On Mon, Feb 18, 2008 at 08:46:59PM +0000, Thomas Dalton wrote: > On 18/02/2008, Daniel Kinzler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > There is the obvious issue with backwards compatibility there, > > > although that can be overcome with work. The other major issue is that > > > no WYSIWYG system is likely to be as powerful as wikitext, or as quick > > > and easy to use (for experienced users). WYSIWYG is certainly much > > > easier for new users, but once you are familiar with wikitext, it is > > > generally better. > > > > Actually, I don't think these are even the worst problem. The worst > > problem is that the wysiwyg editor would have to cover the full > > range of what wikitext can do now > > That's what I mean by "no WYSIWYG system is likely to be as powerful > as wikitext".
This, combined with the "powerusers can do it better in text" argument, the source of the purposefully pejorative replacement observation: What You See Is ALL You Get. Cheers, -- jra -- Jay R. Ashworth Baylink [EMAIL PROTECTED] Designer The Things I Think RFC 2100 Ashworth & Associates http://baylink.pitas.com '87 e24 St Petersburg FL USA http://photo.imageinc.us +1 727 647 1274 Those who cast the vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything. -- (Joseph Stalin) _______________________________________________ Wikitext-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitext-l
