Having just stumbled upon web2py <24hrs ago, i'm quite excited by the
promise of this framework, and how quickly it enables a novice
programmer like myself to build things that might even be useful.

That being said: for my first real application, i need something a bit
more sophisticated than the minimalist wiki i have so easily installed
( http://web2py.com/appliances/default/show/55 ), but easier to
install than this one Massimo told me should meet most of my
requirements ( http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~alvarojusten/web2py-wiki/trunk/files
-i am trying to build this, but am new to so many things here, e.g.
Bazaar, it is taking some time).

What i look for in a wiki is nothing exotic, just the essential
functions that you expect to find in any wiki that gets used seriously
day after day, such as: page history/ revision/ diffs (even your
minimalist wiki gives some history, but i don't find a view with
highlighted diffs), page catalog with different views (sort by recency
or by alphabetized names being two most important)... A robust Search
feature is essential, as is a BackLinks pointer on every page. Plugins
are nice to have, but not essential, so long as your markup language
is one of the popular favorites (i'm most comfortable with MarkDown,
but have used ST and ReST in the past, easy enough). File upload/DL
widget and inline image display, also would be nice to have.

If i could find such things in an easy upload-and-install package, of
course i'd be delighted. If i must build it from a bunch of files in
some VCS repository, i will try... But before going to such lengths,
i'd sure like to know if its going to work for me. Advice from anyone
who's been down this road would be much appreciated.

Yours, Walt

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