[Phpwiki-talk] Re: wiki_diff (fwd)

[Steve W. <sw...@wc...>]

This didn't make the list so I'm forwarding it...

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Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2000 08:31:17 -0700
From: Jeff Dairiki <da...@da...>
To: Steve Wainstead <sw...@wc...>
Subject: Re: wiki_diff 

>Done... you should have write access to CVS now.

Thank you Steve.
(I've just checked in a few fixes to wiki_diff.php3.) 

>Arno and I have been developing by concensus, mostly. He will occasionally
>add a whole new feature (like diff) when it has no impact on the existing
>functionality, because he knows I get crabby about backwards compatibility
>;-)

I don't envision adding much without a lot of consultation.

>We had a set of goals for 1.2, but along the way we've picked up
>templates, the page info link, and now diffs. All great stuff. The
>original goal was to develop a new DB schema (done) and implement it
>(partly done) that would give use new pages like MostHeavilyEdited and
>MostViewed and so forth.
>
>Also there are additions to the markup language; in particular I want to
>get away from using tabs because they are so inconvenient to non-Unix
>users ;-)
>
>I want to do a reassesment of where we are over the weekend and decide how
>far away 1.2 is. It's not that far really.

While your deciding, please consider these two changes/features which I'd 
really
like to see in 1.2 (the details of which you've seen on  
http://phpwiki.sourceforge.net/1.1.6/index.php3?PhpWikiBrainstorm):

o Pagenames moved to PATH_INFO rather than in QUERY_ARGS.
  (Somewhat nitpicky, I admit.)  This is a simple change, but is invasive
  (nearly every source file need to be touched.)

o Version control.  (I envision multiple backup copies, stored as diffs).
  This is admittedly a fairly big project, so it's understandable if you want
  to put it off until later.

Given a thumbs-up, I'd be happy to work on either/both of these.  (Though
adding version history involves changes to the database schema, so coordination
with Arno is an issue.)

I'm going to be away from the computer (I hope) for the weekend, so don't 
expect
to hear from me until Monday or Wednesday...

Best Regards,
Jeff