[Mediawiki-l] Status of wysiwyg editors for mw1.9?

[Platonides]

> Consider this:
> A dristibuted, longtime project which is documentated using mw.
> A 'manager' supervising the project two hours a week detects something he does not like in the docu. 
> He wants to be able to use 'huge fonts' in the color 'red' for comments 
Add him a "huge fonts" button:  insertTags("<span class=\"huge\">", 
"</span>", "This text will show HUGE"); (with appropiate 'huge' CSS: 
font-size: 200%; color: red... etc)

> and finally to be able to format some parts of text as bulleted list (they like these).
Copy a bulleted list to a plain text editor. How is that show? Oh, * 
before the elements...
May be tricky to find first time, but it's easier to type than find 
appropiate button on some hidden toolbar.

> There is absolutely NO way to make this person using wikicode or using syntax 
 > highlighting if he isn`t one of the the already convinced techstaff.

Give him a document to proofread, but forbid him using the menus or 
toolbars. Unless being a "convinced techstaff" knowing by heart the 
access keys, it's impossible.


>(above manager is already fuming - no way he`d remember the rarely used wikisyntax, 
 > but he`s still able to use those nice 'formatting knobs' in m$-word).

That's the problem.