[Pmwiki-users] Re: new syntax
J. Meijer
commentgg
Thu Jun 10 04:38:59 CDT 2004
I have this sleek new syntax with powerful macro-styles and more predictable
line-break behaviour. I am working on a flat "PmWiki-style" hierarchy and
free skinning. All worthy of being part of what defines a PmWiki 2.0.
But Pmwiki 2.0 will be a very different beast, almost a PmWiki 0.6 with
directories, too different, too compatible. A better engine. So I feel I
should go alone, use PmWiki 2 as a point of departure, *not* share, but at
some point release it as a cookbook wiki under a new name.
I feel this situation is a missed opportunity for the pmwiki community. I am
sure this new style makes a better PmWiki, a much more capable richer one,
rivalling and improving on html, complete with nesting. But all familiar
two-character markups are gone. It is not a simplistic pmwiki. But
nevertheless any syntax is clear, language neutral and accessible for the
unitiated.
Perhaps it is possible to have it both ways: have an advanced wiki capable
of full-range site-development. And a more traditional compatible version if
that is what the group requires.
An extreme wiki that delivers alongside PmWiki Classic focussing on
compatibility, is that something the pmwiki-community would embrace?
Going off-line now.
-jm
----- Original Message -----
From: Patrick R. Michaud
Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 11:24 PM
On Mon, Jun 07, 2004 at 06:51:56PM +0100, J. Meijer wrote:
> 4. I feel the choice of double brackets for links is
perhaps
> unfortunate (ugly).
I chose this for a wide variety of reasons, including compatibility
with other wiki engines. However, it's *very* customizable, and
designed to be able to emulate the markups used by other engines.
So, what would you prefer to see instead? ;-)
Pm
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