[pmwiki-users] Re: Root README.txt With a docs/ Directory

[Waylan Limberg]

On 12/30/05, Patrick R. Michaud <pmichaud at pobox.com> wrote:
>
> Maybe the solution is to fix the default Main.HomePage, so that it
> reads something like:
>
>     Welcome to PmWiki!
>
>     '''First time installers:'''  A local copy of PmWiki's
>     documentation has been installed along with the software,
>     and is available via the [[documentation index]].  To
>     continue setting up PmWiki, see [[initial setup tasks]].
>
>     The [[basic editing]] page describes how to create pages
>     in PmWiki, and you can practice editing in the [[wiki sandbox]].
>
> This way the first thing that a newbie admin encounters once
> PmWiki is running is a highlighted note that clearly calls out
> to people doing their first installation, and directs them
> where to go next.
>
> The InitialSetupTasks page can then have another note at the top
> reminding new admins that a copy of the documentation is
> available locally, and it can be accessed via the DocumentationIndex.
>
> Does this sound workable/better?

Absolutely! Perhaps make the text "local copy" bold to really make it
stand out. I think that would have been a big help to me the first
time around.


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Waylan Limberg
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