X-Git-Url: http://git.vanrenterghem.biz/git.ikiwiki.info.git/blobdiff_plain/f1dfaca8d007de6e07316d9b7af7982cf47ce195..87ca27b54cf43687bf284c11026fcfbde21aaa0b:/doc/index/discussion.mdwn diff --git a/doc/index/discussion.mdwn b/doc/index/discussion.mdwn index ac4f32d26..4374130fa 100644 --- a/doc/index/discussion.mdwn +++ b/doc/index/discussion.mdwn @@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ Do so here.. Note that for more formal bug reports or todo items, you can also edit the [[bugs]] and [[todo]] pages. +[[toc ]] + # Installation/Setup questions I have just installed ikiwiki and it works - at least I have the example index.mdwn page @@ -85,40 +87,6 @@ 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 +112,8 @@ 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? @@ -182,51 +152,87 @@ Any setting for limiting how many kilobytes can be submitted via the "edit" form ---- -# Disable sub-discussion pages? +# Access Keys + +Would anyone else find this a valuable addition. In oddmuse and instiki (the only other +wiki engines I am currently using, the edit, home, and submit link tags have an +accesskey attribute. I find it nice not to have to resort to the mouse for those +actions. However, it may not be something everyone appreciates. Any thoughts? +--[Mazirian](http://mazirian.com) -Moved to [[bugs]] -- [[Joey]] +> 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. ---- -# wiki\_file\_regexp and RCS ,v files +# Editing the style sheet. -I have RCS ,v files in my source directory. But get many "skipping bad filename" warnings. +It would be nice to be able to edit the stylesheet by means of the cgi. Or is this possible? I wasn't able to achieve it. +Ok, that's my last 2 cents for a while. --[Mazirian](http://mazirian.com) -Also I don't see wiki\_file\_regexp documented. Because it is used with $config{wiki\_file\_regexp} I assume it can be set in the ikiwiki.setup. -I added a comma to it in my IkiWiki.pm in the defaultconfig(). But that was wrong (so I reverted back), because then the ,v files were copied to my www tree. +> I don't support editing it, but if/when ikiwiki gets file upload support, +> it'll be possible to upload a style sheet. (If .css is in the allowed +> extensions list.. no idea how safe that would be, a style sheet is +> probably a great place to put XSS attacks and evil javascript that would +> be filtered out of any regular page in ikiwiki). --[[Joey]] -What is the correct way to include ,v RCS revision files in my source tree without receiving the "bad" messages and without copying over to www tree? +>> 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. --- [[JeremyReed]] +---- + +# RecentChanges should show path to wiki sub-pages? -> Add the ,v to the $config{wiki_file_prune_regexps} array. This is how we -> skip equivilant files from other revision control systems too. -> --[[Joey]]] +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. + +> Went ahead and did this, IMHO the display is ok as-is. --[[Joey]] ---- -# Textile Plugin +# 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". -It was trivial, but I put together a plugin that uses the Textile markup -language, which I find to be the most superior of the various options for -that sort of thing. Where or how do I submit it for inclusion? +> I belive that currently it does a redirect to the new static web page. +> At least that's the intent of the code. --[[Joey]] -> You can post it to [[plugins/contrib]]. --[[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 ->> Thanks. I tried using the "Add new post" form there, but apparently made a [mess of things somehow](http://ikiwiki.kitenet.net/contrib/textile___40__third-party_plugin__41__.html). Sorry about that. +>>> 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]] ->>> No problem, the contrib form had the wrong rootpage setting. I've fixed ->>> it up and moved it to the right place. A copyright statement would be ->>> nice. +---- -> How does one go about making a markup language added by means of a plugin, the default markup language. In other words, I would like the index page to be written in Textile. -> If I include a index.txtl (where txtl is the extension I have assigned to be handled by the textile plugin), ikiwiki will ignore it and make a new index.mdwn. +# Refreshing RecentChanges page ->> Sounds like a bug; it should be configurable via `default_pageext`, but ->> I suspect that currently if there are two competing files with different ->> extensions that make the same page, they fight it out and some random ->> one "wins" ->> ->> Until I fix that, you can avoid the one from the underlay directory by ->> setting `underlaydir` to point to an empty directory. --[[Joey]] ->> +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]] + +>> 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 + +>>> Seems reasonable --[[Joey]]