Documentation Wiki Improvements
From Team Miro Wiki
This is a list that sedatg has compiled -- these are all articles that would be useful for answering questions frequently asked on the forum. If you're interested in helping, just create a page at the documentation wiki.
- howto restore filetypes on windows
- howto set miro to non-default app for eg torrents
- explain people can't downgrade from nightlies most of the time, and they're screwed if they don't know how to backup should something go wrong. list files to bakcup per platform
- explain libxinecodecsffmpegwhatever is needed for restricted codecced video playback
- say ubuntu repo is not signed, and there's much worse things than adding it to their sources list. link to bug
- mention yahoo pipes to get more stuff site leeching wise
- failure to launch on xp: stress people with software firewalls need to allow net access for 3 particular exes, and possibly delete the doc&settings folder to remove corrupted pref file
- elaborate on 1 folder deep recursive searching for watchfolders
- explain perian 1.0 bug crashing miro and killing it until offending flv video is gone, add whodunnit for dummies instructions
- explain how people can try add custom search engines, w limitations
- tell people the stuck on 'connecting to peers' is most likely a tracker down issue, and explain miro simply doesn't report this in it's gui atm, link to feature request for it
- explain how people can copy over their installations on windows (retain same path, and copy over sqlitedb
- document defective simultaneous downloads behavior and link to bugzilla ticket: http://www.getmiro.com/forum/comments.php?DiscussionID=648&page=1#Item_0
- document defective flv progressbar issue on windows and link to bugzilla ticket:
- simple steps to be wikified for syncing usb mass storage devices on windows: http://www.getmiro.com/forum/comments.php?DiscussionID=540&page=1#Item_0
- document remote control support abilities/limitations per platform
- document java plugin crashing problem on linux, list workarounds, link to ticket
- indicate ipod syncing is not possible
- search limit thingy explanation, blame it on the sites... http://www.getmiro.com/forum/comments.php?DiscussionID=614&page=1#Item_0
- wip
