Posted by Benjamin on 05/24/07 02:15

On May 22, 10:39 pm, Jerry Stuckle <jstuck...@attglobal.net> wrote:
> Benjamin wrote:
> > On May 22, 9:15 pm, Benjamin <musiccomposit...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> On May 22, 8:44 pm, 2obvious <EverettLind...@gmail.com> wrote:> I'm in search of a wiki with an unorthodox interface.
>
> >>> Instead of editing the page in a traditional sense, I would like a
> >>> user to highlight text and write notes. Then the highlighted text
> >>> would become a link. By hovering over (or clicking on) the link, the
> >>> notes would appear (or popup). These notes could be edited in
> >>> traditional wiki fashion, but I want to keep the main page
> >>> locked...as a jumping off point.
> >> This could be done. It would require a lot of JavaScript and AJAX.
>
> >>> Can anyone think of any software I could use to achieve this behavior?
> >> I can't think of anything like that at the momment. It may have to be
> >> custom written. MediaWiki (http://www.mediawiki.org) would be a great
> >> base (protection, wiki markup, etc.)
>
> > Sorry about all the postings. I kept getting an error and retrying...
>
> Benjamin,
>
> Glad to hear I'm not the only one with that problem :-)
>
> Normally I just check the newsgroup after a minute or two to see if it's
> posted before trying again. It usually shows up almost immediately if
> it makes it.
>
> But I still get fooled once in a while.
Thanks for the advice. I'll try to be more patient next time.
>
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