This is called a horizon effect. We can enhance the document model we
work with in the wiki, but it doesn't solve the underlying problem at all.

--Noah

Filipe Correia wrote:
> I believe merging will be less needed when this ticket is implemented:
> http://trac.edgewall.org/ticket/1024
>
> Even if merges are still needed afterwards, I think they will probably
> bring much lesser problems.
>
> --
> Filipe Correia
>
> On Aug 14, 1:02 am, Noah Kantrowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>   
>> Possible, yes. Mind-numbingly difficult, also yes. Branch/merge
>> algorithms are one of the fields of computer science currently under
>> a huge amount of scrutiny. Writing a decent document merge system is
>> a thesis-level project (and I know someone doing just that).
>>
>> --Noah
>>
>> On Aug 13, 2007, at 7:53 PM, Sergey Chernov wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>     
>>> Btw it could try to merge edits and let last editor to manually
>>> edit conflictis; e.g something like the svn. Much better than just
>>> discarding all the editing. And doesn't seem too hard to code anyway.
>>>       
>>> ----- Исходное сообщение -----
>>> От: Noah Kantrowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> Отправлено: 13 августа 2007 г. 22:15
>>> Кому: [email protected]
>>> Тема: [Trac] Re: issue of concurrency in the trac wiki
>>>       
>>> Yes, the second (and subsequent) edits to the same base version will
>>> fail with an error. This is not a terribly good system, but it does
>>> at least prevent rollback edit glitches.
>>>       
>>> --Noah
>>>       
>>> On Aug 13, 2007, at 1:50 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>>       
>>>> Folks,
>>>>         
>>>> Has anyone dealt with the issue of concurrency in the trac wiki ?
>>>> Is there a "locking" mechanism available or at least a warning so
>>>> simultaneous sessions do not bonk one another ?
>>>>         
>>>> Thanks !
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