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* 02/2010: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Pdf_Export - exporting to PDF files
* 02/2010: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Pdf_Export - exporting to PDF files
* 02/2010: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Drafts - allow users to save drafts of articles
* 02/2010: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Drafts - allow users to save drafts of articles
{{unsigned2|17:01, 20 February 2010|MILSTD}}
''<small>—This unsigned comment was added by</small>''<small> [[User:MILSTD|MILSTD]] ([[User talk:MILSTD|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/MILSTD|changes]]) 17:01, 20 February 2010 (UTC)</small>


= Translating the wiki (10/2009) =
= Translating the wiki (10/2009) =
There needs to be a dedicated article about translating individual articles, especially about prioritizing certain articles (based on the [http://wiki.flightgear.org/index.php/Special:Statistics stats]) and about translation strategies. Also, there should probably be a couple of new templates specifically to be used for translation efforts, such as "translation request" and "translation in progress", as well as "translation help or review required".--[[User:MILSTD|MILSTD]] 18:10, 1 October 2009 (UTC)
There needs to be a dedicated article about translating individual articles, especially about prioritizing certain articles (based on the [http://wiki.flightgear.org/index.php/Special:Statistics stats]) and about translation strategies. Also, there should probably be a couple of new templates specifically to be used for translation efforts, such as "translation request" and "translation in progress", as well as "translation help or review required".--[[User:MILSTD|MILSTD]] 18:10, 1 October 2009 (UTC)


Ok, apparently there's something in the works [[Help:Translate]] {{unsigned2|18:12, 1 October 2009|MILSTD}}
Ok, apparently there's something in the works [[Help:Translate]] ''<small>—This unsigned comment was added by</small>''<small> [[User:MILSTD|MILSTD]] ([[User talk:MILSTD|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/MILSTD|changes]]) 18:12, 1 October 2009 (UTC)</small>


Also see: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Translate {{unsigned2|17:01, 20 February 2010|MILSTD}}
Also see: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Translate ''<small>—This unsigned comment was added by</small>''<small> [[User:MILSTD|MILSTD]] ([[User talk:MILSTD|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/MILSTD|changes]]) 17:01, 20 February 2010 (UTC)</small>


= Planned Wiki Changes & Todo =
= Planned Wiki Changes & Todo =
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A possible approach might be to import the underlying LaTex sources in docbook format into some sort of docbook based wiki (i.e. http://sourceforge.net/projects/doc-book/).
A possible approach might be to import the underlying LaTex sources in docbook format into some sort of docbook based wiki (i.e. http://sourceforge.net/projects/doc-book/).


{{unsigned2|12:48, 18 July 2006|Melchior FRANZ}}
''<small>—This unsigned comment was added by</small>''<small> [[User:Melchior FRANZ|Melchior FRANZ]] ([[User talk:Melchior FRANZ|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Melchior FRANZ|changes]]) 12:48, 18 July 2006 (UTC)</small>


:As the manual is maintained in LaTex, is would be very hard to translate the wiki notes to include them in the manual. I suspect that this will be a "Won't Fix" as it is easier to copy and paste the text from the wiki and go from there. I am open to ideas though. [[User:Gorilla|Gorilla]] 06:33, 2 March 2008 (EST)
:As the manual is maintained in LaTex, is would be very hard to translate the wiki notes to include them in the manual. I suspect that this will be a "Won't Fix" as it is easier to copy and paste the text from the wiki and go from there. I am open to ideas though. [[User:Gorilla|Gorilla]] 06:33, 2 March 2008 (EST)
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Also, I feel there are some sections covered in the wiki that aren't really optimally handled by a wiki: most notably the "FAQ" section should preferably be implemented via some sort of dynamic FAQ system (i.e. http://www.phpmyfaq.de), likewise the sections titled "Bugs", "TODO", "Feature Requests", "ideas" etc. could probably all be handled far more effectively by using a real bug tracker such as bugzilla (http://www.bugzilla.org/), phpbugtracker (http://phpbt.sourceforge.net/) or mantis (http://www.mantisbt.org).
Also, I feel there are some sections covered in the wiki that aren't really optimally handled by a wiki: most notably the "FAQ" section should preferably be implemented via some sort of dynamic FAQ system (i.e. http://www.phpmyfaq.de), likewise the sections titled "Bugs", "TODO", "Feature Requests", "ideas" etc. could probably all be handled far more effectively by using a real bug tracker such as bugzilla (http://www.bugzilla.org/), phpbugtracker (http://phpbt.sourceforge.net/) or mantis (http://www.mantisbt.org).


