[Foss4g2009] better method for collaborative document editing

[Dave Patton]

On 2008/09/25 12:42 AM, Cameron Shorter wrote:
> -0 for collaborative editing using a wiki.
> 
> Wikis are a poor tool for tracking changes because you can't easily
> see what has changed, what it was before, or who changed it (Yes, you
> can do a history diff, but it is messy).

Can you elaborate? I don't find the wiki history diff
to be "messy", however, I do find the wiki default
of using RED to be an issue, as I'm partially colorblind,
so the RED doesn't stand out to me at all.

Attached is a screen capture of a history diff showing
changes I've made to Simon's last edit to the Lessons
Learned wiki page:
http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Lessons_Learned
Other than not being able to see the changes "inline"
in the wiki article page, I find the wiki to be much
better to use that Word's 'track changes', but maybe
I'm missing something that those of you who like Word
can point out?

My version uses some (minor) CSS changes that I have
proposed to Webcom( to use BLUE text, and to use a
strikethrough of deleted text). If you want to try this,
or other CSS changes (on this website or any other),
use the Stylish extension for Firefox, as I explain
in my webcom list posting:
http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/webcom/2008-September/001846.html

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Dave Patton
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