On 18/02/2008, Minh Lê Ngọc cumeo89@gmail.com wrote:
I saw we get a lot of troubles with wikitext. I wonder this idea is possible: we will concentrate to build a wysiwyg editor which produces xml-like content so that:
people don't have to know any wiki language developer is able to forget wikitext and its complexityTo prove that it is possible with a friend of mine, I had write a xml-like language for wiki (in Vietnamese). I can ask him to translate it into English (because I'm not really good in English).
There is the obvious issue with backwards compatibility there, although that can be overcome with work. The other major issue is that no WYSIWYG system is likely to be as powerful as wikitext, or as quick and easy to use (for experienced users). WYSIWYG is certainly much easier for new users, but once you are familiar with wikitext, it is generally better.