{{unsigned2|12:48, 18 July 2006|Melchior FRANZ}}
''<small>—This unsigned comment was added by</small>''<small> [[User:Melchior FRANZ|Melchior FRANZ]] ([[User talk:Melchior FRANZ|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Melchior FRANZ|changes]]) 12:48, 18 July 2006 (UTC)</small>


*  how to define and limit editing rights for certain users? {{unsigned2|10:57, 17 June 2007|Alfozavr}}
*  how to define and limit editing rights for certain users? ''<small>—This unsigned comment was added by</small>''<small> [[User:Alfozavr|Alfozavr]] ([[User talk:Alfozavr|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Alfozavr|changes]]) 10:57, 17 June 2007 (UTC)</small>


= Backups =
= Backups =
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* needs screenshots
* needs screenshots
* needs better layout
* needs better layout
{{unsigned2|03:32, 16 May 2009|MILSTD}}
''<small>—This unsigned comment was added by</small>''<small> [[User:MILSTD|MILSTD]] ([[User talk:MILSTD|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/MILSTD|changes]]) 03:32, 16 May 2009 (UTC)</small>


:Also a template for the FlightGear news would be perfect to keep them synchronized on the different pages (especially the translations of the Main Page) {{unsigned2|21:42, 17 September 2011|Hamster}}
:Also a template for the FlightGear news would be perfect to keep them synchronized on the different pages (especially the translations of the Main Page) ''<small>—This unsigned comment was added by</small>''<small> [[User:Hamster|Hamster]] ([[User talk:Hamster|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Hamster|changes]]) 21:42, 17 September 2011 (UTC)</small>
::I've just created a [[Template:News|news template]] and added it to all main pages. Please check for your own language whether this works and is up to date (some are not). For the other templates, we do have [[Template:Cleanup]]. And I just created [[Template:Image requested]] and added a "reason" variable to the cleanup template (where you can say it needs a spelling check)
::I've just created a [[Template:News|news template]] and added it to all main pages. Please check for your own language whether this works and is up to date (some are not). For the other templates, we do have [[Template:Cleanup]]. And I just created [[Template:Image requested]] and added a "reason" variable to the cleanup template (where you can say it needs a spelling check)
::[[User:Gijs|Gijs]] 07:12, 18 September 2011 (EDT)
::[[User:Gijs|Gijs]] 07:12, 18 September 2011 (EDT)
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== PDF Export ==
== PDF Export ==
*  PDF Export - [http://sourceforge.net/projects/wikipdf/ Wikimedia plugin to export to PDF] {{unsigned2|14:38, 31 January 2008|MILSTD}}
*  PDF Export - [http://sourceforge.net/projects/wikipdf/ Wikimedia plugin to export to PDF] ''<small>—This unsigned comment was added by</small>''<small> [[User:MILSTD|MILSTD]] ([[User talk:MILSTD|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/MILSTD|changes]]) 14:38, 31 January 2008 (UTC)</small>
:* http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:WikiPDF - WikiPDF is an extension for MediaWiki, which converts MediaWiki-articles to LaTeX or PDF. {{unsigned2|15:07, 28 December 2009|MILSTD}}
:* http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:WikiPDF - WikiPDF is an extension for MediaWiki, which converts MediaWiki-articles to LaTeX or PDF. ''<small>—This unsigned comment was added by</small>''<small> [[User:MILSTD|MILSTD]] ([[User talk:MILSTD|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/MILSTD|changes]]) 15:07, 28 December 2009 (UTC)</small>




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:I think, this wiki is a lot more convenient than any other form of keeping documentation and at the same time communicating. It can be edited fast and easily and maintained up-to-date. However, the following questions need be solved:
:I think, this wiki is a lot more convenient than any other form of keeping documentation and at the same time communicating. It can be edited fast and easily and maintained up-to-date. However, the following questions need be solved:
:* how to convert it to an offline version (maybe .pdf) so that it could be bundled with the FlightGear base package?
:* how to convert it to an offline version (maybe .pdf) so that it could be bundled with the FlightGear base package?
:{{unsigned2|10:57, 17 June 2007|Alfozavr}}
:''<small>—This unsigned comment was added by</small>''<small> [[User:Alfozavr|Alfozavr]] ([[User talk:Alfozavr|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Alfozavr|changes]]) 10:57, 17 June 2007 (UTC)</small>


::07/2009: Even more talk about the merits of supporting PDF exports for wiki articles: [http://flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=5201&p=39847#p39847] {{unsigned2|14:36, 9 July 2009|MILSTD}}
::07/2009: Even more talk about the merits of supporting PDF exports for wiki articles: [http://flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=5201&p=39847#p39847] ''<small>—This unsigned comment was added by</small>''<small> [[User:MILSTD|MILSTD]] ([[User talk:MILSTD|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/MILSTD|changes]]) 14:36, 9 July 2009 (UTC)</small>


:::12/2009: Also see [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/DocBook_XML_export] for details about exporting to docbook/XML {{unsigned2|15:05, 28 December 2009|MILSTD}}
:::12/2009: Also see [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/DocBook_XML_export] for details about exporting to docbook/XML ''<small>—This unsigned comment was added by</small>''<small> [[User:MILSTD|MILSTD]] ([[User talk:MILSTD|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/MILSTD|changes]]) 15:05, 28 December 2009 (UTC)</small>


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