I tried using the extensions but not much ease of use. I really want to be able to edit html doc in word, convert to html, save to a server.<br><br>A search on top of it is a good idea.too. I think the conversion to Wiki format and the image stuff is a pain.<br>
<br>-Narahari<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 10:06 AM, JD <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jdp@algoloma.com">jdp@algoloma.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
I've found that for media wiki to be used by end-users, a GUI editor<br>
add-on is needed. Last time I looked, there were a few plugins for this<br>
available, but I've never used them. I think Copy/Paste RTF works with<br>
at least 1.<br>
<br>
Have you considered the mediawiki macro for OpenOffice/LibreOffice? It<br>
will save those files into a mediawiki-compatible format that can be<br>
copied/pasted in.<br>
<br>
The other solution is to deploy a document management system like<br>
Alfresco. It is a big, complex solution and the GUI leaves much to be<br>
desired. OTOH, it does support full-text indexing for most formats, has<br>
CIFS, webdav, nfs, and a webGUI interface built-in. It is really<br>
designed as a back-end server with the intent that the company would<br>
either create their own custom front-end or pay another vendor to do<br>
this. <a href="http://whitehouse.gov" target="_blank">whitehouse.gov</a> runs on Drupal + Alfresco. Alfresco deployments<br>
inside serious companies usually run $200K (mostly paying people), but<br>
if you are willing to live with the out of the box "community edition",<br>
it is just 3-4 hours of work.<br>
<br>
You can host anything inside Alfresco, but if you put video in there,<br>
well, that's probably not a best practice. Creating a workflow to upload<br>
a video, force metadata capture and push the video itself to another<br>
online-store is a better idea, IMHO. You'll want lots of validation<br>
routines to keep the Alfresco / Video-store matched. Anything is<br>
possible with enough effort. I've seen Alfresco front-ends that look<br>
like <a href="http://cnn.com" target="_blank">cnn.com</a> or any of the huge media outlets.<br>
<br>
I can recommend some Alfresco knowledgeable companies, if you have<br>
budget. The thing to keep in mind is that these folks are replacing<br>
Documentum with Alfresco, so a $200K deployment is a bargain compared to<br>
a $2M+ deployment.<br>
<br>
Another option is a redmine server. You may already have one. I don't<br>
think it indexes documents or has any built-in versioning for documents,<br>
but it does have a project-based document store, wiki, and VCS<br>
integrations. Bewteen those 3 things, you might find what you need. 2<br>
hours or so to setup if you need to learn how RoR works. Much less if not.<br>
<br>
Both of these connect to LDAP directories for user logins, if you like.<br>
Or not.<br>
<br>
Wikis are fantastic for what they can do, but if the end users don't<br>
contribute as a way-of-life, it becomes a dead document store. For<br>
programmers and sys admins, I cannot think of a better way to store<br>
information than a Wiki. The line-by-line versioning makes it perfect<br>
for keeping up with environment changes. I like that there's no need<br>
for some-other-tool besides a browser to edit too.<br>
<br>
OTOH, I doubt your accounting department will ever create a wiki page.<br>
<br>
Good luck. Please let us know what you decide and how it works out.<br>
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On 10/19/2011 09:13 AM, Narahari 'n' Savitha wrote:<br>
> Friends:<br>
><br>
> We at work use Wiki to store hints/tips/information about our<br>
> environments etc.,<br>
><br>
> The media wiki server is local to our intranet. It is working fine.<br>
><br>
> However the pain involved in converting to Wiki format from M$Office,<br>
> OpenOffice, LIbreOffice is really not fun.<br>
><br>
> If it involves images GOD save us.<br>
><br>
> ==========================================<br>
><br>
> In the above context, is there a pure HTML based document storage, out<br>
> of the box framework.<br>
><br>
> No coding, just create doc in any Office suite convert to HTML then just<br>
> put it there easily.<br>
><br>
> Provide any solutions you have used and/or heard off that is easy to<br>
> install too.<br>
><br>
> Very important : It should be searchable easily. If it can host video<br>
> its even better.<br>
><br>
> Thanks<br>
><br>
> -Narahari<br>
><br>
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