GetWiki: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 14:09, 4 March 2004

GetWiki is the improved software that is a fork of MediaWiki, in use at Wikinfo. It should probably be listed in the comparisons of wiki code.

Technical features copied from http://wikinfo.org/?title=Wikinfo:GetWiki under the clauses of GFDL

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-'''GetWiki''' is the improved software that obsoletes [[mediawiki]], in use at [[Wikinfo]].  ''It should probably be listed in the comparisons of [[wiki code]].''
+'''GetWiki''' is the improved software that is a fork of [[MediaWiki]], in use at [[Wikinfo]].  ''It should probably be listed in the comparisons of [[wiki code]].''
+== Technical Features ==
+* Auto-import of Wikipedia articles via [[XML]] using [[PHP programming language|PHP]]'s [[Expat]] Library
+* Improved use of [[Cascading Style Sheets|CSS]] styles (colours, positioning)
+* Cleaner output to the browser, [[PHP programming language|PHP]] code underneath
+* Well-formed [[XHTML]], replacing deprecated [[HTML]] 4.0 versions
+* More integrated and effective use of [[Cascading Style Sheets|CSS2]], beyond font colours
+* More intuitive User Preferences page
+* Clearer labeling and checkbox placements
+* Fixed user login retention and other fixes
+* Better use of [[license|licensing]] notices on pages
+* Image [[Wikinfo:Image use policy|thumbnail]] display
+== Further Improvements ==
+* Better organization of [[function]]s and classes, filenames and [[variable]]s
+* More comprehensive [[sysop|administrator]] tools
 http://internet-encyclopedia.org/?title=Wikinfo:GetWiki
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+<small> Technical features copied from http://wikinfo.org/?title=Wikinfo:GetWiki under the clauses of [[GFDL]] </small>