From: Its Me <itsme213@...>
Date: 2004-04-28T12:54:03+09:00
Subject: Re: [ANN] Instiki 0.8.5: Content Mangement Wiki

> Look forward to version 0.9: Bill Atkins is implementing color diffs[3].

Not sure if this was discussed before; I thought I had asked I could not
find it.

Is there any plan to have a internal representation of a page independent of
input (Textile, RDOC, ...) or output (HTML) markup e.g. XML(ish) ?
Conversion loss can be handled by the usual XML approach: "don't mess with
what you can't understand, but make sure you pass it on through." So in
whatever markup I choose to edit a page, I might see some parts as raw
XML(ish).

Pros:
- RDOC input markup can be subsequently edited with Textile markup
- Semantic markup can be minimally entered as XML(ish)
- Editing can be done at level of semantic units smaller than entire page:
needs a small amount of cross-platform JScript to open edit boxes on units
smaller than entire wiki page
- CSS easier exploited for such semantic markup

Cons?
- Counter to the philosophy of Instiki?
- Spoils the simplicity of Instiki?
- Other cons?

Or have I missed something that is already there? e.g. is there already the
ability to easily create something functionally akin to
    <mine>...</mine>
or even
    <div class="mine">...</div> markup ?

Thanks!