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[tools-yak@collab] Re: Back links in Wiki

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From: Eugene Eric Kim <eekim@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 09:28:19 -0800
Message-id: <20021216172819.GC15364@douge.blueoxen.net>
On Sun, Dec 15, 2002 at 11:14:54PM -0800, Garold (Gary) L. Johnson wrote:    (01)

> The main title on a Wiki page links to a search that returns all the pages
> that link to this one.
> 
> If you find something you like, for example, you can go to the author page,
> click on the title, and find all pages where the author left a Wiki name.
> 
> Very nice, but I stumbled onto it by accident.    (02)

Yup.  This is one of those usability issues with
UseModWiki/PurpleWiki.  Another is that "Search" really isn't a text
search, but a search for backlinks.    (03)

One feature that some Wikis have and that we plan on implementing is
the ability to display backlinks on the Wiki page itself.    (04)

-Eugene    (05)

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