Wiki Editors: To do List

[TechAngel85]

I'm creating this page for the Wiki Editors. We needed a place to compile a list of changes to be made, content to be created, to-dos, updates, etc. I'll update the OP as suggestions are posted, work is in progress, and items are completed.

Needs to be Updated:

• Troubleshooting Guide (Needs to be updated with new advice and old advice that is no longer applies needs to be taken out)
• Wrye Bash Guide (see the list below)
  • Use the Official ReadMe as a reference
  • Add Color Codes for each tab on Wrye Bash
  • Add in how to create Wizards
  • Needs some less technical information for those users that just want a "quick start" to get up and running
• xEdit Guide (needs to be completed)
  • How to remove masters from plugins

New Content Suggestions:

• Mod Reviews (place these on the appropriate forum thread please... not the wiki)
• TES Lore
• Texture Creation
• Mesh Improvement
• Python Scripting
• NVIDIA Control Panel Guide
• ...

Work Completed:

• Lighting Mod Guide (editors can add to the screenshots as they like but work is complete unless suggestion come in)
• Hardware Guide (Techangel's revisions are complete / installation guidelines will be added over time)
• ENB Guide (TechAngel's revisions are complete / TechAngel will add to INI configuration over time)
• Skyrim Installation Guide (Kelmych's revisions are done. Thank for the hard work everyone!)
• STEP Community Citizenship: S.T.E.P Wiki (TechAngel's revisions are complete)
• NVIDIA Inspector Guide (TechAngel as completed the guide)

Use custom editing space: (admin...please correct if wrong)
In most cases, it is totally OK to update a live page; however, it can be beneficial if you are working on new content or are completely re-working existing content to do so in your own userspace until the changes or content is ready to be committed to the live wiki. This will keep the STEP users that may be currently using the content from seeing constant changes and may just save them their sanity. ;)

To do this, use the namespace User followed by your username/page. Remember, page names are case sensitive.

For example:
        https://wiki.step-project.com/User:Username/Sandbox
        (clicking will create a "sandbox" page for you to edit on)

[TechAngel85]

I think many users and several staff have stated they prefer DY's new template (one on the right) because it...

1. Saves screen space because some complex FOMODs end up being a very, very long, long page
2. It mimics the actual FOMOD installation and is thus immediately intuitive in it's instruction and installation

[Xaviien]

I absolutely agree. The old template does work just fine with simpler installs, but having 2 different templates in use can definitely cause some confusion, due to not being consistent.

 

As for the new tenplate being harder to use, yes, it can be difficult to get right if you are coding it from scratch, but I find most wiki related things are easier if you copy and paste, then fill the "blanks", adding or subtracting sections where needed.

Edited February 10, 2015 by Xaviien

[z929669]

Whatever you guys prefer is fine with me. I did not like using the newer template at all, because I actually did create one from scratch and found it very tedious ... perhaps it is simpler for users to reference though ... We should definitely pick one and then delete the other template once all are converted (to prevent reuse elsewhere)

 

I would like to see the (vertical) white space reduced though, just to tighten it up a bit.

[TechAngel85]

It could be reduced some. That was DYs beast so I'd hit him up in doing that.

[z929669]

He'll probably stumble onto this thread sooner or later and supply his insights ;)