Possible N-PVR Wiki

[steeb]

Dear all,

I really think I have played with this enough now! I wouldn't want to add any more pages without feedback

Just to make sure what I showed was an example of a starting page, just like the old wiki this can be populated as we like. I always thought it wasn't quite clear for some newbies that 'plugins' 'skins' and 'utilities' were actually 3rd party enhancements, so as a demonstration they are now under that placement on the possible N-PVR example wiki in the left nav:

http://gbpvr.com/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/N-PVR/N-PVR

Cheers

Steeb

[mvallevand]

Steeb I will write up my plugin after the next NPVR betat and then we can see what the wiki issues are.

Martin

[steeb]

Martin, your inbox is full

[mvallevand]

I did get your PM, I want to see if the world is turned upside down if I take the simple approach on the GBPVR wiki. I also don't want to waste a lot of time discussing this further, feel free to move it around afterwards if you want.

Martin

[steeb]

Thanks Martin, superb, I'll keep an eye out!

[Hairy]

I'm a little surprised at the general reaction steeb is getting, to the enthusiasm he is showing, for wanting to make some changes.

When nPVR does reach a more final stage, I feel it should have a new webpage and a new wiki, it is after all a new application. I believe that any new wiki should be aimed at those folks that don't frequent the forums regularly.

sub, I completely respect that you are focused on getting nPVR, as an application, where you would like it to be. I do feel that it would be helpful if you weighed in on this one. Do you envisage a new wiki for nPVR? or do you feel that the current infrastructure can handle any new information/community created content?

Cheers

[pcostanza]

I feel a new NPVR wiki is in order. The app is different enough to warrant one.

[mvallevand]

It makes no sense for me to add one link on a main NPVR page to my plugin. Nothing on this page http://gbpvr.com/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Plugi...ionPlugins screams "GB-PVR" so that is why I thought I'd try it to see how it works.

Hairy I agree that steeb has done a lot of great work, but no one has done anything for the NPVR wiki but I've read a lot of posts from people saying they won't (and I am one of those) so I am looking for a compromise until it is a useful tool.

Martin

[steeb]

Hi Martin,

It makes no sense for me to add one link on a main NPVR page to my plugin.

this was not my suggestion, my suggestion was to find the correct navigational structure so that you could have a completely new home for your N-PVR compatible plugin within an N-PVR wiki eg. .....//gbpvr.com/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/N-PVR/Thirdparty/Plugins/Plugins/'Yourpluginname'

Nothing on this page http://gbpvr.com/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/P...evisionPlugins screams "GB-PVR" so that is why I thought I'd try it to see how it works.

Quite right, there is no reason not to put your plugin in this category and nothing indeed screams either GB-PVR or N-PVR but a link from this page to your new plugin will still take you to the plugin section on the existing GB-PVR wiki.

Also from the page you quoted (http://gbpvr.com/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Plugi...ionPlugins) you are only 2 mouse clicks away from this:

http://gbpvr.com/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Plugin/Plugin#toc4

and one further click away from this:

http://gbpvr.com/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Config/Plugins

which from what I can see bears no relation to N-PVR at all. So how will a new user understand it?

very best

Steeb

[Hairy]

Martin, I want to stress I wasn't having a pop at you. I have just been a little surprised at the general response to steeb's enthusiasm over, granted, 4 threads (get on with it steeb ). Overall it just seems do-able to me, to get something - anything rolling.

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So here is my wiki page for "Wave": http://gbpvr.com/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/N-PVR/Wave.

Steeb if you could just double check that I haven't made a mess. I'm definitely gonna need a beginners course from you .

Here is my 2c on what we need to take it forward:

• A short blurb on the main gbpvr wiki page explaining that sub had started from scratch with a new application (so existing stuff won't work with nPVR).
  
• A short blurb on the nPVR wiki section, introducing the app and stressing it's (and any third party community contributions) beta nature.
  
• Links to sections in the leftbar (I couldn't work out how the hell to do this).
  

I'm happy to try an spit ball the language, I'm just a little rubbish at knowing where to start.

Hopefully, off it goes from there. With the added benefit of being able to copy and paste any content added during the beta phase to any new/official/separate nPVR wiki.