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:warning: UNMAINTAINED: A simple wiki using Markdown
BSD 2-Clause "Simplified" License
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The page editor is an overly simple form #6

Open mblayman opened 11 years ago

mblayman commented 11 years ago

Problem: The wiki's page editor is too plain. It is a simple input field and text area. It works, but it definitely seems crude.

Solution: Explore the available JavaScript editors.

Either integrate one of these editors or find some ways to make the existing one cleaner.

cabalamat commented 10 years ago

What's wrong with simple? I like simple. By all means have an option to use a wysiwyg editor, and live previews are also nice, but there's nothing wrong with it as it is.

mblayman commented 10 years ago

I agree! Nothing is wrong with simple. I even put it in the design goal. :)

I think the vision with this issue that I wanted to convey is that users should not have to save in order to see the results. Incorporating some sort of preview with either of the described methods would help get a tighter feedback loop.

The humble text entry will always be a part of the edit form. It would not be replaced completely with a WYSIWYG editor. WYSIWYG would be an optional entry method for those that want to use it.

I really like the side-by-side concept that Ghost has. I think that would be ideal. And, for smaller screens, the preview would drop below the entry window.