X-Git-Url: http://git.vanrenterghem.biz/git.ikiwiki.info.git/blobdiff_plain/05b5de40f6c7a0fffbd0a1df347a2331072a4371..42140a88fd366437faa25f8206f995c3a88e3662:/doc/index/discussion.mdwn diff --git a/doc/index/discussion.mdwn b/doc/index/discussion.mdwn index 1099ea2a2..25723ec55 100644 --- a/doc/index/discussion.mdwn +++ b/doc/index/discussion.mdwn @@ -85,40 +85,6 @@ easily, perl is possible (but I'm not strong in perl). ---- -# OpenID - -I just figured I'd edit something on the page with my OpenID, since you've implemented it! --*[Kyle](http://kitenet.net/~kyle/)*= - -> Kyle, If you like openid, I can switch your personal wiki over to use your openid. --[[Joey]] - ----- - -# ACL - -> Moved to [[todo/ACL]] --[[Joey]] - ----- - -Some questions about the RecentChanges function. -- Ethan - -> (Moved to [[todo/recentchanges]] --[[Joey]]) - ----- - -Also, I'd like to request another template parameter which is just -$config{url}. That way you won't have to hard-code the URL of the wiki into -the template. -- Ethan - -> That's already available in the BASEURL parameter. --[[Joey]] - ----- - -# Canonical feed location? - -Moved to [[todo/canonical_feed_location]] --[[Joey]] - ----- - # asciidoc or txt2tags ? Any plugins or support for using asciidoc or txt2tags as the wiki language and/or exporting to asciidoc or txt2tags? @@ -144,6 +110,8 @@ Any plugins or support for exporting to LaTeX? >> >> --JeremyReed +>>> Have a look at [pandoc](http://code.google.com/p/pandoc/). It can make PDFs via pdflatex. --[[roktas]] + ---- # Using with CVS? @@ -182,12 +150,6 @@ Any setting for limiting how many kilobytes can be submitted via the "edit" form ---- -# Disable sub-discussion pages? - -Moved to [[bugs]] -- [[Joey]] - ----- - # Access Keys Would anyone else find this a valuable addition. In oddmuse and instiki (the only other @@ -199,6 +161,11 @@ actions. However, it may not be something everyone appreciates. Any thoughts? > Maybe, although it would need to take the critisism at > http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/forms/accesskey.html into account. +>> Thank you for that link. Given that the edit link is the first thing you tab to +>> in the current layout, I guess it isn't all that necessary. I have had a +>> a user complaint recently that Alt-e in oddmuse was overriding his access +>> to the browser menu. + ---- # Editing the style sheet. @@ -212,12 +179,94 @@ Ok, that's my last 2 cents for a while. --[Mazirian](http://mazirian.com) > probably a great place to put XSS attacks and evil javascript that would > be filtered out of any regular page in ikiwiki). --[[Joey]] +>> I hadn't thought of that at all. It's a common feature and one I've +>> relied on safely, because the wikis I am maintaining at the moment +>> are all private and restricted to trusted users. Given that the whole +>> point of ikiwiki is to be able to access and edit via the shell as +>> well as the web, I suppose the features doesn't add a lot. By the +>> way, the w3m mode is brilliant. I haven't tried it yet, but the idea +>> is great. + ---- -# Disable build/install requirement on PerlMagick +# Documentation for banning users? + +The [[todo]] page says admins can ban users. Where is this documented? I search the source and found +set\_banned\_users() which led me to the CGI "preferences" form for the admin. Now logged in as an admin (as defined in my setup configuration), +I see the field for this. But no details on how to use it. From the source it appears to be a space-delimited list of usernames. (I didn't test yet.) + +Can you please provide a [[/banned_users]] documentation about "banning" users function linked from the [[Features]] page and maybe [[security]] page and linked from the "preferences" for the admin? +(I don't do this myself as I am unsure about this and still reading the code about banning users.) + +---- + +# Documentation for locking pages? + +The [[features]] page, the [[todo]] page and the [[usage]] manual page say pages can be locked and only the admin can edit locked pages. +Where is locking pages documented? ... A moment later, from searching source I found this is configured via the preferences for the admin +and that links to [[pagespec]]. + +Can you please provide a [[/page_locking]] doc about locking pages linked from the [[features]] page and elsewhere? And have that link to [[pagespec]]? +(I don't do this myself as I am unsure about this and still reading the code about locking pages.) + +---- + +# RecentChanges should show path to wiki sub-pages? + +The RecentChanges only shows the final file name for the recently changes file, +for example "discussion". It would be more useful to see "index/discussion" +or the path to the sub-page. I think this is handled by the htmllink() routine. + +>> IMHO it's a good idea and I like it. Often I can see changes in +>> any discussion page, but I don't know without clicking the link +>> what discussion was changed. + +>> However, I can see one problem here. You can commit via command line +>> changes in many pages. It will be displayed ugly then, because probably +>> a width of the RecentChanges page will be greater then a width of +>> user's browser. I hate these pages. So I propose to display a list of +>> changed pages in a column, not in a row. --Pawel + +>>> Well, it's a simple [[patch|patchqueue/full_paths_in_recentchanges]]. +>>> For a limited time I have that patch running on this wiki. Undecided if +>>> I like it or not; the width is not really a problem due to the design +>>> of the recentchanges page, but all those paths do clutter up the page +>>> somewhat. Comments? --[[Joey]] + +---- + +# Should not create an existing page + +This might be a bug, but will discuss it here first. +Clicking on an old "?" or going to a create link but new Markdown content exists, should not go into "create" mode, but should do a regular "edit". + +> I belive that currently it does a redirect to the new static web page. +> At least that's the intent of the code. --[[Joey]] + +>> Try at your site: `?page=discussion&from=index&do=create` +>> It brings up an empty textarea to start a new webpage -- even though it already exists here. --reed + +>>> Ah, right. Notice that the resulting form allows saving the page as +>>> discussion, or users/discussion, but not index/discussion, since this +>>> page already exists. If all the pages existed, it would do the redirect +>>> thing. --[[Joey]] + +---- + +# Refreshing RecentChanges page + +What do you think about refreshing RecentChanges page (via Meta Refresh Tag)? +It can be useful for users like me which rather prefer watching the last changes +in WWW browser tab than subscribing to page. --Pawel + +> Depends, if it were done the time period should be made configurable. +> Unwanted server load due to refeshing could be a problem for some. +> --[[Joey]] -Some installs of PerlMagick require X11. I tried to first disable using "img" by using "--disable-plugin img" -in the Makefile. But still failed. My workaround was to remove "img" from the bundle in IkiWiki/Plugin/goodstuff.pm -before building. What is the recommended way to install ikiwiki without "img" support? --[[JeremyReed]] +>> Yes, it should be configurable by ikiwiki admin. I believe he's not +>> stupid and he will not set too short refresh period to kill his server :) +>> I propose to add `recentchanges_refresh` variable in ikiwiki setup +>> to setting refresh period. If it's not defined, then ikiwiki doesn't put +>> refresh meta tag into `recentchanges.tmpl`. Do you like it? ;) --Pawel -> I've fixed this in svn so plugins in goodstuff can be disabled. --[[Joey]] +>>> Seems reasonable --[[Joey]]