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Qumana Blog Editor


Gave qumana a try. It is a blog editing application that posts entries using whatever xmlrpc interface may be available. Here is the bullet list:

  • very wysiwyg, with all the advantages and disadvantages that follow: easy to do simple/pretty stuff but interferes horribly with wilki formatting.
  • easy to add adverts to your posts, should you be that concerned with making money.
  • supports posting with tags and adds it's own tag by default, which upsets some purists who haven't figured out how to disable it.
  • supports image uploading which had a silly bug when I tried it: if you don't select an image file it still tries to upload it and locks up.
  • it doesn't honour the ancient ctrl-ins, shift-ins copy and paste keys I prefer. This may be a consequence of being written in java which also makes it boot sluggishly.
  • comes with a 'drop pad' onto which you can drag and drop stuff for posting: very nice, except you cannot drag the drop pad onto a second monitor (so time for a 30inch wide screen).

For me it interfered with my wilki formatting too much to be useful on this blog. If I was happy to let it take care of the formatting then it would be just fine.


Filed under: blog wilki

shon Says:

i want to do something with wilki formatting .can you tell me how to do that.

Peter Says:

My drupal wilki filter only works on an old version of drupal. If I were you I would investigate textile or markdown, both fine formatting engines and far, far more widely supported.

If I didn't have about 1500 posts already in wilki format I would use textile.

Peter

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