Just downloading and using Comanche will give you the functionality
and such that you're describing (see
http://seaweed.cc.gatech.edu/refs/13). We're trying to make them
easier to install and tweak all the time, e.g., the new Admin utility
lets you easily change icon and color schemes.
There are two books coming out that provide more detail, too. My
textbook (coming out Dec. 21) describes PWS Swikis and how they work,
with all the necessary files on the CD. The Squeak edited volume
(due out in April, but all the chapters are on
http://coweb.cc.gatech.edu/squeakbook) will include a chapter by
Bijan Parsia, Lex Spoon, and Bolot Kerimbaev about networking in
Squeak, including Comanche examples and explanations.
But you are right -- it is getting near time to make a serious effort
to consolidate all the bits of documentation, update it, and create
some new examples, etc.
Mark
>Hi all,
>
>I'm new to Swikis, and have just begun setting up a Swiki for a project I'm
>working on for collaborating on technology and ethics. I noticed that in
>using the Squeak 2.7 PWS version, by default, there's not much of the
>functionality or aesthetics that I've seen in real Swikis.
>
>I was wondering: how much of this will come automatically from upgrading to
>the Comanche version of Swiki? Are there some good places to start reading up
>on how to customize the text formatting tags, graphics, header, general look
>and feel, etc?
>
>Thusfar, I've found the documentation and startup process somewhat tricky...
>frankly, I'd be willing to help consolidate the docs that would help one to
>get a Swiki going, if such a movement doesn't already exist... I just found
>myself jumping from site to site, page to page, trying to figure out 1) what
>files to download, 2) how to start/run Squeak, 3) how to start the PWS within
>Squeak, and also to understand what the difference between a Squeak Swiki and
>a ComSwiki were. Swikis strike me as an incredibly powerful tool, and I think
>that their reach would be much improved if they were easier to set up.
>
>Thanks in advance for any suggestions/help/thoughts you can provide.
>
>Regards,
>Tony Engel
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