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9 pointsmartinpllu11y ago6 comments

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CraneWorm11y ago· 3 in thread

The only thing I found confusing is that # button allways jumps to the "All Content" edit. I'd find it more intuitive if it was "Current Page" edit.

I like your simplistic approach. It has this "clean" feeling to it. Also, a fun toy-use for local storage.

martinplluOP11y ago

Thanks! The intention is that you are always editing the current page - each page is just a textarea really. The # button shows the json content of the entire wiki, which you can edit as well. It's absolutely a toy like you say! But quite fun.

CraneWorm11y ago

I had no problem with editing pages. It's just that a separate "edit mode" for a wiki page is what most users (well, at least me ;> ) expect. That way it's harder to edit "by accident", and you can use some markdown for styling.

But if you added all that it wouldn't be so simple or different from normal wikis, would it ;).

martinplluOP11y ago

I changed the welcome message to make it clearer that you can just edit the page without going in to an 'edit mode' like most wikis. Thanks!

kenrick9511y ago· 1 in thread

Nice concept. But isn't it better to move the JS & CSS of the HTML page out to a separate file for browser caching purposes?

martinplluOP11y ago

Thanks - I could split them out, yes. Given that it's just a toy/POC I preferred to keep them all in the same file for now.

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6 comments

6 comments · 2 top-level

CraneWorm11y ago· 3 in thread

The only thing I found confusing is that # button allways jumps to the "All Content" edit. I'd find it more intuitive if it was "Current Page" edit.

I like your simplistic approach. It has this "clean" feeling to it. Also, a fun toy-use for local storage.

martinplluOP11y ago

Thanks! The intention is that you are always editing the current page - each page is just a textarea really. The # button shows the json content of the entire wiki, which you can edit as well. It's absolutely a toy like you say! But quite fun.

CraneWorm11y ago

I had no problem with editing pages. It's just that a separate "edit mode" for a wiki page is what most users (well, at least me ;> ) expect. That way it's harder to edit "by accident", and you can use some markdown for styling.

But if you added all that it wouldn't be so simple or different from normal wikis, would it ;).

martinplluOP11y ago

I changed the welcome message to make it clearer that you can just edit the page without going in to an 'edit mode' like most wikis. Thanks!

kenrick9511y ago· 1 in thread

Nice concept. But isn't it better to move the JS & CSS of the HTML page out to a separate file for browser caching purposes?

martinplluOP11y ago

Thanks - I could split them out, yes. Given that it's just a toy/POC I preferred to keep them all in the same file for now.

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