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[ikiwiki.git] / doc / plugins / write / tutorial.mdwn

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--- a/doc/plugins/write/tutorial.mdwn
+++ b/doc/plugins/write/tutorial.mdwn
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
 This tutorial will walk you through [[writing|write]] your first ikiwiki
 plugin.
 
 This tutorial will walk you through [[writing|write]] your first ikiwiki
 plugin.
 

-What should the plugin do? Let's make it calculate and output the Fibonachi
+What should the plugin do? Let's make it calculate and output the Fibonacci

 sequence. To output the next number in the sequence, all a user has to do
 is write this on a wiki page:
 
        [[fib ]]
 
 sequence. To output the next number in the sequence, all a user has to do
 is write this on a wiki page:
 
        [[fib ]]
 

-When the page is built, that'll be replaced by the next number in the
+When the page is built, the inclusion will be replaced by the next number in the

 sequence.
 
 sequence.
 

-Most of ikiwiki's plugins are written in perl, and it's currently easiest
-to write them in perl. So, open your favorite text editor, and start
+Most of ikiwiki's plugins are written in Perl, and it's currently easiest
+to write them in Perl. So, open your favorite text editor and start

 editing a file named "fib.pm".
 
        #!/usr/bin/perl
 
 editing a file named "fib.pm".
 
        #!/usr/bin/perl
 

-This isn't really necessary, since fib.pm will be a perl module, but it's
+This isn't really necessary, since fib.pm will be a Perl module, but it's

 nice to have. Since it's a module, the next bit is this. Notice the "fib"
 at the end, matching the "fib" in the filename.
 
 nice to have. Since it's a module, the next bit is this. Notice the "fib"
 at the end, matching the "fib" in the filename.
 


@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ important one is the IkiWiki module.
 
 Ok, boilerplate is out of the way. Now to add the one function that ikiwiki
 expects to find in any module: `import`. The import function is called when
 
 Ok, boilerplate is out of the way. Now to add the one function that ikiwiki
 expects to find in any module: `import`. The import function is called when

-the module is first loaded, and what modules typically do with it is
+the module is first loaded; what modules typically do with it is

 register hooks that ikiwiki will call later.
 
        sub import {
 register hooks that ikiwiki will call later.
 
        sub import {


@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ register hooks that ikiwiki will call later.
        }
 
 This has hooked our plugin into the preprocess hook, which ikiwiki uses to
        }
 
 This has hooked our plugin into the preprocess hook, which ikiwiki uses to

-expand [[PreprocessorDirectives|preprocessordirective]]. Notice that "fib"
-has shown up again. It doesn't actually have to match the module name this
-time, but it generally will. This "fib" is telling ikiwiki what kind of
-PreprocessorDirective to handle, namely one that looks like this:
+expand [[PreprocessorDirectives|ikiwiki/preprocessordirective]]. Notice
+that "fib" has shown up again. It doesn't actually have to match the module
+name this time, but it generally will. This "fib" is telling ikiwiki what
+kind of PreprocessorDirective to handle, namely one that looks like this:

 
        [[fib ]]
 
 
        [[fib ]]
 


@@ -56,19 +56,19 @@ the PreprocessorDirective. So, time to write that function:
        }
 
 Whatever this function returns is what will show up on the wiki page.
        }
 
 Whatever this function returns is what will show up on the wiki page.

-Since this is the Fibonachi sequence, returning 1 will be right for the
+Since this is the Fibonacci sequence, returning 1 will be right for the

 first two calls anways, so our plugin isn't _too_ buggy. ;-) Before we fix
 the bug, let's finish up the plugin.
 
        1
 
 first two calls anways, so our plugin isn't _too_ buggy. ;-) Before we fix
 the bug, let's finish up the plugin.
 
        1
 

-Always put this as the last line in your perl modules. Perl likes it.
+Always put this as the last line in your Perl modules. Perl likes it.

 
 Ok, done! If you save the plugin, you can copy it to a place your ikiwiki
 looks for plugins (`/usr/share/perl5/IkiWiki/Plugins/` is a good bet; see
 [[install]] for the details of how to figure out where to
 install it). Then configure ikiwiki to use the plugin, and you're ready to
 
 Ok, done! If you save the plugin, you can copy it to a place your ikiwiki
 looks for plugins (`/usr/share/perl5/IkiWiki/Plugins/` is a good bet; see
 [[install]] for the details of how to figure out where to
 install it). Then configure ikiwiki to use the plugin, and you're ready to

-insert at least the first two numbers of the Fibonachi sequence on web
+insert at least the first two numbers of the Fibonacci sequence on web

 pages. Behold, the power of ikiwiki! ...
 
 ----
 pages. Behold, the power of ikiwiki! ...
 
 ----


@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ pages. Behold, the power of ikiwiki! ...
 You could stop here, if you like, and go write your own plugin that does
 something more useful. Rather than leave you with a broken fib plugin
 though, this tutorial will go ahead and complete it. Let's add a simple
 You could stop here, if you like, and go write your own plugin that does
 something more useful. Rather than leave you with a broken fib plugin
 though, this tutorial will go ahead and complete it. Let's add a simple

-Fibonachi generating function to the plugin. This is right out of a
+Fibonacci generating function to the plugin. This is right out of a

 textbook.
 
        sub fib {
 textbook.
 
        sub fib {


@@ -186,4 +186,4 @@ either case, it will run forever. Here's one way to fix that:
                }
 
 As these security problems have demonstrated, even a simple input from the
                }
 
 As these security problems have demonstrated, even a simple input from the

-user needs to be checked thuroughly before being used by an ikiwiki plugin.
+user needs to be checked thoroughly before being used by an ikiwiki plugin.