Hello,
As I see that the wiki problem is becoming a hot topic, I would also give
my opinion. I do not have a strong point here, as we use the wiki pages only
for short notes, so it is not very important the wiki language to be used.
However, I understand that there are other usage patterns that give more
importance to it.
In my opinion, the solution is very easy: use the "creole" syntax. It is
already inside fossil, in a branch. Make it the default for wiki pages and
use some kind of compatibility mode for the old wiki format. Or just let
creole also support the old syntax. Are them really incompatible?
Advantages:
1- It is already there. The effort to make it the default should be fairly
short
2- It contains the two or three main points that people appreciate more on
wiki syntax:
==heading==, **bold**, //italic//, nested lists, some support for tables
and {{{}}} for preformatter.
3- It is creole. Nobody win. Everybody win
4- When adding a comment in a commit, it is nicer to write:
* my **important** modification
than:
* my <b>important</b> modificaton (I also do not like the double
spaces)
Disadvantages
1- We need some effort to convince DRH to use and enjoy the new syntax
2- We are not going to stop the weekend discussions on choosing creole,
markdown or mediawiki. But they are somewhat like emacs vs vi. A nice way of
burning free time.
Maybe some of the strong supporters of the new wiki syntax are going to
volunteer to make the changes in the fossil source code to make this happen.
Ramon Ribó
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