06/10/2008
Today I updated my personal blog to display blog entries using my latest code base for the Atomic Typewriter. I’m sure I’ll find some bugs and gotchas as I play with this on a real blog. The cool thing was I was able to create a theme to match the Atomic Typewriter website without changing the default typewriter theme. I still have stuff to figure out though. While the new code base provides for bliki1 behavior I don’t think the UI I’m working with adequately leverages that. Part of the problem is that I want to expose both behaviors but individual object retrieve is going through the wiki interface. I need to think this through but I think I should be able to have it behave complete blog like or wiki like based on the context you are requesting the atomic typewriter objects in. Then I might be able to come up with a nice hybrid interface that really leverages both well. The second thing I need to think through is whether or not tags are a context to view data independent of the wiki/blog page your own or if talks filter the contents of the wiki/blog your working with. I think most people use them independently unless they are in a search interface.
1 Bliki is a combination Blog or Wiki interface to content. Most times if build off a Wiki engine but exposing content through the publications dates using a blog style URI (e.g. /YYYY/MM/DD to list articles). The Atomic Typewrite is implemented as a Bliki for maximum flexibility of organizing typewriter content.
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05/23/2008
Been a while since I’ve done any blogging. Mostly I’ve been writing for the courses I’ve been taking. I’ve also been doing a modest amount with the Phiz Framework and more recently implementing the second incarnation of the Atomic Typewriter. The new prototype is coming along nicely. It doesn’t support data entry yet but does support display, tags, tag clouds, tag lists, calendar grids and both a blog style and wiki style interface to content. Given my adoption of the typewriter metaphor I’ve also included the idea of paper (i.e. themes or skins) based on the path being viewed. This would allow hosting projects with in the single blog space while still allowing for varying designs and access levels.
When I get the typewriter functional I’ll post it.
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03/24/2008 07:25:23
In my dictionary a pebble is defined as a small round rock polished by wind, water and sand. Phiz Pebble is core that has evolved out of the Phiz Framework since 2004. It is small enough to quickly grasp, use and integrate into other projects besides Phiz. I’ve done some cleanup of the code (more is needed) and packaged it in a Zip file for distribution if others are interested. It is deliberately simple but does provide a nice light weight Model, View, Controller framework for web development. I’m releasing it under the new and simplified BSD license listed at the OSI.
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