> -----Original Message----- > From: wikitech-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org > [mailto:wikitech-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of > Roan Kattouw > Sent: 25 September 2009 23:39 > To: Wikimedia developers > Subject: Re: [Wikitech-l] Proposal for editing template calls > within pages > > 2009/9/25 Platonides <platoni...@gmail.com>: > > Those descriptions will have to be edited by the same user > base that > > edit all other pages. Even if they are power users, it's > not easy to > > write correct XML on the wiki textarea. We would need to create an
> > editor for the language being created so a template editor > can be made. > > > Since the XML file describes the template, it need only be > changed when the template is changed. Realistically, newbie > editors don't edit templates; anyone skilled enough to edit > templates can handle some simple XML. > > > I advocate for a simpler syntax for form definition (but we > shouldn't > > on the way reinvent wikitext). > > > Exactly. XML is a decent choice here because it has a > well-defined, pre-existing grammar with parsers already > available, which means it's easy to parse and easy to learn > (assuming you've got some shred of a technical background; > see my earlier point about newbies not editing templates). > > Roan Kattouw (Catrope) > One thing I think might be missing from the example template description is all the implicit parameters it depends on, like language. Jared _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
