prototyping improvements

[ikiwiki.git] / doc / features.mdwn

diff --git a/doc/features.mdwn b/doc/features.mdwn
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@@ -4,11 +4,20 @@ Currently implemented:
 
 * [[Subversion]]
 
-  Rather than implement its own system for storing page histories etc, ikiwiki      simply uses subversion. (Supporting other revision control systems is also possible, ikiwiki only needs $FOO add, $FOO commit, and $FOO log).
+  Rather than implement its own system for storing page histories etc,
+  ikiwiki simply uses subversion. (Supporting other revision control
+  systems is also possible, ikiwiki only needs $FOO add, $FOO commit, and
+  $FOO log).
 
-  Instead of editing pages in a stupid web form, you can use vim and commit changes via svn. Or work disconnected using svk and push your changes out when you come online. Deal with edit conflicts with others in a sane environment. Take advantage of subversion's smart merges.
+  Instead of editing pages in a stupid web form, you can use vim and commit
+  changes via svn. Or work disconnected using svk and push your changes out
+  when you come online.
 
- ikiwiki can be run from a [[post-commit]] hook to update your wiki immediately whenever you commit.
+  ikiwiki can be run from a [[post-commit]] hook to update your wiki
+  immediately whenever you commit.
+
+  Note that ikiwiki does not require subversion to function. If you want to
+  run a simple wiki without page history, it can do that too.
 
 * [[MarkDown]]
 
@@ -58,6 +67,29 @@ Currently implemented:
   Can optionally be configured to allow only registered users to post
   pages; online user registration form, etc.
 
+* Discussion pages
+
+  Thanks to subpages, every page can easily and automatically have a
+  /Discussion subpage. By default, these links are included in the
+  [[templates]] for each page.
+
+* Smart merging and conflict resolution in your web browser
+
+  Since it uses subversion, ikiwiki takes advantage of its smart merging to
+  avoid any conflicts when two people edit different parts of the same page
+  at the same time. No annoying warnings about other editors, or locking,
+  etc, instead the other person's changes will be automaticaly merged with
+  yours when you commit.
+
+  In the rare cases where automatic merging fails due to the same part of a
+  page being concurrently edited, regular subversion commit markers are
+  shown in the file to resolve the conflict, so if you're already familiar
+  with that there's no new commit marker syntax to learn.
+
+* page locking
+
+  Wiki admin can [[lock]] pages so that only other admins can edit them.
+
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-It also has lots of [[TODO]] items and [[Bugs]]. This wiki is not ready for production!
+It also has some [[TODO]] items and [[Bugs]].