also you might want to consider markdown, I am using it on my site for comments.
With the WIKI that is in gluon/contrib/markdown and WMD javascript editor, with textarea resize it makes a great combo. Do take a look at blogitizor for how this is implemented. -Thadeus On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 4:53 PM, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote: > You can upload HTML but then splay it with {{=XML > (html_text,sanitize=True)}} > > > > On Jan 31, 3:17 pm, weheh <richard_gor...@verizon.net> wrote: >> This is not precisely a web2py question. But there are knowledgeable >> people here who may know the answer. >> >> I'm adding CMS functionality to my site. As it is currently >> implemented, I have a text field that an admin can type html into and >> then upload it to the site where it is displayed. >> >> My concern is that I am creating a security hole in the site. It would >> obviously be better if they couldn't upload html, but rather a simpler >> markup language that is read by a python module that parses it and >> spits out real html, which is then displayed. This would potentially >> block any nasty code that someone might try to upload to the site. >> >> Anybody know of such a markup language and its associated python >> module? (I know python has an html parser and I could block all tags >> other than a select few, but thought I'd ask in case there's a better >> answer out there.) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "web2py-users" group. > To post to this group, send email to web...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To post to this group, send email to web...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en.