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from what I can tell... if I set the wiki default to use the classic editor, and then everybody switches to using the point-and-click editor individually, pages render correctly..

given that.. I wonder how hard it would be for you guys to fix the problem on your end.

hopefully this solution will work for everybody that can't or don't want to use an email address to track editors – Tim, on June 02, 2008 16:56

"I'm sorry about the problem, but we don't have any plans for updating or fixing any issues on PBwiki v1.0 wikis."

sorry to hear that.. but not entirely unexpected. ;)

I think we should bring back magic URLs... because they could give you a way to get into the wiki without a confusing login screen, but allow you to give access to a select list of folks.

turns out this was a classic editor versus point-and-click editor issue

you can use good old fashion html for this..
< a href = 'url' > < img src ='img' > < /a>

You know.. Word can open html pages and save them as .doc files...

for 1.0 wikis, you can save out the http://wikiname.pbwiki.com/pagename?r... version of the page...
in 2.0 wikis, use this page: http://wikiname.pbwiki.com/pagename?m...

If there are images, you can save the page as "html complete" in internet explorer to make sure that they get preserved as well..

I've had great luck with this method, hope it works for you as well.

your apikey is just like your password... if someone knows your password they also have access to your wiki. you should treat it the same way and protect it as such.

yeah.. you had said that there's a bug in my wiki... How do I get that fixed? Do I need to email support to get them to look into fixing it?

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If you create custom userspaces for wikis or general no-password logins or magic URLS that create unique logins (or whatever the solution) do you think that you'll make this support available for any wiki that wants it, or do you think that easy no-signup-required access will just be for educators?

the clipboard at the top of the editor gives you the paste option.. as well as the keyboard shortcut ctrl-v (in windows)...

also.. using the "Edit" dropdown of your browser should let you paste as well.

I wonder how you usually paste? do you usually paste through right clicking on the text area and selecting it from the menu?

Yeah.. I certainly hear you on the rather appropriately named Guy Fawkes.. Although I haven't yet figured out if his exhile is rhetorically self-imposed. His frank answers to people's questions have been incredibly valuable, as well as getting people real solutions that allow them to keep working.

As for your comments on available features.. I certainly think that transparency and clearly defined feature sets should be the top priority, its just difficult to know what information to express in a way that is a) comprehensive AND b) easily/quickly readable and digestible. Forums like this are a great way for pbwiki to get feedback as to areas where they clearly need more/better documentation for their service.

Specifically regarding calendars and spreadsheets... I think that's an excellent example of how pbwiki has become so many different things to different people. I don't think that I'd ever considered putting either of those things on my wikis (which combined have thousands of pages) and yet to others the service is close to useless without them.

I don't think that they're going to be able to put disclaimers as to what the service *isn't*, but they certainly could define the spirit of what it *is*..

At its heart, a wiki is a virtual refridgerator door and a stack of post-it notes. Fundamentally it is pages of plain typed text that you can jot things down on and share with others.. Any organization or "functionality" that you add on top of it is for the most part created through what you bring to it.

That is how pbwiki started, and has been layering additional features on top of that based on what we, the users, have been requesting most frequently or most vocally. Given what pbwiki 2.0 looks like all these years later, I'd say that they've really evolved their product in clever ways to increase productivity and functionality, and appear to be committed to continuing to grow and change the service until everybody "gets satisfaction" (as it were)...

can you rename it to anything else? like something without a "-" character in it?

well.. if you read their official first response:

http://getsatisfaction.com/pbwiki/top...

They sort of state that there aren't specific short term plans for adding this... but if you look at the reported issues on http://xxxx.pbwiki.com/report.php, you see:

#285 - Want Classic Editor in 2.0 -- accepted

So they've "accepted" the issue, which makes me think that they've added it to the list and it's something they plan on doing eventually.

Well... check your front page and see if you see this text:
"Tell us what you think about PBwiki 2.0"

That will be your indicator. :)

Right now the way to do this is through a google gadget plugin

one good way might be this:

http://yourwiki.pbwiki.com/admin.php?...

see if "access controls" are listed...

also, 1.0 wikis are very different from 2.0 wikis in their entire presentation.

Check out:

http://elothtes.pbwiki.com (1.0 wiki)

versus

http://centuryoffire.pbwiki.com (2.0 wiki)

Notice the 1.0 wiki has a bunch of pbwiki stuff at the bottom, whereas the 2.0 wiki has most of that stuff on the right hand side.

Hope that helps...
-Tim