Vincent Massol wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> We need to decide how we want to document xwiki.org with regards to  
> project versions and skins. For example the screenshot and features  
> described can depend on 2 factors:
> - the project version (XE version for ex)
> - the skin used
> 
> Project versions
> =============
> 
> We have several choices:
> 1) We make the doc only for the latest version and in this case we  
> should probably export the pages at release time and make it available  
> as a zipped HTML export so that people using the older version can  
> refer to them.
> 2) We make the doc work the last 2 releases. That would be either 2.1  
> and 2.0.5 or 2.2M1 and 2.1 depending on how we view it and depending  
> on whether we want to document on xwiki.org before we release or not.
> 
> Personally I think I prefer option 1 with a little addition:
> - whenever something that is new to the last release is documented, we  
> should add a little "New" logo (possibly with the version value, "New  
> in 2.2" for example). This could be done with a wiki macro.

We should also specify in which version the 
feature/module/component/etc. was introduced (e.g. Since version 2.2).

> 
> If option 1 is chosen then we need to add a step to the release process.

+1 for 1)

> 
> Skins
> ====
> 
> Again we have several choices:
> 1) Document only for the latest skin
> 2) Document for all supported skins. Right now that would be Toucan +  
> Colibri (not sure about Albatross, I don't think we've officially said  
> it wasn't supported).
> 
> If we were to do 2) then this that for example this page 
> http://code.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Applications/WatchlistApplication 
>   would need to contain screenshots for all supported skins *OR* there  
> should be different screenshots only when the skins have different  
> features. This is the case here since the location of menus and  
> actions are quite different.
> 
> I'm hesitating more for this one...
> 1) is definitely easier for us so I'm tempted to propose 1) but with  
> the proviso that we make it clear in the text when a feature is  
> available only for a given skin (for ex: the Show Code menu action is  
> avail in Colibri but not in Toucan).

+1 for 1)

Thanks,
Marius

> 
> WDYT?
> 
> When we agree we should put the result on dev.xwiki.org in a new page  
> describing how xwiki.org is documented.
> 
> Thanks
> -Vincent
> 
> 
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