[geeklog-devel] Wiki docs

[Mark R. Evans]

Blaine,

There are a few conversion tools, but they still require a lot of manual
manipulation.  Tables are the biggest problem when converting from one to
the other.  Basically it is a lot of cut / paste, you cut the source page
from MediaWiki into the converter, get the DokuWiki output and paste it into
DokuWiki.

I've done a couple of large conversions and using some home brewed macros
and other editor tools, was able to convert the Media Gallery docs over in
very little time.

If there is a desire to move the Geeklog docs into an integrated
environment, I would do the conversion as part of that process.

Regardless of which wiki it ends up in, I would still be willing to champion
the reworking of the Geeklog wiki.  Get it a little better organized, focus
only on 1.4.x, bring it up to date and develop starting documentation for
the holes.  Basically build a little better foundation for others to start
adding updates.

Thanks!
Mark



On 7/11/07, Blaine Lang <devel at portalparts.com> wrote:

>

> Mark, is there a way to convert or import in the content from MediaWiki

> to DokuWiki?

>

> Regards,

> Blaine

>

> Mark R. Evans wrote:

> > Dirk,

> >

> > I'll volunteer.  Like you, I've poked around the wiki and found some

> > really useful information, but you really have to work to find it

> > sometimes.

> >

> > Obviously, I'll need an account.  But, I would rather start working

> > with an local wiki install to get the initial based done and then take

> > it to the public wiki to complete.

> >

> > One thought, I do have the DokuWiki Integration Plugin that works very

> > well with Geeklog.  It fully integrates DokuWiki with Geeklog for look

> > and feel, users, permissions, searching and whats new.  Would the team

> > be willing to see the current wiki move to a more integrated

> > solution?  I'm using it at www.gllabs.org <http://www.gllabs.org> and

> > I believe Blaine is also using it at www.portalparts.com

> > <http://www.portalparts.com>.

> >

> > Let me know what you think and I'm ready to get started anytime.

> >

> > Thanks!

> > Mark

> >

> >

> >

> > On 7/10/07, *Dirk Haun* <dirk at haun-online.de

> > <mailto:dirk at haun-online.de>> wrote:

> >

> >     I've poked around a bit in our wiki (simply hitting "random page"

> >     a few

> >     times). We have some nice articles in there, but also huge holes. I

> >     wonder what we could do to motivate people to contribute more?

> >

> >     The thing that bugs me the most, though, is the separation into

> >     1.3 and

> >     1.4 docs. I think this doesn't make a lot of sense as there isn't

> >     really

> >     a lot that has changed between the two versions. Remember that we

> >     made a

> >     last-minute decision to rename 1.3.12 to 1.4.0, mostly because it

> >     finally got rid of the requirement for register_globals = on.

> >

> >     My suggestion would be to merge the two versions again, keeping

> >     the most

> >     up to date or detailed page of each branch. In the process, we could

> >     also get rid of a lot of ugly pages names ("TOC14" vs.

> "Complete_TOC"

> >     for the table of contents, for example).

> >

> >     Any volunteers?

> >

> >     bye, Dirk

> >

> >

> >     --

> >     Geeklog Day at FrOSCon: August 25, 2007 - See you there!

> >     http://www.geeklog.net/article.php/geeklog-day-at-froscon

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