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<p>Created page with &quot;This page is for ways the wiki could be completely redesigned. ==Wiki engine== make a new wiki engine * use case ** ultra short &quot;pages&quot; that heavily link to each other ** the whole wiki as one gigantic directed graph (flow chart style) * text node ** displayed as a rounded square *** zooming in increases width but left-right-clamped to screen *** if (width clamped) height = whatever needed for text. but also adjusted so the text doesnt suddenly shift vertically when you...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>This page is for ways the wiki could be completely redesigned.<br /> <br /> ==Wiki engine==<br /> make a new wiki engine<br /> * use case<br /> ** ultra short &quot;pages&quot; that heavily link to each other<br /> ** the whole wiki as one gigantic directed graph (flow chart style)<br /> * text node<br /> ** displayed as a rounded square<br /> *** zooming in increases width but left-right-clamped to screen<br /> *** if (width clamped) height = whatever needed for text. but also adjusted so the text doesnt suddenly shift vertically when you reach that zoom point<br /> *** else height = min(width, whatever needed for text) and put some fade-out and ellipsis if needed<br /> ** contains wikitext with expandables available<br /> ** can be titled or untitled<br /> ** can link to other nodes, even untitled ones<br /> * math node<br /> ** can contain numbers and units (unknown whether should be powered by gnu or frink)<br /> ** id, val, desc, note<br /> ** equations (val) create math-reference links<br /> ** decide: can make equations that reference datapoints with no id?<br /> *** internally it'd be stored as {001} or whatever number<br /> *** displayed as a colored circle<br /> **** then the nodes gotta set color background?<br /> ** renaming id's should automatically rename them in every equation<br /> *** except equations that contain twirly brackets around id's<br /> ** youre allowed to make equations with blank datapoints; it'll propagate the unknowns<br /> ** conformability errors and math errors will also propagate as unknowns<br /> * connection type<br /> ** default<br /> ** tether (set length i guess)<br /> ** math reference (can't be specified manually)<br /> * interface<br /> ** you don't specify the physical locations of any nodes. the program moves them around as you traverse the graph. hyperbolic space effect<br /> ** controls option 1<br /> *** left click to pan<br /> *** scroll wheel to zoom<br /> *** right click for node menu (edit, new linked node, delete) or general (new node, new connection)<br /> *** left click to select text<br /> * create-a-table feature<br /> ** specify rows and cols<br /> ** auto-tethers some nodes together<br /> ** idk how it would work for adding more tho<br /> * history<br /> ** keep diff history with username/ip, just like mediawiki.<br /> ** deleted nodes have to be restorable. implement the same way as mediawiki<br /> * talk pages<br /> ** should each node have an associated talk page?<br /> ** or should there be separate talk nodes that are hidden by default but can be shown?</div>

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