On Mar 13, 1:30 pm, ludwa6 <wludw...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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
I'm new to web2py as well. Just keep it simple. Don't worry about the super extra functional "features" you want now. I suggest just "going with the flow". Take it slow and just keep hacking on until you get the full grasp of web2py, (or any programming language for that matter). Look at others code, or watch the videos on "http://www.vimeo.com/ videos/search:web2py". Mengu did a great 70 minute video on creating a simple blog with web2py, look at that for some ideas, seriously you would be surprised at what you learn from it. I'm taking a few things I learned from it to make a simple address book. Good luck, happy hacking! -Patrick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To post to this group, send email to web...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en.
