The idea is to get users to use widgets and macros, definitely. However, the question is how to get them to that level quickly. If the syntax for normal things like headings, bold and italics are something they are already familiar with, users don't have to spend time picking them up. That time could be better spent on learning things like macros and widgets.
On Tue, 19 May 2020, 13:44 Mat, <[email protected]> wrote: > Riz wrote: >> >> May be TW5 can offer an edition where wikitext markup mimic the markdown >> syntax. It won't be hard, a few regex changes in 20-25 parser tiddlers. >> That way new users don't have to deal with learning a new markup. If they >> do not intend to dive deep to use widgets and macros and all, they can >> simply stick to using just what they want. >> > > Maybe, and it is worth exploring. I'm very curious about it but I suspect > the combo of "limited" but not "specialized" would not bring anything > useful. I.e it would then be an odd behaving editor where you can style > your text. What would people *do* with it? What is it *for*? > > In my "syntax idea collection thread > <https://groups.google.com/d/msg/tiddlywikidev/12ZdpPBbBNg/tvsbeaCuCgAJ>" > I posted that it would be an improvement if widgets were embedded into > macros to spare the users from seeing the complex looking widget syntax. If > users accepts using macros they'd have infinitely more power than mere > markdown. > > <:-) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/tiddlywiki/gX0o8j7Coa8/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/7cc7a473-59d2-48fa-945c-eda4e01a2202%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/7cc7a473-59d2-48fa-945c-eda4e01a2202%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/CAO0b0pF_AdSwQ7z%2BJS59iUkQYBTsqhdYEx%2BjucfyhOpHMYg1Pw%40mail.gmail.com.
