Quick StartSetting up an accountecto will automatically start up the Account Assistant when launched for the first time. The manager will guide you through setting up your first account. Select the blog system you are using. Depending on whether your blog is self-hosted or not, you may need to enter your blog's address so that ecto can retrieve the access point to your blog system (If ecto fails to retrieve this information, consult the Account Setup Help for details on manual configuration of your account.) Once the access point has been determined, enter the username and password for your blog system and click "Next". ecto will then obtain a listing of your blogs from your blog system as well as any categories you have defined and your most recent posts. Posting a draftSelect "Viewer" from the Weblog menu if the main window is not visible already. This window lists the posts of your blog as well as a list of accounts and blogs in the sidebar. To post your first draft with ecto, choose "New Draft" from the File menu to open a new editor window. Simply type a title in the top-most text box and some text in the main text box. If your blog system supports categories, select one or more categories in the sidebar. You can also create tags in the sidebar. Once you've set up your draft, click "Publish" in the toolbar to submit it to your blog system. Recent postsBy default, ecto retrieves the 20 most recent posts from your blog and stores them locally, on your computer. You can change that number in the Preferences dialog under the application menu. To manually refresh the listing, click "Retrieve Posts" in the toolbar. To view or edit a post, double-click it or press the Return or Enter key. For more information, click the appropriate links in the side-bar. |