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I've read some conversations on other pages about the structure of this whole Wiki. One suggestion I have is to break it up into separate Wikis - why? I am interested in, for example, the Devzone pages as I am looking for something specific to a JRMC plug-in I am developing, but searches frequently turn up way too much content from the manual - makes it very difficult to find answers. For example, I wanted to find out what the best way was to get the full list of all audio files in the library - I have seen the "All Files" playlist method, thought about using a search that returns all, and even thought about just going through the MJFilesAutomation until the index runs into a null object - however, finding the "recommended" approach was impossible because of all of the additional (unrelated to development) pages that were returned. If my Wiki search was just within the Devzone wiki, it would help a great deal. |
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*Discussion about the Wiki in general can go here too, as well as discussion about the main page. |
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*Requests for deleting pages should go to [[User_talk:Gateley]] |
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==TODO List== |
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* Orphan Pages: [[Special:Lonelypages]] - there should only be 1 of these. Most are FAQs (see [[Category_talk:Frequently_Asked_Questions]]). |
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* Move the handheld entry under ''Using J. River MEDIA CENTER'' into the manual |
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* Redo the handheld manual for version 12 (it's been completely changed). |
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* We need someone to do the MC on linux and MC on apple sections |
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==Hardware== |
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There's starting to be a lot of topics under "Tips, tricks, and extra content" that don't necessarily go under the "Media Center manual", which at least right now is related solely on the software. Many of them relate to hardware topics. I would suggest either making a Hardware and Other Software page with a tree of things like networks, operating systems, other hardware, etc. and move some of those there. Or the Hardware tree could be placed in the "Media Center manual." I'm not sure what the goal of the main page is which is why I didn't make any particular change. [[User:Dcwebman|Jeff]] 12:55, 24 January 2007 (CST) |
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I agree - the "Tips..." is growing large. Here's some points for debate: |
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* The "User contributed..." should really be part of the manual. MC's development and support have depended heavily on our user community, and the whole idea of the wiki is user contribution, so put these in the manual in the appropriate section. This includes the view scheme line. |
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* Skins and Plug-ins - this is here because it is extra content. I don't know. Suggestions? |
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* FAQ - belongs here, it's just a short cut to sections of the manual. |
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* Frapper - belongs here, definitely "extra content" |
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* Using MC on other OSs - suggestions? |
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* Stability - I don't know. It's not MC specific, so isn't really part of the manual, does it go here? Seems ok to me. |
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* Home Stereo and TV - I think this should find its way into the manual instead of here. It's part of using MC, so it belongs in the manual, possibly with a FAQ link |
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* And the last two network entries: very similar to Home Stereo and TV, should be in the manual. |
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* So, I'd vote for not making another section on the main page, just moving stuff from Tips and Tricks into the manual and/or FAQ. |
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Jeff, others - what do you think? Counter suggestions? [[User:Gateley|Gateley]] 13:17, 24 January 2007 (CST) |
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I agree with your suggestions as I think most things should be in the manual. I wasn't thinking about another section on the main page but one on the Table of Contents page ([[Media Center]]). Maybe something like this? |
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12. Operating Systems |
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#Using Media Center on Linux |
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#Using Media Center on OSX/Apple |
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13. Hardware |
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#Computer Stability Issues |
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#Connecting Media Center to a Home Stereo |
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#Connect a TV to your PC |
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14. Network |
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#Playing music across a network |
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#Sharing a media library with multiple users on a home network (LAN) |
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As we make our way through the FAQ clean-up there will probably be more entries that could go under these. [[User:Dcwebman|Jeff]] 13:41, 24 January 2007 (CST) |
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Sounds good to me. I'm really swamped at the moment (and out of town tomorrow through the weekend) so go ahead and start doing it if you'd like... [[User:Gateley|Gateley]] 13:47, 24 January 2007 (CST) |
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Done. [[User:Dcwebman|Jeff]] 12:52, 25 January 2007 (CST) |
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Latest revision as of 16:32, 3 February 2010
I've read some conversations on other pages about the structure of this whole Wiki. One suggestion I have is to break it up into separate Wikis - why? I am interested in, for example, the Devzone pages as I am looking for something specific to a JRMC plug-in I am developing, but searches frequently turn up way too much content from the manual - makes it very difficult to find answers. For example, I wanted to find out what the best way was to get the full list of all audio files in the library - I have seen the "All Files" playlist method, thought about using a search that returns all, and even thought about just going through the MJFilesAutomation until the index runs into a null object - however, finding the "recommended" approach was impossible because of all of the additional (unrelated to development) pages that were returned. If my Wiki search was just within the Devzone wiki, it would help a great deal.