Creating and managing files at the WWP

Creating New Files in the WWP Office

Unlock the screen saver if necessary; log in and launch emacs.
Open the starter file for the text you want to begin work on: ~/tb/under_construction/[filename.xml]. WWP filenames have the format lastname.titleword.xml, so for Jane Smith's Poems Easily Forgot, the filename would be something like smith.poems.xml. You can find the filename listed in the Transcription database.
Check the new file out of version control: C-x C-q
Fill in the information that is missing from the TEI header (marked with $$$ signs) and start encoding.

Launch X11 (by clicking on the icon in the dock).
Log into the unix server and launch emacs: edev [your username] (note that tab completion will work for your username)
Open your file:
C-x C-f
~/tb/under_construction/filename
If the shortcut above fails, the full filepath is /opt/local/projects/wwp/tb/(etc...)
Check the file out, if it's checked in:
C-x C-q
If it says "File has unlocked changes...", answer "no".
When it asks "Revert to checked in version instead?" answer "yes".
Edit your file. Remember to save and validate often:
C-x C-s to save the file
C-c C-v to validate it with xmllint or other parsers.
When you're done with the file, make a change log entry:
C-c L will create a new entry; fill in the necessary information
Save it and check the file back into the version control system
C-x C-q (to check the file back in)
Enter a brief comment on what you did
Type C-c C-c to close the comment and finish checking in.
Kill the buffer: C-x k
When you are completely done for the day, log out of emacs:
C-x C-c, then type "y" when it asks you if you REALLY want to...
Log out by typing "exit" at the prompt.