[Mediawiki-l] Mediawiki ease of use

[Dave Sigafoos]

I agree.  I think sometimes, as developers, we get to close to the metal
and further from the users.  We don't see what joe average *needs*.

The people here are all technical, many developers.  But they just have
no need or desire to learn another "language".  And they prefer to see
their stuff is *visual* format.

Most java developers I know don't really use plan text any more.  The
use IDEs which put all the pieces together.

Just another .02

DSig
David Tod Sigafoos | SANMAR Corporation
PICK Guy
206-770-5585
davesigafoos at sanmar.com 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: mediawiki-l-bounces at lists.wikimedia.org
[mailto:mediawiki-l-bounces at lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of David
Gerard
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 8:39
To: MediaWiki announcements and site admin list
Subject: Re: [Mediawiki-l] Mediawiki ease of use

On 15/11/2007, Paul Coghlan <pcoghlan at usa.net> wrote:

> Looking at the wiki in question I have to say that the FCKEditor might
> indeed give easier control and a more MS Word-like UI but the toolbars
will
> appear daunting to many non MS Office users. I was hoping for
something that
> allowed what appeared to be inline editing without the many bells and
> whistles.


Hmmmmmmmmmm ... that makes FCKeditor or something like it sound a
really nice option for corporate intranets. (My current strong focus.)