nlybe/etherpad

Etherpad for Elgg

[Etherpad] (http://etherpad.org/) integration on Elgg., _(*1)

Etherpad is a highly customizable Open Source online editor providing collaborative editing in really real-time., _(*2)

Requires

• Elgg 2.0
• Etherpad lite 1.2

Acknowledgements

• Upgrade to v2.2 was funded by Andre Bouchain.

Install Etherpad Lite

• Follow INSTALL instructions.
• You will install ep-lite dependences (node.js, npm...), install and configure ep-lite and finally create a daemon to manage it.

Install Plugin

• Extract plugin.
• Copy the etherpad folder and its contents into elgg's mod directory.
• Enable plugin from admin settings.

Configure

• Etherpad Lite host address (the address you use to connect to your etherpad service) If you have Etherpad Lite installed locally the address will be something like http://127.0.0.1:9001 (localhost, port 9001)
• Etherpad Lite API key, this is your unique key used to interact with the etherpad api, sort of like a password. The plugin needs this to function correctly, you can find your api key in etherpad lites root directory in a text file called APIKEY.txt
• New pad text, this is the text that will be added to each new pad.
• Integrate pads and pages, Removes normal pad behavior and integrates pads into pages. (Requires pages plugin)
• Show controls, show/hide etherpad lites control bar.
• Show chat, show/hide etherpad lites built in chat service.
• Show line numbers, show/hide line numbers.
• Use monospace font.
• Show comments, show/hide elgg comments on etherpads.
• Supported languages: English, Spanish.

Notes:

• Huge thanks to Sem for this release, really nice work.
• Etherpad Lite is not included in the plugin, you need to install and configure it separately.

Changes

• See CHANGELOG file

License

• GPL version 2+, see LICENSE for more details.