pointing out the existence of field

[git.ikiwiki.info.git] / doc / todo / internal_definition_list_support.mdwn

diff --git a/doc/todo/internal_definition_list_support.mdwn b/doc/todo/internal_definition_list_support.mdwn
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@@ -35,3 +35,6 @@ and then reuse that data in the plugin.
 Then for us running the humongous [[koumbit wiki|https://wiki.koumbit.net/]], it is a necessary step to be able to migrate away from MoinMoin to Ikiwiki as we have a lot of pages that tabulate information like this. For example, see our [[ServerList|https://wiki.koumbit.net/ServerList]] ([[source|https://wiki.koumbit.net/ServerList?action=raw]]), being generated from pages like [[this one|https://wiki.koumbit.net/metis.koumbit.net]].
 
 If there are no objections to that concept, I may try to start coding patches. Otherwise this is really just a [[wishlist]].
 Then for us running the humongous [[koumbit wiki|https://wiki.koumbit.net/]], it is a necessary step to be able to migrate away from MoinMoin to Ikiwiki as we have a lot of pages that tabulate information like this. For example, see our [[ServerList|https://wiki.koumbit.net/ServerList]] ([[source|https://wiki.koumbit.net/ServerList?action=raw]]), being generated from pages like [[this one|https://wiki.koumbit.net/metis.koumbit.net]].
 
 If there are no objections to that concept, I may try to start coding patches. Otherwise this is really just a [[wishlist]].

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+> Have you looked at the [[plugins/contrib/field]] plugin? This gives you the infrastructure, and all you need is to write a plugin that parses the definition list format.  Then you could use [[plugins/contrib/getfield]], [[plugins/contrib/ftemplate]] and/or [[plugins/contrib/report]] to do what you like with the data.
+> --[[KathrynAndersen]]