On 5/17/2020 8:15 AM, Carl Marcum wrote:
> 
> 
> On 5/17/20 6:18 AM, Marcus wrote:
>> Am 13.05.20 um 16:07 schrieb Carl Marcum:
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> There are quite a few pages in the developer guide that display as
>>> blank.
>>> I believe this problem goes back to an upgrade that was done to the
>>> wiki.
>>>
>>> After some recent testing I believe the issue is with a custom plugin
>>> of ours referred to as IDLTags.
>>> This plugin uses tags in the wiki like <idlmodule> and <idlm> to
>>> generate links back to the IDL documentation.
>>>
>>> There was a page for it but it was removed in 2012 so I can't find
>>> more information on it.
>>> I have no idea where the code for it is.
>>>
>>> As this issue has a few birthdays now I propose a workaround to edit
>>> the affected pages and replace these tags with hard links to the IDL
>>> documentation.
>>>
>>> We could comment the changes with [IDL WORKAROUND] or something so we
>>> could find them when the plugin problem is resolved.
>>>
>>> If this seems reasonable I'll seek lazy consensus after this.
>>
>> I've no clue what the root cause for the problem is nor how to (try
>> to) fix it. So, I cannot add much help. However, your proposal sounds
>> like a good starting point. Or maybe it is alredy the solution. Let's
>> see.
>>
>> +1
>>
>> Marcus
> 
> Hi Marcus,
> 
> I've confirmed the idl tags are causing the pages to display blank.
> 
> I have went ahead and fixed this one [1] and noted the change with [IDL
> WORKAROUND] so we can find them later.
> The problem links are way down in the Service Manager section.
> 
> These pages are too important for developers working on client apps and
> extensions ** like me ;) ** to leave them broken.
> As Peter noted, fixing the plugin would be better but this can be undone
> if that ever happens.
> 
> I'm going to seek lazy consensus for the remainder as there are quite a
> few broken pages.
> 
> [1]
> https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/DevGuide/FirstSteps/First_Contact
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Carl

Carl;

I see how you marked up the links, what I do not see is the tag [IDL
WORKAROUND], are you sure you added it to the page. I can create a pair
of templates that can be used to add the start and end of the work
around. I can also help with the editing.


Regards
Keith

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