[[!tag wishlist]]
>>> Below is a simple plugin/[[patch]] to make use of the WMD editor. Turns out it isn't hard at all to
->>> get a basic version going (that don't handle directives at all). I've
+>>> 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.
+
+>>>>> 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 <support@attacklab.net> to for an explicit license on that if you want to include it.
+>>>>> -- [[Will]]
+
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### Instructions:
ikiwiki `underlays` directory. You should now have an `underlays/wmd/wmd.js` file as well as
some other javascript files and an images directory in the same place.
+> 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. --[[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 <http://wmd-editor.com/examples/splitscreen>
+>> for what a little CSS could achieve. -- [[Will]]
+
Install the following patch and plugin file. Then enable the 'wmd' plugin.
sipb-www / ikiwiki.git / blobdiff