ScrewTurn Wiki - Desktop Edition

This page describes ScrewTurn Wiki Desktop Edition, suitable for PCs where IIS is not available.

Introduction¶

ScrewTurn Wiki Desktop Edition allows you to use ScrewTurn Wiki on your home PC, without the need of IIS (Internet Information Services). It runs locally and it is identical to the other versions.

The package available for download contains the File-System Data Storage version of the latest release, and a customized version of Cassini.

The picture on the right shows the main window of the Desktop Edition Server.

Supported Operating Systems¶

ScrewTurn Wiki Desktop Edition works on any edition of the following operating systems:

• Windows XP
• Windows Server 2003
• Windows Vista
• Windows Server 2008
• Windows 7.
  

The installation procedure requires administrative rights while normal operation does not.

Usage¶

After the installation, you can start the Wiki. The integrated ASP.NET server will start and add a notification icon in the tray area, as displayed below.



Double-clicking on the icon will open the main window of the application. Right-clicking on the icon will show the context menu, described below.

• Open ScrewTurn Wiki: launches the home page of the Wiki in the default browser
• Edit Web.config: opens the file Web.config in the Windows NotePad, ready for editing
• Configuration: opens the main window of the application
• About: displays information about the Desktop Edition
• Stop/Start: starts/stops the ASP.NET engine
• Shutdown Server: stops the ASP.NET engine and closes the application
  

Configuration¶

The options you see in the main window of the application are described here (you can edit the settings only if the ASP.NET server is not running; if it is, click the Stop button).

• Physical Directory: it's the directory in which the Wiki files reside. This option is configured at install-time. If you want, you may change the directory:
  • Inserting a full path, like C:\MyWiki (you can use the Browse button to pick a directory on your hard disk)
  • Inserting a relative path
    • \Wiki is the directory named Wiki, inside the directory that contains the application's executable
    • .\.\Wiki is the directory name Wiki inside the directory placed at two levels above the current directory (this option works only for directories in the same partition of the executable)
• Virtual Directory: it's the path of the web application, as displayed in the browser. If you keep the default value /, the Wiki will be available at the address http://localhost/. You can specify another path, for example /MyWiki; the Wiki will be at the address http://localhost/MyWiki/
• Port: it is the port on which the ASP.NET engine listens for requests
• Disallow Remote Connections: if selected, the ASP.NET engine will accept only requests from the local computer
• Edit Web.config: opens the file Web.config in the Windows NotePad, ready for editing
• Link: displays the link of the home page of the Wiki (only if the ASP.NET engine is running)
• Start Server at Login: if selected, the ASP.NET engine is started at user login
• Start/Stop: starts/stops the ASP.NET engine
• Shutdown: stops the ASP.NET engine and closes the application
• OK: hides the main window
  

Wiki Files Location¶

ScrewTurn Wiki Desktop Edition stores ASP.NET and data files in the following directory (assuming Windows is installed in C:):

• C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\ScrewTurn Software\ScrewTurn Wiki Desktop Edition\Wiki in Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003
• C:\ProgramData\ScrewTurn Software\ScrewTurn Wiki Desktop Edition\Wiki in Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008.
  

If you want to install new themes, or otherwise directly access the files of the running wiki, you should browse to those locations, which are also displayed in the Desktop Edition configuration interface (see Physical Directory in the screenshot above).