and you need recent changes view in wiki
On May 31, 12:33 pm, Evgeny <evgeny.fad...@gmail.com> wrote:
> hi guys,
>
> I'd start with basic things.
>
> the front page must explain that login is required to edit.
> otherwise there is no "edit" link.
>
> and make sure front page is really informative -
> it is most visited.
>
> I think this restriction of login to edit can be replaced with
> recaptcha - it does stop all spam except some once a year prank.
>
> in edit view make main text window bigger and
> simplify edit form to two items: main text and comment.
>
> leave as much space as possible to displaying page content.
> the on top is way to big.
> and remove "what else do you need?" slogan :)
>
> I'd make these changes if someone answered my question -
> how to install the system on apache root server.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Evgeny.
>
> On May 31, 11:32 am, Joe Barnhart <joe.barnh...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > Hi Massimo --
>
> > Comments below...
>
> > On May 30, 10:58 pm, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote:
>
> > > I appreciate the criticism. I agree the wiki has lagged behind. Is
> > > this really because of the technology behind it?
>
> > Yes. It is not a wiki until you have urls that reflect the page
> > title, easy linking from one wiki entry to another, etc. These are
> > fundamental wiki features and you won't get any significant content
> > until people can use it easily. A wiki comes with some high
> > expectation of its features, and ours does not measure up.
>
> > > I cannot do it now because we need to rewrite the DAL first and clean
> > > the Auth interface.
>
> > You have made my point for me. There will ALWAYS be technical issues
> > that need improvement. That is axiomatic for any living open-source
> > project. What we lack now is an infrastructure and commitment to
> > documenting the software in step with its changes. Can you show me a
> > truly successful, long-term OS project that does not make
> > documentation a top priority?
>
> > > The number of web2py is growing and growing fast.
>
> > Your metric is flawed. All you can say for certain is that a growing
> > number of people were interested in web2py at some point in time. You
> > cannot tell how many have left in frustration and now use other
> > platforms.
>
> > Warm regards,
>
> > Joe Barnhart
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