Slideshow Test

Wiki-Independent Slideshow

The KwikiSlideshow is a great idea, but I don't see why any well-formed page can't perform the slideshow just using the DOM. I don't know enough JavaScript to save my own life, but given enough Copious Spare Time (ha!) I can't see why I couldn't pick up on the section <div>s and get it up and running...

... okay, that's done. Now, how do I pop it up in another window? :)

Platform

Wiki is based on PyDS, a Python-based competitor to Radio UserLand.
PyDS WikiTool acts somewhat like a private Wiki
- completely lacks all of the cultural and collaborative aspects of a Wiki, but enjoys the same ease of carving out a document space.

Format

PyDS lets you maintain items in reStructuredText (reST)
- well-defined, text based format
- hyperlinking syntax easily grokked by anyone who has used a Wiki
- easy-to-use heading syntax
  - result: sections

SlideShow Script

scan the document for sections
- Requires easy way to identify sections
- Scanning document for <hr> nodes would have worked
- reST output made it easier to use getElementsByTagName:
```
<div class="section">
```
hide them:
```
style.display = "none"
```
reveal them in order
hide/reveal buttons accordingly

Summary

Any Wiki can host client-side slideshows, even without back-end support

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Any questions?