Hi and happy NY all,
Thierry has already dealt with my major issue with XWiki adoption in his
ergonomics paper. The lack of a New button is a complete show stopper.
I. IIR~C:
Current User Story
1. Decide to write a note
2. Hit Edit Page on current page I'm viewing
3. Type link to new page in current-page edit-mode
4. Save page
5. Hit link to new page
6. Enter content for new page
7. Save new page
Alternate
3a. Optionally decide on new parent for new page and enter new parent in
text box
3b. Navigate to new parent
3c. Hit edit page
3d. Enter new link to created page
3e. Save page
...
8. Navigate to original parent page
9. Hit Edit Page
10. Delete link to created page
11. Save
I know you know all this but I think it's worth describing the problem in
ordinary language. There is no way to create a new page without editing an
existing one which offers you a (I claim mostly unwanted and
incorrect)default current page as parent. We don't write in hierarchically
organised chunks pages or paragraphs.
I don't know about other people but I get the need to take a note of
whatever. How I classify it is a secondary
thought (I'm not Mozart who allegedly could perfect everything in his head
before setting quill to parchment).
I suppose one possible alternative story might be:
1. Hit New button
2. Enter contents
3. Enter tags
4. Save
II. I think this also brings up the implicated issue of hierarchical
namespaces and search and tagging strategies.
But I'll compose another post on that.
XWiki will be great this year. (Can I buy shares in Xprtnet :)?)
In friendship
Jim
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Jim Stuttard