How do I edit an article in the forum?
John Reekie, 4 Aug 1999

You can edit any article for which "you have Modify permission, or for which you are the original author."

What that actually means is that, if you are looking at an article in a forum, and you have permission to edit it, you will see a link named "Edit article" in the left-hand margin". If this link is there, click on it to go to a page that will allow you to edit the article.

The fields on this page are the same as for the Add article page that you used to create the article. Edit any of the fields, such as the title, text, text format, or attached files buttons, and press Update article to change the article.

There is one additional item on this page, which allows you to use a better editor to edit the text of the article. This is the "Download text" link to the right of the Browse button. If you click on this link, you will be able to download the file onto your own machine, where you will be able to use emacs or <insert favorite editor here> to edit the file. When you are done, click on the Browse button to select the file and upload it again.

(Note: If a file is selected with the Browse button, the text in the text field labeled "(or edit this text)" will be ignored.

Important: don't forget to click on the "Update article" button or nothing will happen on the server.