Wiki: Web collaboration/

Main Author: Ebersbach, Anja
Other Authors: Dueck, Gunter
Format: Book
Language:English
German
Published: Berlin: Springer-Verlag, c2008
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Cover Title Page Foreword The Authors Table of Contents Preface Who Needs this Book? The Content Concept How to Use this Book We Wish to Thank Typography I. The Wiki Concept 1 The Wiki Concept 1.1 What is a Wiki? 1.2 The Technology of Wikis 1.3 Wiki Clones 1.4 Characteristic Wiki Functions 1.5 The Wiki Phenomenon II. Our First Wiki 2 The Installation 2.1 A Test Environment with XAMPP 2.2 Installing MediaWiki 3 First Steps 3.1 The Wiki at First Glance 3.2 Hello World 3.3 Initial Formatting 3.4 Vive la Difference: Versions 3.5 Register as a User 4 The Core Functions of MediaWiki 4.1 Editing 4.2 Discussions 4.3 Comparisons 4.4 Moving and Renaming 4.5 Watching 4.6 Protect 4.7 Deleting 5 Formatting 5.1 Formatting Characters 5.2 Special Characters & Co. 5.3 Headings and Paragraphs 5.4 Lists and Lines 5.5 Tables 5.6 Table of Contents 6 Multi-Page Structures 6.1 Linking Methods 6.2 Organizing Content 6.3 Multi-Page Design I
  • Images 6.4 Multi-Page Design II Templates 6.5 Forwarding with Redirects 7 Components: the Function Pages 7.1 Navigation 7.2 Search Function 7.3 User Administration 7.4 Information about the Wiki 7.5 Maintenance 8 Administration 8.1 File structure and LocalSettings.php 8.2 Database Structure 8.3 Design Questions 8.4 Wiki Spam 8.5 Security 8.6 Update and Uninstall 9 Life in MediaWiki 9.1 More than Mere Text 9.2 Make Participation Easy 9.3 You Dont Write Alone 9.4 Usage Examples III. TWiki, the Jack of all Trades 10 Installing TWiki 10.1 Installation under Linux 10.2 TWiki without an Admin-Account 10.3 Installation under Windows 10.4 Completing TWiki Installation 10.5 Viewing TWiki Pages 11 Working with TWiki 11.1 What are Webs? 11.2 A Website 11.3 The Edit Window 12 Formatting in TWiki 12.1 Formatting Text 12.2 Tables 12.3 Links 12.4 Integrating Images 12.5 HTML in TWiki 12.6 TWiki and JavaScript 12.7 TWiki Variables 13 Searching in TWiki 13.1 The Search Function 13.2 Effective Searching 13.3 Searching with Regular Expressions 13.4 Embedded Searches 14 User Permissions in TWiki 14.1 Authentication vs. Access Control 14.2 Activating User Registration 14.3 Setting Up Password Protection 14.4 Access Control 14.5 Strategies for User Rights 14.6 A Mixed Strategy for Authentication 15 Administering TWiki 15.1 Administering Webs 15.2 Topic Templates 15.3 Interwiki Links 15.4 User Administration 15.5 Email 15.6 Spam in TWiki 15.7 Security Aspects 15.8 Backing Up Data 15.9 Upgrading and Uninstalling 16 Designing a TWiki 16.1 Designing the Look 16.2 TWiki in Other Languages 16.3 Plugins and Add-ons IV. TWiki as a Project Kit 17 Preliminary Thoughts 17.1 What is a Project? 17.2 TWiki as a Project Tool 17.3 Flat Hierarchies: Relationship between Moderation and Team 18 Conceptual Phase: Collecting Ideas and Outlining the Project 18.1 Establishing a Base 18.2 Collecting Cooperative Ideas and Generating Project Outlines 18.3 Keeping a Log with Wikis 18.4 Writing Texts with the Editor Plugin 19 Composing the Project Plan 19.1 Preparing Work Packages 19.2 The Project Schedule 19.3 Distributing Tasks and Forming Groups 19.4 Outlining Structures and Procedures with the TWikiDraw Plugin 19.5 The Tools 19.6 To-do List with EditTable Plugin 19.7 Planning Costs and Financing with Tables (Spreadsheet Plugin) 20 Preparing for Your Event 20.1 Planning Your Event 20.2 Conference Registration 21 Executing and Documenting an Event 21.1 In the Event Office 21.2 Participant Administration/Registration Status 21.3 Lectures with the Presentation Plugin (SlideShow) 21.4 Generating Visuals for Statistics using Diagrams (Chart Plugin) 21.5 Final Steps: Feedback and Documentation V. Tools with a Future 22 Tools with a Future? Technical and Social Outlook with Wikis 22.1 Technical Outlook 22.2 Wikis as an Engine f.