X-Git-Url: http://git.vanrenterghem.biz/git.ikiwiki.info.git/blobdiff_plain/b42fdcbaa3946b88f60d259b71bea3cace77e08f..b6774bc6afac48e2c0a122647edc1485e7174a6e:/doc/todo/wikitrails.mdwn diff --git a/doc/todo/wikitrails.mdwn b/doc/todo/wikitrails.mdwn index f6e41253b..f2f87ac82 100644 --- a/doc/todo/wikitrails.mdwn +++ b/doc/todo/wikitrails.mdwn @@ -1,17 +1,25 @@ ## summary at times it is useful to have a guided tour or trail through a subset of the pages of a wiki; in pmwiki, this is implemented as [wikitrails](http://www.pmwiki.org/wiki/PmWiki/WikiTrails). +### smcv's implementation + +... is the out-of-tree [[plugins/contrib/trail]] plugin, see there for details. + +> And will be the one landing in ikiwiki. So, I'm closing this bug report. [[done]] --[[Joey]] + +### chrysn's implementation + i'm working on a python xmlrpc plugin for ikiwiki to support wikitrails, both as a navigation feature (have "forward" and "back" links based on a sequence) and a modified inline that includes all pages in the trail with appropriate modifications (suitable for printing if necessary). the current status is published on `git://github.com/github076986099/ikiwiki-plugins.git`; as of now, i don't have a public demo of it. feedback on both the concept and the code is very much appreciated by [[discussion]] or [email](mailto:chrysn@fsfe.org). -## usage +#### usage two preprocessor commands are provided: -### \[[!trail index="my_indexpage"]] +##### \[[!trail index="my_indexpage"]] embeds a navigation object with forward and back links as well as an indicator of the current position in the trail. @@ -19,15 +27,15 @@ if index is not specified, a suitable page up the path is used. this works very well together with the [[sidebar|plugins/sidebar]] plugin if the pages in a directory are roughly the same as the pages in the trail and the `index` is directory index page; just put the \[[!trail]] in the sidebar. -### \[[!trailinclude index="my_indexpage"]] +##### \[[!trailinclude index="my_indexpage"]] all pages linked from the index page are included in the same way as \[[!inline]] does, but in the proper sequence, with headings according to the indent in the source page and adoptions for the headings inside the page (a level 2 heading in a page that is a sub-sub-chapter in the whole trail will become a level 5 heading when trailincluded). -## the index page +#### the index page the index page is parsed as markdown; numbered lists and "`*`" bulleted lists are discovered. -## current issues +#### current issues * rebuilding --- currently, there is no propper rebuilding of pages (will use `will_render` and `add_depends`). care has to be taken of how not yet created pages play into this. * inline recursion --- there is simply no guard yet @@ -38,3 +46,4 @@ the index page is parsed as markdown; numbered lists and "`*`" bulleted lists ar * search for index page is currently next to hardcoded * reading the index --- markdown syntax parsing is currently on a it-can-use-what-i-produce level; maybe integrate with existing mdwn parser * uses undocumented titlepage command + > Don't worry about that, titlepage isn't going anywhere, and will probably before a formal part of the api next time I consider api changes. --[[Joey]]