enabled and configured you can use a variety of desk programs to create and publish posts from your desktop. Blog API module supports several XML-RPC based blogging APIs such as the Blogger API, MetaWeblog API, and most of the Movable Type API.

Examples of applications that work with Drupal from the desktop include the following:

Cross-Platform

Mac-Specific

In addition to desktop blogging tools, other services (e.g. Flickr's "post to blog") that support these APIs should work with your Drupal site.

That way the template will be set for other clients to add themselves as desired/appropriate.

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add1sun commented
Status: Active » Fixed

Thanks Daniel, I updated the page and rolled in a few more things that someone had left in comments. I didn't break them out by platform but just listed them. if the list got so large that breaking out would make sense we can revisit that later.

daniel jalkut’s picture

daniel jalkut commented

Great! Thanks for taking the changes. I've already noticed a few referrals from drupal's documentation, so I think people are excited to see the choices.

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Status: Fixed » Closed (fixed)
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benjaminjackson-1 commented

We'd love to see Blogo added to this list as well. You can download out a 21-day unlimited trial of Blogo from our site at http://www.drinkbrainjuice.com if you'd like to try it out.

Blogo works on Mac OS 10.4 and 10.5.

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benjaminjackson-1 commented
Status: Closed (fixed) » Active
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emmajane commented
Component: Admin Guide » Correction/Clarification
Status: Active » Closed (fixed)

Specific blogging applications are no longer listed on this page, benjaminjackson. Closing this issue as the request for change is no longer relevant to the original feature request.