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--- communitycloud:services:etherpad_lite [2012/02/05 01:09]
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+++ communitycloud:services:etherpad_lite [2012/02/05 04:24]
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 ====== Etherpad Live Editor ======
-Etherpad **Lite - node.js alternative** to a fat java beast :-D
+Etherpad **Lite - node.js alternative** to a fat java beast :-D "//...really real-time document collaboration for groups of users.."//
 === Installation on debian squeeze ===
-  * guide: https://github.com/Pita/etherpad-lite/blob/master/README.md
+  * **howto**, approved 5.2.2012 :: https://github.com/Pita/etherpad-lite/blob/master/README.md
-  * debian squeeze doesnt have nodejs and npm :(
+  * **install nodejs and npm** (node package manager)
-    * install from experimental repo or
+    * debian squeeze doesnt have nodejs and npm :(
+    * install from experimental repo -- sid is too old! -- or
     * best is to compile http://nodejs.org/dist/v0.6.10/node-v0.6.10.tar.gz
     * recent versions of nodejs and npm are required!
-  * clone the etherpad-lite git repo and run bin/installDeps.sh
+  * **clone etherpad-lite git repo**
-  * you need space in /tmp/ when 'npm install * ' downloads the modules ^^
+  * run **bin/installDeps.sh**
+    * you need space in /tmp/ when 'npm install * ' downloads the modules ^^
+  * **create a etherpad user**
+  * run as etherpad user:
+    * su etherpad
+    * etherpad-lite**/bin/run.sh**
-  * bin/run.sh
+  * **visit http://localhost:9001**
+  * **trouble?**
+    * wait > 30sec, before etherpad is up!
+    * errors from etherpad?
+    * check logs
     * check your firewall: port 9001 must be open
-    *
-  *
+  * **mysql** - **IF** you like:
+    * CREATE DATABASE `etherpad` CHARACTER SET='utf8';
+    * CREATE USER 'etherpad'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'PUT YOUR PASS HERE!';
+    * GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON `etherpad` . * TO 'etherpad'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION ;
+    * **Edit settings.json** in your Etherpad Lite root folder and change the database settings to these values
+  * **branches do not work** currently (02.2012) :: no headline buttons, not tables, yet :-/
+  * **development templates:** look in **/static/custom**. These template files are included in index, pad and timeslider pages
+    * https://github.com/Pita/etherpad-lite/wiki/How-to-customize-your-Etherpad-Lite-installation
+\\
+=== Importing and Exporting ===
+  aptitude install abiword
+**Edit settings.json to point to abiword:**
+  "abiword" : "/usr/bin/abiword",
+\\
+**Export current pad as**
+  * HTML
+  * Plain text
+  * Microsoft Word
+  * PDF
+  * OpenDocument
+  * DokuWiki text
+  * Wordle
+**works completly!!**
+\\
+**Import from**
+  * text file
+  * HTML
+  * PDF   -- not much formatting, but text is complete
+  * Word  -- works!! - even russian texts :-)
+  * ODT   -- encoding probs
+  * RTF
+\\
+sometimes abiword dies, - most often when importing ODT: "Abiword died with exit code null"
+\\

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