Version 46 of Wikit

Updated 2003-05-09 16:37:03

The name "Wikit" can be interpreted in two ways:

1. An implementation of Wiki in Tcl
2. An implementation of Wiki using MetaKit.

Both are accurate.

Wikit can be used in a number of ways

• as a CGI process (see Wikit under CGI), in which case it becomes a part of your web server - making collaborative editing possible
• it can be used standalone, running locally with a Tcl/Tk graphical front end (see Wikit in local mode) - providing includes a high-performance search facility and making it very easy to browse and edit information off-line.
• via its own embedded web server (see How to grow your own Wiki) - allowing you to run a web based wiki even on platforms without a web server - such as a Windows desktop!
• embedded in your application - providing a hyperlinked and searchable help system.

Wikit itself is fully self contained in a single platform-independent file, called a Starkit. It requires a platform-dependent runtime called Tclkit. The contents of the Wiki are contained in a single file MetaKit database.

One useful application is to provide a local copy of the Tcl'ers Wiki - the contents of which can be downloaded from http://mini.net/cgi-bin/wikit.gz

The wikit home page is http://www.equi4.com/wikit

Other pages on this wiki are:

• Wikit Command Line - how to look inside a Starkit
• Suggestions for WiKit - things that would be useful to add
• WiKit problems - things that ought to be fixed
• WiKit's performance - some notes on WiKit's efficiency
• Wikit configuration - describes all the CGI env-var options
• Searching and bookmarking URLs on the Tcl'ers Wiki - describes searching
• Formatting Rules - what can you do on a Wikit page?
• Embedding Images in the Wiki
• Adding images to local mode wikis
• Wikit is way cool
• How to grow your own Wiki

If you take a look at Category Wikit you will find all the pages on this site that have been categorized as related to the wikit concept in general. By taking a look at the Tcler's Wiki category, you will find the pages related directly to this wiki. If you find pages without the appropriate category link - please add it.

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Category Wikit - Category Tcler's Wiki