Hi Itamar: Do not think that these characteristics correspond to a Document Management System? I'm working on new trac plugin [1] for integrate Trac with DM (p.e. Alfresco).
Regards, [1] http://clinker.klicap.es/projects/alfrescointegration 2010/8/21 Itamar O <[email protected]>: > Hi, > > I am wondering what is the recommended method to manage "complex" > wiki-documents, and by "complex" I mean documents that are scattered across > multiple wiki-articles using WikiLinks. > > I have users that are used to writing long specification & design documents > as Word documents, and have expressed interest in starting to work in > Trac-wiki instead. > As far as document management & versioning is concerned, I would like to > allow them to manage their wiki documents at-least as easily and intuitively > as file-based documents allow. > The main use-cases include: > - The ability to specify that a wiki-page is a part of a "document" (ideas: > page-hierarchy, wiki-properties?) > - Embedding some header / footer in all wiki-pages that "belong" to a > specific document with some metadata and a link to the "document root" > (ideas: based on solution to previous bullet, inject custom template with a > plugin?) > - Allow management of *document*-metadata (as opposed to > *wiki-page*-metadata) in some convenient way (metadata includes: > organizational-reference, business classification, version info & version > history, authors, reviewers). > - Support document-versioning that is *at-least* as good as copying > "myDoc-v1.doc" to "myDoc-v2.doc" and updating the metadata accordingly. I > write "at-least as good" because it seems that the wiki infrastructure > should allow much better abilities, like automating the > version-tagging-process, possibly supporting constraints (chain of > review-approve), diffs between versions, showing a "jump to" navigation bar > between document versions (like in the source browser), etc. > - When viewing a document that "was not released" show a "draft" watermark. > - When trying to edit a "released version" of the document, warn the user > and suggest branching a new version. > - Allow automatic generation of document-wide table-of-contents and > document-map (like TracGuide) (ideas: if using page-hierarchy, TOCMacro > might be able to do it). > - Support document navigation based on flow (something like "next/prev > page", with "up" taken care by page-hierarchy). > - Enable "document-export" (for printing / archiving purposes) into PDF / > DOC, ideally supporting custom document templates that are populated > according to some business-logic (e.g. metadata, list of figures, etc.) > - Allow cross-references between documents that are version-aware, possibly > allowing automated generation of "applicable documents" and "this document > is referenced by ...". > > The TracGuide is an example for such a document. > It contains a table-of-contents (not sure how it is generated), > and version-branches (e.g. 0.11/TracGuide) > (although I'm not sure whether this process is manual or automated - > Christian?), > but I listed many other use-cases that are not present in the TracGuide > example. > > What I would like to hear from dedicated readers who made it to this part > (thanks! :-) ): > - Ideas how to implement some of the use-cases I described based on existing > Trac (0.12) features. > - Pointers to plugins that may assist. > - Suggestions on how to implement by writing a new plugin. > - Maybe additional use-cases from users with similar needs. > > Apologies for the long post... > - Itamar O. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Trac Users" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/trac-users?hl=en. > -- Manuel Jesús Recena Soto Founder, CEO & CTO of klicap - ingeniería del puzle mobile phone +34 664 000 629 work phone + 34 954 894 322 www.klicap.es | blog.klicap.es -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Trac Users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/trac-users?hl=en.
