> PeteS wrote:
>
>> Richard Owlett wrote:
>>
>>> Is there a *TEXT* based (rather than *hyper link*) intro/tutorial on
>>> creating and editing pages?
>>>
>>> Is that plain English?
>>> I've gotten *strange* replies to similarly phrased question.
>>>
>>> SEE:
>>> http://groups.google.com/groups?&as_ugroup=comp.soft-sys.math.scilab&as_usubject=wiki&as_uauthors=owlett
>>>
>>> or
>>> http://groups.google.com/groups?&as_ugroup=24hoursupport.helpdesk&as_usubject=wiki&as_uauthors=owlett
>>>
>>>
>>> Do I write comprehensible English?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Could you repeat the question, please?
>>
>> ;)
>>
>>
>> JK, of course. I am not aware (personally) of a text based tutorial;
>> perhaps it's because most Wikis are Hypertext so it's assumed
>> hypertext is natural?
>>
> Bopping through a hyperlinked document is cool for some things, but for
> others a linear text that leads you by the nose is very, very nice.
>
And which method has continuously been the most common way of
introducing a student to a new field of study. [from the ancient Greeks
to modern universities]
> Richard Owlett wrote:
>
>> PeteS wrote:
>>
>>> Richard Owlett wrote:
>>>
>>>> Is there a *TEXT* based (rather than *hyper link*) intro/tutorial on
>>>> creating and editing pages?
>>>>
>>>> Is that plain English?
>>>> I've gotten *strange* replies to similarly phrased question.
>>>>
>>>> SEE:
>>>> http://groups.google.com/groups?&as_ugroup=comp.soft-sys.math.scilab&as_usubject=wiki&as_uauthors=owlett
>>>>
>>>> or
>>>> http://groups.google.com/groups?&as_ugroup=24hoursupport.helpdesk&as_usubject=wiki&as_uauthors=owlett
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Do I write comprehensible English?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Could you repeat the question, please?
>>>
>>> ;)
>>>
>>>
>>> JK, of course. I am not aware (personally) of a text based tutorial;
>>> perhaps it's because most Wikis are Hypertext so it's assumed
>>> hypertext is natural?
>>
>>
>>
>> BUT I am elderly
>> does that mean UN-natural?
>>
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> PeteS
>
>
> I'm no spring chicken, and I too prefer text manuals (all that *nix I
> suppose).
>
> If it's un-natural to get older, then I am UN-natural too ;)
>
I was born @ 9# 7 during meat rationing.
My parents' anniversary is 12/6
Family lore says my Grandfather "blamed" WWII on my parents.
As one antique to another
Got any useful info on WIKI editing?
Reply by PeteS●January 5, 20072007-01-05
Richard Owlett wrote:
> PeteS wrote:
>> Richard Owlett wrote:
>>
>>> Is there a *TEXT* based (rather than *hyper link*) intro/tutorial on
>>> creating and editing pages?
>>>
>>> Is that plain English?
>>> I've gotten *strange* replies to similarly phrased question.
>>>
>>> SEE:
>>> http://groups.google.com/groups?&as_ugroup=comp.soft-sys.math.scilab&as_usubject=wiki&as_uauthors=owlett
>>>
>>> or
>>> http://groups.google.com/groups?&as_ugroup=24hoursupport.helpdesk&as_usubject=wiki&as_uauthors=owlett
>>>
>>>
>>> Do I write comprehensible English?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Could you repeat the question, please?
>>
>> ;)
>>
>>
>> JK, of course. I am not aware (personally) of a text based tutorial;
>> perhaps it's because most Wikis are Hypertext so it's assumed
>> hypertext is natural?
>
>
> BUT I am elderly
> does that mean UN-natural?
>
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> PeteS
I'm no spring chicken, and I too prefer text manuals (all that *nix I
suppose).
If it's un-natural to get older, then I am UN-natural too ;)
Could you repeat the question, please?
;)
JK, of course. I am not aware (personally) of a text based tutorial;
perhaps it's because most Wikis are Hypertext so it's assumed hypertext
is natural?
Cheers
PeteS