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A web-based collaboration platform
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A Wiki is like a web site, except that you can edit the content in your browser |
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- In Ward's words, Wiki is "the simplest online database that could possibly work"
- A Wiki is basically a shared, online, persistent whiteboard
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- Anyone can add content
... or change what is written
... or change the organisation of the content
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- with over 100 regular contributors in many countries
Where is it used?
TWiki is mainly used in commercial environments, often on corporate intranets |
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- Examples: Disney, British Telecom, SAP, Wind River, Motorola, Epic Games
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- Examples: Disney, British Telecom, SAP, Wind River, Motorola, Epic Games
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A number of public Wiki sites also use TWiki
TWiki Features
TWiki builds on the original Wiki concept and adds a number of features that make it very useful in a business environment. |
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- TWiki pages are fully revision controlled, so a record of every change to every page is kept
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- TWiki pages are fully revision controlled, so a record of every change to every page is kept
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- The look-and-feel is highly configurable, through use of templates
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- A "plugins" interface eases
- customisation
- extension
- application integration
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- A "plugins" interface eases
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Applications of basic TWiki
Basic TWiki can be used as: |
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- A database
- A project management system
- A tracking tool
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- (truth is, we don't really know its limits!)
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- ( truth is, we don't really know its limits!)
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Structure of this TWiki
- Webs: A TWikiSite is divided into webs, each one represents an area for collaboration. This site has the following webs:
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Use to... |
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Learn about the group and its research |
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...collaborate on the ATAAC project |
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Access to the group webs |
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...collaborate on the ATAAC project |
| Sandbox |
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Use to...
$web $pattern(.*?\* Set SITEMAPUSETO\s*=([^\n\r]*).*)
This table is updated automatically based on WebPreferences settings of the individual webs.
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- Topics: Each web is made up of hyperlinked topics that appear in your browser
Users and Groups |
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- In TWiki, they can always recover the old revision and re-instantiate it if they really want to
- Otherwise they should regard your changes as an opportunity for discussion
- Pages in wiki are (usually) in one of three "modes"
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- A page in DocumentMode usually comprises a contribution which is written in the third person and left unsigned.
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- A page in DocumentMode usually comprises a contribution which is written in the third person and left unsigned.
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- The piece of text is community property
- It may have multiple and changing authors as it is updated to reflect the community consensus.
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- Thread mode is a form of discussion where the community holds a conversation
- The discussion usually starts out with a statement, at the top of the page, that is subsequently discussed
- The page may be periodically "refactored" (edited) to remove some of the comments
- As long as the comment is accurately reflected in what replaces it, nobody usually minds.
- Remember to always maintain a complete list of contributors, though!
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- ThreadMode is rather like an e-mail thread
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- A page in StructuredMode follows some predefined structure for example
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- A page in StructuredMode follows some predefined structure for example
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- An agenda
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- A requirement description.
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- Pages in StructuredMode will usually have rules governing how they are edited.
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- Pages in StructuredMode will usually have rules governing how they are edited.
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Structure of a TWiki page
TWiki pages are usually organised into three parts: |
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- You've read a page, and you disagree with it violently! It says:
Everyone knows that the world is an OblateSpheroid
But you know for a fact it is flat!
- You've clicked the edit link, and an edit page has appeared. But it doesn't look much like what was on the page before - it's full of strange hieroglyphics!
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What's in a page
- The hieroglyphics are what's known as "TWiki Markup" or "formatting"
- They are a really simple way of telling the browser how you want the page to look
- You don't have to use them
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- TWiki understands pages in plain text just fine.
Actually it is perfectly and absolutely flat
appears as
Actually it is perfectly and absolutely flat
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- TWiki understands pages in plain text just fine.
Actually it is perfectly and absolutely flat
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Actually it is perfectly and absolutely flat
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- One special hieroglyph that is very important is a BumpyWord
- a word that starts with uppercase, then some lowercase, then more uppercase (a.k.a CamelCase)
- This has a special meaning to TWiki; if it matches the name of another topic, TWiki will automatically create a link to that page for you.
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