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@@ -4,4 +4,61 @@ is editing. It would be nice if ikiwiki could support this, too. The thing they
 use on StackOverflow is supposed to be free software, so it should be easy to
 add to ikiwiki.
 
+> See [[wikiwyg]]. Note that I do not have a copy of the code for that, or
+> it'd be in ikiwiki already. --[[Joey]] 
+
+>> I just had a brief look at the [[wikiwyg]] page and the link to the plugin was
+>> broken.  The StackOverflow site uses the [WMD](http://wmd-editor.com/) editor,
+>> which seems to be related to the [ShowDown](http://attacklab.net/showdown/)
+>> javascript port of Markdown.  Interestingly, [WMD source](http://wmd.googlecode.com/)
+>> is now available under an MIT license, though it is supposedly undergoing heavy
+>> refactoring.  It looks like there was previous discussion ( [[todo/Add_showdown_GUI_input__47__edit]] )
+>> about a showdown plugin.  Maybe a WMD plugin would be worthwhile.  I might
+>> look into it if I have time on the weekend. -- [[Will]]
+
 [[!tag wishlist]]
+
+>>> Below is a simple plugin/[[patch]] to make use of the WMD editor.
+
+>>>> Now added to ikiwiki, thanks! --[[Joey]] 
+
+>>> Turns out it isn't hard at all to
+>>> get a basic version going (which doesn't handle directives at all, nor does it swtich itself off when you're
+>>> 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]] 
+
+> 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]] 
+
+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]]
+
+> 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]] 
+
+> 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
+> directies is fine, not supporting wikilinks in a wiki seems a bit
+> lacking. It may also entice novide users to not use wikilinks and instead
+> use the hyperlinks that wmd does support. --[[Joey]] 
+
+> Bug: When I preview, all the text in the edit field seems to be
+> converted from mdwn to html. I think that wmd is converting the mdwn
+> into html when the form is posted, so it would also save like that.
+> I assume that is designed for websites that do not use markdown
+> internally. Doesn't it have a setting to leave it as markdown? --[[Joey]]