[ale] alternatives to Wiki info

[Narahari 'n' Savitha]

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.

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.

-Narahari

On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 10:06 AM, JD <jdp at algoloma.com> wrote:

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