On Saturday 14 May 2011 14:30:30 Al Louis Ripskis wrote: > Did my email slip through the cracks? Or is there some > other reason why you haven't responded?
It is not easy to estimate this kind of work. Such a module can be done fairly quickly (2-3 days) but without a good integration with PmWiki and with potential security holes, as a couple of users expressed their concerns. PmWiki has lots of features and different configurations. Such a module has to work in many different environments, like different settings for passwords, diffrent uploads directories, different servers, and different browsers. Additional modules need to be written - file picker (with thumbnails?), asynchronous uploader (upload a file while you edit a page), internal link picker (autocomplete?). The most difficult decision is how to store and differenciate the feature-limited RichText input from wiki-code which can have unlimited features and local customizations. Last but not least, it is not possible to write such a complex program at once - there will certainly be bugs to be fixed as they are uncovered, features added or changed, and the module has to be supported in the future. > "What do you estimate it would take to do it, and how long would it > take? What cost?" Here is a Quote: 2 weeks of work for a working beta prototype, including: * integration with PmWiki pages, passwords and upload directories * modules file picker/uploader, link picker * full documentation * 1 year bugfixing/support on the Cookbook Talk page or in the PITS * free software under the GNU GPL, MIT-style license or WTFPL/PD (the best things in life are free) The cost of this work is estimated to be 2100 euros. My company doesn't collect VAT. A receipt or a number of receipts will be available. Note that the features of the rich-text editor will be limited - not all existing HTML tags or attributes can be available, and not all PmWiki markups can have a rich-text "button". The rich-text editor will be in addition to the normal wiki-text editor. Thanks, Petko _______________________________________________ pmwiki-users mailing list [email protected] http://www.pmichaud.com/mailman/listinfo/pmwiki-users
