Detailed DescriptionThe purpose of our project is to enable novice users of Wiki to update wiki pages without knowing wiki syntax. In order to achieve this goal, we designed a WYSIWYG (What You See is What You Get) application that will allow users to write a document, and later upload it to a wiki server. This application takes user input in a Java Swing window, and outputs wiki syntax automatically when the file is saved. WikiViz is a web based application closely tied to wiki. WikiViz is designed to simplify the process of editing wiki pages. By creating a text editor that renders text in real time, WikiViz eliminates the need for users to learn wiki syntax. We believe that there is a significant demand for this type of product. As wiki pages become increasingly popular, non-technical users are expected to be able to create and modify these pages, but are typically unfamiliar with the html-style syntax. WikiViz will provide a way for these users to keep up with their more technical colleagues. WikiViz is a Java application with a simple swing GUI. The GUI will contain buttons that will help the user format text in several ways. Text can be made bold, italic, underlined, or put as a header style. Additionally, users can automatically create bulleted lists and easily change the depth. All of these features will be easy to use, and most will also have CTRL keys associated with them as well. When the user is ready, he will be able to save the file, and WikiViz will automatically convert the document into wiki syntax and save it at the specified location. This file, like any wiki file, can be loaded at a later time into WikiViz and modified again. Also, the saved files can be uploaded onto a wiki server without any modification. |
