There is presently something very un-good about the Extension Syntax page: http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extension_Syntax
The current revision shows only a fraction of the content, yet when I try to follow the revision history it doesn't correspond with the current state.
There must be something rather dramatic wrong somewhere...
-Rich Holton
--- Ray Saintonge saintonge@telus.net wrote:
Erik Moeller wrote:
All,
please participate on:
http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extension_Syntax
We are trying to develop a standardized syntax for
extensions such as the
LaTeX extension for mathematical formulas, the
upcoming hieroglyphs
extension, the SVG extension etc.
There will be a brainstorming phase until April 4,
after which we will
vote on these different proposals.
This will hopefully allow us to finally start
working on a generalized
extension interface.
I don't oppose this initiative, but I when I read the meta page I was quick to realize that many of the proposals were beyond my comprehension. I would have a great deal of difficulty in arriving at an informed vote. I'm sure that I'm not alone in that observation.
Most of us in most subjects deal strictly with text, and a significant number can manage the technology of uploading pictures. The really adventurous may be able to manage a simple HTML table. Life should remain as simple as possible for these people, and expanding technological functions should not diminish their ability to contribute.
I nevertheless recognize that some subject areas require more sophisticated approaches, and that these should be made available. A modularized approach may be productive. A person interested in a cartographic interface may not be interested in learning how to represent mathematical formulas or musical notation. Thus, learning one of these extensions should be able to proceed without the need to learn the others, even when there is significant overlap between two extensions.
Ec
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