that there's a way of parsing a page's html and getting back to the underlying
wiki markup, which is not always the case in ikiwiki. Unless there's some
other way to feed it the actual source for a page, this seems like a
-problem.
+problem. According to the developers, it is possible to do that, and start
+off in WikiText mode.
+
+[[!tag soc]]
+
+[[!tag wishlist]]
+
+[[!tag patch]]
+
+Project IkiWiki::WIKIWYG v1.6 - <http://ikiwiki.xbaud.com/>
+===========================================================
+
+[Wikiwyg][] is a "What you see is what you get" editor for wikis. It will allow you to double click on the text in a wiki and save it without reloading the page. The IkiWiki version will allow you to edit your wiki in Markdown or WYSIWYG. You will also be able to edit a page with the wikiwyg editor by clicking the "Edit" link at the top of the page.
+
+This plugin requires that you have Archive::Tar intalled.
+
+The plugin can be downloaded from <http://ikiwiki.xbaud.com/wikiwyg-1.6.tar.gz>
+
+### Installation Instructions
+
+1. Copy the files from the wikiwyg tarball to the corrosponding folders in your ikiwiki installation
+2. Add "wikiwyg" (no quotes) to the add_plugins section of your ikiwiki.setup
+3. Rebuild your wiki
+4. That's it!
+
+### Current Issues
+
+* Some versions of Mozilla Firefox require you to click Wysiwyg, then another mode, then Wysiwyg again to get Wysiwyg mode working in the Edit link
+* Double lists don't work
+
+### Upcoming Features
+
+* More supported ikiwiki plugins (such as img, smilies, etc.)
+* More wiki languages (such as wiki and otl)
+* Ability to upload directly through wikiwyg (pending the upload plugin)
+* Personalized settings
+
+[Wikiwyg]: http://www.wikiwyg.net/