Pimki2 is now ready for alpha testing. Don't store anything important
in it yet, as the backend format might change, but you can import
previsous Pimki (or Instiki) web to it and play around.
Here's what to do, for those interested brave souls:
1. Get a tarball of the latest source.
2. Unzip somewhere
3. Export a previous Pimki in markup format and save the zip file. (It's also recommended to get a snapshot of the latest Pimki 1.x - the 1.8 maintenance release will be built soon).
4. Run as usual, but it's probably better to use a different port number than Pimki.
5. Create a new system and a new web.
6. Go to 'Web Setup', then 'Import zip' near the bottom.
7. Import the previously saved zip.
Here's what's new and working (and what's new and not :-)
If you import from Pimki (rather than Instiki), all the original
page authors and creating times are preserved. Only the latest
revisions are exported/imported, though, to preserve space.
There's a new help system for all the features, so don't panic.
Task Tracker is halfway there, but wobbly.
The Snippets and Macros aren't implemented yet.
Hyperbolic Mind Maps are there - a per-page map of inbound and outbout links.
Content templates are there (for new pages only at the moment).
You'll first need to go through the Web Setup page to add a few
templates.
Two new stylesheet are available, for the not-easily-visually-offended (I'm an engineer - design help is VERY welcome :-).
Glossary items are (should be :) highlighted on usage (ie. define an acronym on one page, het the tool tip everywhere else).
Bliki, ToDo items, Mind Map and advanced search are all there and
working at the same level as Pimki 1. Enhancements are soon to follow.
This release is mainly for testing. If you do come across an issue,
just email me. I am very open to patches, especially in the design
front :-)
Instiki is now getting an SQLite backend, so I hope to pick that up as
soon as it's ready. That one reason why I hold of on backend intensive
changes to Pimki (the other reason is my copious spare time).
What else is coming? ToDo items will have an associated due-date and
importance, and a table view to make sure you do the important bits,
not just the urgent ones; Bliki interface will be streamlined. Snippets
and macros will be implemented; The look and feel will be polished.
I'd love to hear feedback, but be gentle - this is an alpha release.
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