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diff --git a/doc/plugins/write/tutorial.mdwn b/doc/plugins/write/tutorial.mdwn index c8cb4a4ef..6675fe713 100644 --- a/doc/plugins/write/tutorial.mdwn +++ b/doc/plugins/write/tutorial.mdwn @@ -7,16 +7,16 @@ is write this on a wiki page: [[fib ]] -When the page is built, that'll be replaced by the next number in the +When the page is built, the inclusion will be replaced by the next number in the sequence. -Most of ikiwiki's plugins are written in perl, and it's currently easiest -to write them in perl. So, open your favorite text editor, and start +Most of ikiwiki's plugins are written in Perl, and it's currently easiest +to write them in Perl. So, open your favorite text editor and start editing a file named "fib.pm". #!/usr/bin/perl -This isn't really necessary, since fib.pm will be a perl module, but it's +This isn't really necessary, since fib.pm will be a Perl module, but it's nice to have. Since it's a module, the next bit is this. Notice the "fib" at the end, matching the "fib" in the filename. @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ important one is the IkiWiki module. Ok, boilerplate is out of the way. Now to add the one function that ikiwiki expects to find in any module: `import`. The import function is called when -the module is first loaded, and what modules typically do with it is +the module is first loaded; what modules typically do with it is register hooks that ikiwiki will call later. sub import { @@ -56,19 +56,19 @@ the PreprocessorDirective. So, time to write that function: } Whatever this function returns is what will show up on the wiki page. -Since this is the Fibonachi sequence, returning 1 will be right for the +Since this is the Fibonacci sequence, returning 1 will be right for the first two calls anways, so our plugin isn't _too_ buggy. ;-) Before we fix the bug, let's finish up the plugin. 1 -Always put this as the last line in your perl modules. Perl likes it. +Always put this as the last line in your Perl modules. Perl likes it. Ok, done! If you save the plugin, you can copy it to a place your ikiwiki looks for plugins (`/usr/share/perl5/IkiWiki/Plugins/` is a good bet; see [[install]] for the details of how to figure out where to install it). Then configure ikiwiki to use the plugin, and you're ready to -insert at least the first two numbers of the Fibonachi sequence on web +insert at least the first two numbers of the Fibonacci sequence on web pages. Behold, the power of ikiwiki! ... ---- @@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ pages. Behold, the power of ikiwiki! ... You could stop here, if you like, and go write your own plugin that does something more useful. Rather than leave you with a broken fib plugin though, this tutorial will go ahead and complete it. Let's add a simple -Fibonachi generating function to the plugin. This is right out of a +Fibonacci generating function to the plugin. This is right out of a textbook. sub fib { |