Dmitri Zagidulin <dmi...@zagidulin.net> writes: > * Extend Pillar. With a few more features, it can be on par with > Markdown and Asciidoc, and then eventually surpass it (and have nice > Pharo-specific features like detection and unit-testing of Pharo code > blocks, etc).
could you please add missing features to http://www.smalltalkhub.com/#!/~Pier/Pillar > * Invest in instant-preview tech, in-image. we have this prototype already: http://forum.world.st/Class-comments-rendered-in-Nautilus-through-Pillar-td4819726.html But its author waits for TxText and Athens before investing more of his time. > This is similar to what PillarHub does, for example, by using the Ace > online editor. Take a look at the first screenshot in: > http://pillarhub.pharocloud.com/hub/pillarhub/about Side-by-side > instant preview makes it possible to have the best of both worlds, > text-based markup and WYSIWYG, without the typical WYSIWYG drawbacks > (of making distributed version control difficult, first and foremost). what I don't like about WYSIWYG word processors is that they hide the content. I want to control my content. I want to immediately see if a line is a section title (semantically) or if it's just bold and huge. I want to immediately see if a section title is automatically numbered or if the number was written manually. > 3) The convenience of WYSIWYG can be provided with side-by-side instant > preview (again, see PillarHub and the numerous WYSIWYG instant-previews in > Markdown editors). Luc improved the pillar plugin for TextMate so that it has instant preview too. > And actually, the WYSIWYG approach is much closer to HTML 1.0 (in the sense > that, users have to indicate *semantic* intentions like emphasis by > selecting different fonts, versus something like HTML 4/5, where the actual > intention is declared (EMPH tags, QUOTE tags, etc). I agree that this is a very important point. > - Asciidoc has the ability to do file imports (compose a larger document > out of smaller docs) Cyril implemented that in Pillar last week. > * Links. Asciidoc has semantic links both within a document, and across > different Asciidoc documents (references to chapters, sections, etc). > Pillar has within-document links, and inter-doc links are on the roadmap. Cyril has to revise that part. > * The ability to drop down to a more expressive markup (LaTeX or HTML). For > heavier-duty features like formulas and equations, all of the simple markup > languages allow the author to drop down to LaTeX and lay out formulas to > their heart's content. this is on Pillar roadmap as well: http://www.smalltalkhub.com/#!/~Pier/Pillar -- Damien Cassou http://damiencassou.seasidehosting.st "Success is the ability to go from one failure to another without losing enthusiasm." --Winston Churchill
