I've always thought something like this would be useful for wikitext editing, I even tinkered with this on an older project (it's fricking hard problem on the web!). Alas, the textarea element on the web doesn't help this sort of thing... you have to basically maintain a textarea and a div with identical styling and keep them in sync with one another.
If it's easier on apps you should definitely do this! On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 10:09 AM, Dan Garry <[email protected]> wrote: > Great idea! I've added a card to our backlog for this. > > It'll need design refinement and it's not clear to me where it fits in with > our current priorities, but it's a pretty nifty proof of concept! > > Thanks, > Dan > > > > > On 4 June 2014 06:21, Dmitry Brant <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> This is something I've been tinkering with for a bit: >> https://www.dropbox.com/s/g9svwrlvf839z9f/device-2014-06-04-085320.png >> >> IMHO, the Wiki markup syntax can be quite daunting for new editors, and >> when editing articles with a lot of markup, the edit window can look like a >> cacophony of symbols. >> >> In lieu of a full-blown VE interface, I propose implementing a minimal >> form of "syntax highlighting" that will at least guide new editors on the >> usage of Wiki markup, and might even help experienced editors double-check >> what they're adding without requiring a preview. >> >> What does everyone think of this? >> >> >> -Dmitry >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mobile-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mobile-l >> > > > > -- > Dan Garry > Associate Product Manager for Platform and Mobile Apps > Wikimedia Foundation > > _______________________________________________ > Mobile-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mobile-l > _______________________________________________ Mobile-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mobile-l
