update info on my split-view setup, and ask for plugin advice

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

diff --git a/doc/todo/support_dicts_in_setup.mdwn b/doc/todo/support_dicts_in_setup.mdwn
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--- a/doc/todo/support_dicts_in_setup.mdwn
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@@ -17,3 +17,10 @@ ignoring the other form element data.
 This would mean mandating javascript support for editing such hashes.
 
 — [[Jon]]
+
+> I really don't like mandating javascript for anything in ikiwiki. 
+> 
+> Ikiwiki's websetup is built using CGI::FormBuilder, which makes it easy
+> to create forms for simple stuff, but does not allow custom UI for
+> complex stuff. This does not seem compatable with that, unless your
+> idea is to have a separate form for these more complex things. --[[Joey]]