Thoughts on WinCustomize Wiki
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 by Island Dog | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Do you, have you, or plan to visit and use the WinCustomize Wiki?
http://wiki.wincustomize.com/wiki/Main_Page
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Reply #2 Wednesday, January 5, 2011 12:22 PM
Used to a lot, not so much now. It needs a 'Librarian' to keep it current with updates to the software.
No, I'm not volunteering, need better skills than what I have. 
Reply #3 Wednesday, January 5, 2011 12:37 PM
Last 180 days of edits: http://goo.gl/bi9d4 (Thanks sViz and Gmc2)
Other questions that would make sense to ask:
- Did you know there was a wiki?
- Is reading the wiki accessible/easy to use?
- Is editing the wiki easy to do?
- Does teh wiki have useful data?
- Have you ever *used* any data from teh wiki?
- Have you ever tried to use teh wiki and not found the info you needed?
- Did you find it in the forums?
- Thought about putting it in teh wiki?
- What would make it better? (Other people adding data is a given.
) - What might inspire you to add data?
)
Reply #4 Wednesday, January 5, 2011 12:41 PM
Hope it don't get some bristles up but seems as much "volunteer" content (skins, art, help, etc.) and subscriptions as WC is getting from the members now, SD would concentrate more effort on maintaining/creating tutorials, wikis and other software related content themselves. 
Reply #5 Wednesday, January 5, 2011 12:49 PM
Been there quite a few times.
It needs a 'Librarian' to keep it current with updates to the software.
Hope it don't get some bristles up but seems as much "volunteer" content (skins, art, help, etc.) and subscriptions as WC is getting from the members now, SD would concentrate more effort on maintaining/creating tutorials, wikis and other software related content themselves.
What, for example, is missing from that documetnation?
Reply #6 Wednesday, January 5, 2011 12:52 PM
Based on Zubaz's link I guess it need to pay a visit to the Wiki. 
Reply #7 Wednesday, January 5, 2011 12:57 PM
(SKS 6 August 14, 2008) DAEWOO owner's manual anyone?
Reply #9 Wednesday, January 5, 2011 1:05 PM
You can make ANY skin that'll "work" (if it sneaks past moderation), Z...but do you want a skin you'll delete two minutes after downloading it or one you'll use and like awhile...
Reply #11 Wednesday, January 5, 2011 1:14 PM
Uhhh...errrrr...hummmm, yeah, love ya, buddy! 
Reply #12 Wednesday, January 5, 2011 1:24 PM
just mentioning this, hope it will work out as there are a lot of entries that are blank but, Tim and I are hoping to tackle the SKS wiki entries. I have been adding some things as I run across them but I yield to Tim's expertise on the skinning side. as he gets me data I will upload to the wiki relevant pages.
BUT, you know, anyone else that wants to help out by supplying data would be helpful. I'll do the wiki posts and give credit where due.
example: http://wiki.wincustomize.com/index.php?title=SkinStudio_Help:_WindowFrame.TopPerPixelMaximized
we're not getting fancy, just supplying "hints and tips".
Reply #13 Wednesday, January 5, 2011 1:48 PM
I should have visited it in the past, and now I will in the future.
Reply #14 Wednesday, January 5, 2011 1:54 PM
I would very much like to see the current ODNT apps and OD2+ updated, as well as SKS7.
As for the other apps, I'd say depends if SD intends to update them.
For tutorials on non SD apps such as Winstep and Rainlender, They are at those sites, so a simple link to them
should suffice. Why waste space on the servers?
Reply #15 Wednesday, January 5, 2011 2:18 PM
Anyway to group all these hints and tips to one place? Or are they and I'm just missing it?
Reply #16 Wednesday, January 5, 2011 2:31 PM
we're not getting fancy, just supplying "hints and tips".
Anyway to group all these hints and tips to one place? Or are they and I'm just missing it?
Reply #18 Wednesday, January 5, 2011 3:18 PM
While using sks you can click on the help tab for any section of the skin. There is also a link there that says "see if there is any any information on this section in the wiki". Most if not all times that link brings you to a blank page. Greg and I felt that our focus should be to fill in those pages with relevant info and tips so that new skinners can get help on that particular section rather than having to pour through an entire tutorial for information.
Reply #19 Wednesday, January 5, 2011 3:29 PM
Tim, I'm sure every contribution will help the Wiki, especially from Master Skinners.
Reply #20 Wednesday, January 5, 2011 8:32 PM
should suffice. Why waste space on the servers?
Because it's a lot easier to have everything in one central location instead of having to run around all over trying to find the info.
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Reply #1 Wednesday, January 5, 2011 12:18 PM
Been there quite a few times.