> the use of slack significantly lowers the transaction cost of adding the documentation. In a wiki, where there is a certain level of quality expected ...
The wikis I've used also have slow editing interfaces because they have separate read and edit modes. Does anyone know of a modeless wiki, which probably means one that allows you to edit-in-place?
The problem with modes is that to edit something on a sizeable page you must,
1. Load the page in read mode
2. Read/search to locate the spot on the page where your edit goes, read the context around it, and plan the edit.
3. Load the page in edit mode
4. Read/search to locate the spot on the page where your edit goes
5. Type your edit
6. Reload the page in preview mode (a form of read mode)
7. Read/search to locate your edit and verify it
8-?. Repeat steps 5-7 until your edit is correct.
N. Reload the page in read mode.
Compare to a modeless wiki:
1. Load the page in read mode
2. Read/search to locate the spot on the page where your edit goes, read the context around it, and plan the edit.
3. Edit until satisfied
The wikis I've used also have slow editing interfaces because they have separate read and edit modes. Does anyone know of a modeless wiki, which probably means one that allows you to edit-in-place?
The problem with modes is that to edit something on a sizeable page you must,
1. Load the page in read mode
2. Read/search to locate the spot on the page where your edit goes, read the context around it, and plan the edit.
3. Load the page in edit mode
4. Read/search to locate the spot on the page where your edit goes
5. Type your edit
6. Reload the page in preview mode (a form of read mode)
7. Read/search to locate your edit and verify it
8-?. Repeat steps 5-7 until your edit is correct.
N. Reload the page in read mode.
Compare to a modeless wiki:
1. Load the page in read mode
2. Read/search to locate the spot on the page where your edit goes, read the context around it, and plan the edit.
3. Edit until satisfied