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@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@ Any plugins or support for exporting to LaTeX?
 >>
 >> --JeremyReed
 
+>>> Have a look at [pandoc](http://code.google.com/p/pandoc/).  It can make PDFs via pdflatex. --[[roktas]]
+
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 # Using with CVS?
@@ -265,3 +267,50 @@ The RecentChanges only shows the final file name for the recently changes file,
 for example "discussion". It would be more useful to see "index/discussion"
 or the path to the sub-page. I think this is handled by the htmllink() routine.
 
+>> IMHO it's a good idea and I like it. Often I can see changes in
+>> any discussion page, but I don't know without clicking the link
+>> what discussion was changed.
+
+>> However, I can see one problem here. You can commit via command line
+>> changes in many pages. It will be displayed ugly then, because probably
+>> a width of the RecentChanges page will be greater then a width of
+>> user's browser. I hate these pages. So I propose to display a list of
+>> changed pages in a column, not in a row. --Pawel
+
+----
+
+# Should not create an existing page
+
+This might be a bug, but will discuss it here first.
+Clicking on an old "?" or going to a create link but new Markdown content exists, should not go into "create" mode, but should do a regular "edit".
+
+> I belive that currently it does a redirect to the new static web page.
+> At least that's the intent of the code. --[[Joey]]
+
+>> Try at your site: `?page=discussion&from=index&do=create`
+>> It brings up an empty textarea to start a new webpage -- even though it already exists here. --reed
+
+>>> Ah, right. Notice that the resulting form allows saving the page as
+>>> discussion, or users/discussion, but not index/discussion, since this
+>>> page already exists. If all the pages existed, it would do the redirect
+>>> thing. --[[Joey]]
+
+----
+
+# Refreshing RecentChanges page
+
+What do you think about refreshing RecentChanges page (via Meta Refresh Tag)?
+It can be useful for users like me which rather prefer watching the last changes
+in WWW browser tab than subscribing to page. --Pawel
+
+> Depends, if it were done the time period should be made configurable.
+> Unwanted server load due to refeshing could be a problem for some.
+> --[[Joey]]
+
+>> Yes, it should be configurable by ikiwiki admin. I believe he's not
+>> stupid and he will not set too short refresh period to kill his server :)
+>> I propose to add `recentchanges_refresh` variable in ikiwiki setup
+>> to setting refresh period. If it's not defined, then ikiwiki doesn't put
+>> refresh meta tag into `recentchanges.tmpl`. Do you like it? ;) --Pawel
+
+>>> Seems reasonable --[[Joey]]