Hi Alison,
Thanks very much for your help in testing the editor. I'm relieved that
someone with better knowledge than me of Latex and math notation for the web
is testing the editor :-).
I tested the "<span class="texhtml">{''a''''b''''c''}</span> on the live WE
site (without the RTE) and the markup wasn't rendering properly either. So I
suspect that this is not Editor specific. Folk with better knowledge of
this html markup will need to take look.
I'll take a look at the table issue and see if we can come up with a
reasonable fix -- at least we can always revert to wiki syntax and insert
something after the table to get this sorted in the mean time.
Personally, I think there is room for improvement in the RTE regarding the
display of templates, categories etc. In time, we're hoping to improve this.
For example it would be useful for a template to display in the RTE with
better labels -- For, example "Objectives template" Templates require
intermediate editing knowledge of the syntax for parameters etc -- but at
least we're no worse than standard wiki syntax.
With funding support from the New Zealand Ministry of Education we will be
working on usability enhancements of high usage templates which will
possibly use a pull down menu with form fields, radio buttons etc for
populating these templates. Ideally we would like to be in a situation where
the majority of users would not need to interact with raw wiki syntax, yet
retaining the ability for more advanced users to continue innovation.
Cheers
Wayne
2010/1/28 Alison Snieckus <[email protected]>
> I did a little bit of editing/testing using the RTE. Works great. And I've
> come upon some wonderful functionality, in addition to the fabulous table
> editing, that could really simplify the editing process:
>
> - drop-down list of templates (under the manual tab in the dialog).
> When a template is chosen, the WE page displays and the chosen template is
> coded in the edit tab. Just need to add the options, and these are easily
> found under the manual tab!
> - the link dialog box offers automatic search for the desired internal
> target.
> - the categories dialog box lists the hard coded categories and offers
> a search box (although the search didn't seem to be work :( -- and I was
> quite keen to see the category tree that was supposed to display).
>
> Really wonderful. I'm looking forward to the 7th.
>
> I did find two glitches.
>
> - the code, <span class="texhtml">{''a''''b''''c''}</span> , doesn't
> seem to render correctly. See the page here:
> http://we4.wikieducator.net/LATEX_Tutorials_first
> as compared to here (about halfway down, just before differentials):
> http://www.wikieducator.org/LATEX_Tutorials_first
> - On a page that had a table where the ending table code was the very
> last code on the page, I couldn't get past the table with RTE turned on, to
> continue with additional content.
>
> One other thought:
>
> - The categories seem to display in the RTE as regular links (at the
> bottom of the page or I suspect whereever the code is located). On the
> first
> page that I saw them, I really didn't know what they were. It might be
> helpful to have these labeled as categories when viewed in the RTE. Just a
> thought.
>
> If I get another chance in the next few days, I'll continue with the
> testing.
>
> Looking forward to further explorations,
> Alison
> http://www.wikieducator.org/User:ASnieckus
>
> On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 8:50 PM, Wayne Mackintosh <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
>> *IMPORTANT MESSAGE & GOOD NEWS FOR ALL WIKIEDUCATOR USERS*
>>
>> We're pleased to announce our long awaited migration to Rich Text Editing
>> as well as important software updates for the WikiEducator website . This is
>> a great way to start the new year!
>>
>> In this message:
>>
>> 1. Help with final testing of our Rich Text / WYSIWYG Editor
>> implementation and software updates
>> 2. Scheduled read-only outage of WikiEducator site starting: *Saturday
>> 6 February 20:00 UTC* (Sunday 7 February 09:00 NZDT) or confirm the
>> start time for your region here:
>>
>> http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?day=7&month=2&year=2010&hour=9&min=0&sec=0&p1=22
>>
>> *1. We need your help with final testing of the Rich text editor* *and
>> software upgrades* *before going live*
>>
>> The WikiEducator technical team has been testing the Rich Text Editor and
>> a number of important software updates. We are very happy with the
>> performance and this will add considerable value to our project. To the best
>> of our knowledge everything is working as it should. However, we would
>> appreciate a little help from our advanced users for final testing and
>> identification of any problems we may have overlooked.
>>
>> 1. Please visit your favourite and/or more complicated pages on the
>> test wiki site (http://we4.wikieducator.net/Main_Page ).
>> 2. Login with your existing Username,
>> 3. Click on the "Rich Editor" link to activate the WYSIWYG editor
>> 4. Test the functionality of the editor using your favourite pages
>> (note that this is a test site and your edits will NOT be preserved. Real
>> work must be done on the live WikiEducator site)
>> 5. Please let us know if any if there are any user created templates
>> which are not working, missing images etc.
>> 6. Report any problems you experience with the editor on this list by
>> Wednesday 3 February 2010.
>>
>> With any migration of this size, we anticipate that there may be a few
>> teething problems. WE will address in good time. We will try to fix any
>> problems before the go live date, but we may need to schedule some fixes
>> according to priority after the go-live date. However, we feel that the
>> advantages of Rich Text Editing outweigh any teething problems we may
>> experience.
>>
>> Known issue: 1) Templates for print-specific behaviours will not work with
>> the wiki-to-pdf feature at this time because of changes Pedia Press have
>> implemented in the wiki syntax used for this feature. We need to update
>> these templates within the first weeks of the new installation. Any help
>> from advanced users for these updates is well received :-)
>>
>> *Scheduled read-only access of WikiEducator site
>> *
>> We have scheduled a 5 - 6 hour period on <insert date and time, plus fixed
>> world time zone link> when WikiEducators will not be able to edit on the
>> WikiEducator site. (Users will still have read-only access during this
>> outage.)
>>
>> We have planned this outage to coincide with the weekend for most users
>> around the world. In the event of any unforeseen problems the outage may be
>> longer. However, we are aiming to complete the migration within the
>> scheduled time frame.
>>
>> Users with a more technical background and/or interest may want to:
>>
>>
>> - join the #wikieducator channel on irc.freenode.net (or use "Web
>> chat" link in sidebar of the English WikiEducator)
>> - follow the !wikieducator group on identi.ca
>> - watch http://tech.wikieducator.net/
>>
>> This is an important Milestone in the evolution of our WE family. WE thank
>> you for your support and understanding with this migration.
>>
>> Happy editing!
>>
>> Wayne and Jim
>> OER Foundation.
>>
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