Dmitri Zagidulin <dmitri@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-td4... 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