Re: [Gramps-users] [Gramps-devel] report specs: help needed

[Alex R. <sh...@gr...>]

On Tue, 2006-11-28 at 14:11 +0100, ben...@ug... wrote:
> posting pdf's on the wiki would create an extra barrier to people, and=20
> would go
> counter to the aim of making quick adaptions/growing the specification. L=
atex
> is nice, but again an extra barrier. CVS is nice to see how things=20
> changed, but
> doesn't wiki enable the same?

I tend to agree with Benny: wiki is probably a better way if
we want non-developer participation (and we do want it badly).

> In stead of complaining, let me be constructive.
> What is needed is a wiki entry for every report in my view.
> I would suggest the following, I'll try to start making pages in the wiki=
, and
> convert the odt to html text in the wiki.

Well, the good news is that wiki already exists:
   http://developers.gramps-project.org

Anybody who registers an account on wiki can edit pages there.
Just edit the main page (should see an edit button after
you log in) and add a new section with the WikiWord in
the contents, something like ReportSpecifications.
Then this should become a link and following it will
allow editing the new page.

> Like this several people can collaborate. Also the one's who did not inst=
all
> tetex. Your help would be most appreciated however. Once the wiki is set =
up
> (which on modem could take long), viewing and editing from a slow modem
> connection should not be too much work. Especially as much of this could =
be
> done offline (Press edit button on the wiki, and copy the text locally, w=
hen
> finished, upload).
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> I would suggest that I now set up the basic wiki, and convert the ODT fil=
es to
> that. Future specifications can then be divided between us, depending on
> whether your computer can handle it or not.

Please go right ahead!

> The wiki can also group requested reports, user made reports, no longer
> supported reports, ...
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> If anyone has reasons to object to this, raise your voice.

I'm all for it!
Alex

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Alexander Roitman   http://www.gramps-project.org