#1410: Category Management within FCKeditor
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 Reporter:  davidwilliambarker  |        Type:  New Feature                  
   Status:  new                 |    Priority:  Normal                       
Milestone:                      |   Component:  Project : MediaWiki+FCKeditor
  Version:                      |    Keywords:  Confirmed                    
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Comment(by Msul01):

 The linking functionality works, but I find it confusing, even as someone
 who develops MediaWiki extensions.

 I think the main problem is that there is no way to distinguish a 'normal'
 link from a categorization link.

 A secondary problem is that there is simply a 'floating' category link at
 the bottom of the page. Most new users would probably assume the link was
 not supposed to be there, and simply delete it.

 I propose the following solution:

 1. Add a 'category' placeholder icon, like the placeholders used for
 templates and special tags. Use this to represent categories in the
 editor, rather than simply showing a link. Category links have very
 different behavior from standard links, and their representation should
 convey this.

 2. The link tool will ALWAYS insert the leading ':' for categories and
 images. This ensures that a link always creates a link, and eliminates the
 need to educate users to use a colon.

 3. Add a 'Add to category' button, which inserts the [[Category:Foo]] Wiki
 text. This will be represented in the editor by the category placeholder.

 I might be willing to take a stab at implementing this... but does it seem
 like a valuable feature to have?

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.fckeditor.net/ticket/1410#comment:4>
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