[Moin-devel] WikiName

[Zutroi Zatatakowski]

On Sunday 15 September 2002 12:24 pm, you wrote:

> WikiPedia does not use the *automagical* link stuff
<snip>
> I propose a new extended syntax as following procedure:
>
>  1. use with single bracket contains [A-Za-z0-9] and single space
>   re_syntax: '\[(/?[A-Za-z0-9] ?)+\]'
>   ex) [new page] [I love you] [a small box]
>  2. render as is, link to *capitalized wikiname*
>
>     wiki link           renderd            link to
>    [new page]           new page           NewPage
>    [particle in a box]  particle in a box  ParticleInAaBox (See
<snip>
>  any comments are welcome
>
> Regards,
>
> Won-kyu Park

I must say I like this syntax since it reminds me of Everything2. E2 has some 
similarities with a wiki: any registered user can create a new page, or add 
content to an already-existing page, though he can only edit the text he 
wrote himself, nothing else. The syntax there for internal links is the 
bracket, i.e. [Douglas Adams] will bring up the Douglas Adams page (called 
node), which contains many writeups by different users. 
But, wait 'till I finish putting on my asbestos jacket, E2 is 100% Perl. 
Anyway, I find that system efficient and simple enough. It's easier to link a 
single word, or including spaces, etc.  
I'll sure look forward to it. 

Links:
Everything2 - http://everything2.com
The Everything Engine (for developpers): http://www.everydevel.com

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Manuel F. Lanctot