X-Git-Url: http://git.vanrenterghem.biz/git.ikiwiki.info.git/blobdiff_plain/1dba400c2ce92af646bcf4b0ae1085857d912cc8..311182a699ca15c7a44bd7cbf9d2c950ea1f48f0:/doc/todo/mdwn_preview.mdwn?ds=sidebyside diff --git a/doc/todo/mdwn_preview.mdwn b/doc/todo/mdwn_preview.mdwn index 3414603ad..2fa460336 100644 --- a/doc/todo/mdwn_preview.mdwn +++ b/doc/todo/mdwn_preview.mdwn @@ -27,29 +27,53 @@ add to ikiwiki. >>> editing something other than Markdown source). I've >>> removed the done tag so this is visible as a patch. -- [[Will]] ->>> Hmm, it would be good if it turned off for !mdwn. Although this could ->>> be difficult for a new page, since there is a dropdown selector to ->>> choose the markup language then. But it should be doable for editing an ->>> existing page. ->>> ->>> Can I get a license statement (ie, GPL-2+) ffrom you for the plugin? ->>> --[[Joey]] +>>>> Hmm, it would be good if it turned off for !mdwn. Although this could +>>>> be difficult for a new page, since there is a dropdown selector to +>>>> choose the markup language then. But it should be doable for editing an +>>>> existing page. + +>>>>> I agree. I'm working on this for for both new pages and existing pages. +>>>>> It shouldn't be hard once I get WMD going through the javascript API. +>>>>> At the moment that is inexplicably failing, and I haven't had time to have a good look at why. +>>>>> I may not get a chance to look at this again for a few weeks. + +>>>> Can I get a license statement (ie, GPL-2+) ffrom you for the plugin? +>>>> --[[Joey]] + +>>>>> Certainly. You're free to use the code I posted below under the GPL-2+ license. You'll note +>>>>> however that I haven't said anything about the WMD code itself. The WMD web page says: + +>>>>>> "I'm refactoring the code, and will be releasing WMD under the MIT license soon. For now you can download the most recent release (wmd-1.0.1.zip) and use it freely." + +>>>>> It might be best to contact to for an explicit license on that if you want to include it. +>>>>> -- [[Will]] > So, I wonder if I should add a copy of the WMD source to ikiwiki, or rely > on the user or distribution providing it. It does not seem to be packaged > for Debian yet. Hmm, I also can't find any copyright or license info in > the zip file. --[[Joey]] +>> This is a good question. My thought is that it will probably not be packaged any time soon, +>> so you're better off adding it to IkiWiki. I'd contact the author of WMD and ask them. They +>> may have more insight. -- [[Will]] + Note that the WMD plugin does **not** handle directives. For this reason the normal `preview` button remains. Some CSS to clean up the display of the live WMD preview would be good. > Can you elucidate the CSS comment -- or will it be obvious what you mean > when I try it? Is it what's needed for the live preview? --[[Joey]] +>> In the version of the plugin below, a new `div` is added just below the form. WMD +>> populates this div with the HTML it generates from the Markdown source. This is not very +>> pretty at the moment - it appears in the same place as the preview used to, but with no +>> header or anything. Any standard IkiWiki preview will appear below the WMD live preview. +>> I recommend having a look at +>> for what a little CSS could achieve. -- [[Will]] + > Hmm, now that I've tried it, I notice that it does live preview by > default, below the edit window. Which is nice, but then if I hit the > preview button, I get two previews.. which is confusing. (Also, minor, -> but: the live preview is missing the >Page Preview:" header.) --[[Joey]] +> but: the live preview is missing the "Page Preview:" header.) --[[Joey]] > I wonder how annoying it would be to add some kind of simplistic wikilink > support to wmd's preview? And/or a wikilink button? While not supporting