I would think it would be easier to edit as one would only deal with content and not be burdened with the formatting. The same engine and table/database could be used both on the J website and locally on a PC. Easier to handle viewing on small screens like Pocket PCs. The proposals I have seen so far would be difficult to display on small screens.
Granted, it would requiring duplicating some facilities of the WIKI, but isn't that a lot of what J7 is about? And the WIKI is not that easy to edit and frustrates many people including me. It's real benefit is that everyone can contribute and share. On Thu, Feb 4, 2010 at 9:21 AM, Skip Cave <s...@caveconsulting.com> wrote: > A neat idea, but I'm afraid that doing this would raise the barrier for > contributions to the JRT and Tutorial Dictionary, higher that we would > want. At least, I'm pretty sure I don't have the skills to edit such a > dynamic document. That is the beauty of the wiki page. Anyone can edit it. > > That being said, I have used content managers in the past that had some > of the features you mention, and the editing learning curve wasn't too > bad . They were all very expensive, though. The free and open-source CMs > that are out there mostly don't have the features that you propose. > > Skip Cave > > Don Guinn wrote: > > In the spirit of J7, the page should be dynamically built by the J > engine. > > Various formats for the page could be selectable like "Verbose", "Terse", > > "Advanced", "Beginner", etc. The content of the pages kept separately in > a > > database or table and in a form independent of the format. Even the > language > > could be selectable. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
