Howto
Mouse over this card's header -- the green part with the name Edit some cards in it -- and you'll see a menu appear. (On some older browsers, it's always there). The first item in the menu, View, is the default tab; clicking it loads or reloads the view. Edit, the next tab, is for editing the card.
On Wagn.org we encourage users to edit boldly. Don't worry -- if something gets messed up, we can restore the old content using the third tab, Changes. Still, we know folks can be shy, so we set up a Sandbox where you can practice. You can click on the arrow to the right of the name to go to the Sandbox card, or just open it up and edit it directly below. Change it as much as you like.
Not feeling the creative spark right now? Just try adding the content (Fuzzy) wuz here, and saving it. Easy, huh?
You'll notice that the Sandbox card has a rich text editor that lets you format text, like by making it bold or italics. That's the default on Wagn, but not all cards have that -- it depends on the card's type. Try editing the following plain text card:
It has a much simpler edit box. Other types have very different editing interfaces. Try editing this image card for example:
There's not an edit box at all there - just an upload prompt.
Images and Plain Text are two examples of built-in cardtypes. Others include phrases, toggles, numbers, and HTML. Each of these types has a different edit interface.
Not all cardtypes are built-in -- users can create other cardtypes right through the interface. We'll talk about how to do that a little later, but right now let's look at an example of one of these user-built cardtypes. The following is an example of the Recipe cardtype.
What do you see when you edit the scrambled eggs card? Lots of different cards nested inside, right? And you may also notice when you edit that several of those nested card have familiar card types. "+Serves" is a Number card, +ingredients is a RichText card, etc. So, in a way, the Recipe card type is built out of all those other card types. Before we get to exploring how all that works, just have a go at editing the scrambled eggs card. Try changing several parts of the card at once -- everybody scrambles eggs differently, right?
Once you've edited those four cards -- Sandbox, Sample Plain Text, Sample Image, and scrambled eggs, you're ready to add some links and new cards -- the next step in your quest to Become a Wagneer!
Tips
- You can double-click on most content (besides links) and an editor will pop-up for you.
- Try dragging on the lower right-hand corner of the rich-text editor to make the box bigger.
- Watch the status bar in the lower right corner to know when your work has been saved.
The Wagn Way
On many wikis, it wouldn't be {unusual *to* [see a](line:of words|that) ||looks} **something like this**. Those wikis use markup and structural syntax to convey information about formatting and structure. We want to be a little less intimidating.
We also emphasize breaking information into small, re-usable chunks. That makes it easier to edit only the information you want to edit (not having to hunt through the entire text after you click "edit") and to establish clear data patterns -- patterns are the basis of organization!
Not many wiki-like have the multi-edit function explored in the Sample Company example, and our model for combining the editors to make a rich form right through the wiki is, we believe, unique.
On to the next step:
Back to Become a Wagneer