> ------------ Původní zpráva ------------
> Od: Niklas Laxström <[email protected]>
> Předmět: Re: [Wikitech-l] Anchors haven't id attribute
> Datum: 28.12.2008 10:34:16
> ----------------------------------------
> On 28/12/2008, Danny B. <[email protected]> wrote:
> >  The other major problem is, that since this point further the anchor links
> are no longer intuitive - we are now pushing people to constantly think about
> prepending x when creating anchor links. No more simple copy pasting of the
> headline.
> >  As a side effect we are now adding unnecessary work to people from 
> > non-latin
> wikis by pushing them to always switch to latin keyboard, or to click on
> edittools or whatever just to get the one "x" character in editbox to create 
> the
> anchor link.
> 
> The anchors of non-latin headers are already (latin) gibberish:
> #.D0.A4.D0.B8.D0.BB.D1.8C.D0.BC.D0.BE.D0.B3.D1.80.D0.B0.D1.84.D0.B8.D1.8F
> 
> It doesn't seem reasonable to think that people could create anchors
> in their head from text, except in special cases.
> 
> -- 
> Niklas Laxström

I'm sorry, but you are not right. Of course people can create anchors from 
their head (or usually by simple copypasting of the headline). The "gibberish" 
you speak about is created/converted automaticaly by software and user does not 
have to think about it.

If I'll write [[Foo#ěščřž]] link on wiki, it is converted to 
http://.../Foo#.C4.9B.C5.A1.C4.8D.C5.99.C5.BE and WORKS properly - takes me to 
such section. Same on non-latin wikis. (I'm speaking about the old version 
before all discussed changes.)

I do not have to write whose "gibberish" anchor names when I want to link to 
anchor because anchor links are automatically converted by software from 
human-readable text to that ASCII stuff.

In old version I could have simply copy the headline and paste it after # 
within [[...]] brackets and the link has been done. Now I can't simply 
copypaste,but I have to think about prepending of "x" - which - as I mentioned 
before - is hella lot unnecessary work for non-latin users who have to switch 
the keyboard etc. (see above)


Kind regards

Danny B.

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