Once we get the new wiki situated, we can start going through the google groups history and looking for questions that have been asked, and adding them to the wiki :)
Little things such as http://www.mail-archive.com/web2py@googlegroups.com/msg16724.html would be awesome for learning the framework without too much searching. -Thadeus On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 2:59 PM, Yarko Tymciurak <yark...@gmail.com> wrote: > Joe - > > Some of these suggestions I like... > > On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 3:22 AM, Joe Barnhart <joe.barnh...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> We could make the wiki even simpler... >> >> >> 1. Get rid of "comments" on each page. The wiki IS "comments" it >> doesn't need additional comments! >> >> > Hmmm.... yes, but with a caveat: if page-changing (e.g. child page to a > page) is setup, then "comments" become irrelevant, and just a special case > of the general changing. > > This is important if there are to be ACL lists, since (for example) you may > want to have one group write a tutorial, but let anyone add comments (e.g. > sub-pages). > > >> >> 1. >> 2. Get rid of tags. Tags imply we know in advance what the structure >> of the wiki is. We don't. Instead the structure should evolve >> dynamically >> with wiki pages. >> >> > Hmmm.... meta-information can be good, can aid search, but I think you are > right the structure should evolve - just that tags may serve a purpose in > holding multi-dimensionality to that structure. > > > >> >> 1. >> 2. Generate a set of search keys for each page. Filter out the >> punctuation and whitespace, then toss uninteresting words ('a', 'the', >> etc) >> and save the remaining words as a text field to help with full-text >> searching. >> >> 3. Cache the generated HTML in the database to avoid re-processing the >> RST every time a page hit occurs. Most entries are edited rarely but >> viewed >> often. >> >> 4. Permission levels should have site administrators, site >> contributors (editors), and guests. Admins can edit "immutable" pages, >> contributors can create and edit normal content, and guests can read >> anything but not edit. >> >> >> The design goal should look more like MediaWiki and less like a blog, >> IMHO. Less space wasted for header and navigation and more area devoted to >> content. >> > > MediaWiki, and Twiki are two notable current examples, but there are some > other interesting wiki concepts out there - and perhaps some of our numbers > will come with an innovation or two... > > >> >> I've also been playing with ideas for the web2py wiki. See my site at >> http://www.site51.net/wiki for an unfinished prototype. >> > > I like the general look of this! > > >> >> Try the editing feature and notice the AJAX call to process RST and >> preview your changes. Just click at the bottom of the edit page to >> re-render the RST at any time. >> > > Nice! > > >> >> Create a new page just by entering its WikiName in the URL and then >> hitting "edit". Remember to edit the main page and add your new page to the >> list. >> > > This is a NICE feature, but I wonder if it is too one-dimensional. I > suppose "next" or child pages could be created by links on the "parent" > page.... and maybe that is the right way... If you want people to comment > on your pages (regardless of ACL) you add a comments link at the bottom of > your page, and make that page editable by all.... where people add pages > (e.g. "comments") > > The needed piece, perhaps, then is "backlinks" - which page is referring to > the current page - to complete the sense of "structure". > > > >> >> This wiki sample is unprotected by signon, so it'll probably get defaced >> quickly and I'll have to take it down. But for awhile you can see the >> direction I am suggesting -- albeit in a very unfinished state! >> > > Thanks - nice job. Perhaps you can share this, and get more collaboration > at some point? > > >> >> Joe B. > > > Yarko > > >> >> >> >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To post to this group, send email to web2py@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
