[APBeta] Documentation using a wiki

[Dave Eaglesham]

A wiki is a good idea because it allows for the users to participate in 
its development. However, my observatory is does not have internet 
access, so I would still like to have a manual that I can download to my 
laptop for reference. Astroplanner v1 had a great manual which was one 
of the reasons for my choice of the software in the first place.

Regards,

Dave Eaglesham
dave at eaglesham.ca


On 06/20/10 10:33 AM, Paul Rodman wrote:
> I am thinking of creating a wiki (a la Wikipedia) for providing documentation for AstroPlanner V2* (in particular the "how to" stuff. The reference stuff will still be via embedded help). As a matter of interest, how many of you are
>
> a. Familiar with editing a wiki** (in this case it will probably be MediaWiki, as used by Wikipedia I believe)?
>   and/or
> b. Would be interested in creating content for, or editing existing content of, such a wiki?
>
> Apart from (possibly) speeding up the release process, it would allow continuing feedback. e.g. if someone needs to use AstroPlanner to predict variable star peaks and this is not in the wiki, it could be added.
>
> I have also heard, but only in passing, that it is also possible to produce a PDF from a Wiki (for those who like printed manuals).
>
> Paul R.
>
> * Thanks to tester Marius Strom for the idea.
> ** I'm actually quite ignorant of these things. I spent yesterday afternoon installing wiki software and starting to figure out how it is edited, etc. Turns out to be quite easy.
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