WYSIWYG/M for MediaWiki: state of the art?

Hello everyone,

While trying to introduce a wiki system for our project
team, I've realized that having a WYSIWYG - or WYSIWYM -
extension would be a great help in getting people to
actively contribute (even though I personally prefer the
"raw code" approach).

After doing some research (including the semi-philosophical
pros & cons of WYSIWYG in general), it seems to me that
FCKeditor is currently the only viable option for this.
However, due to the fact that FCKeditor creates raw HTML
instead of wiki syntax, I'm afraid that its implementation
might lead to complications down the line.

Could anyone give me a brief heads-up of the current
"state of the art"; are there any
MW-"native" WYSIWYG editors in the works? Can we
expect to see WYSIWYG-functionality in MW anytime soon - or
is it very low on the priority list?

Even though I'd prefer to stick to MW, I feel compelled to
look into the possiblities of MoinMoin due to its native
WYSIWYG support. (N.B.: I don't intend to start a MediaWiki
vs. MoinMoin flamewar here!)

Any input would be appreciated!


Thanks,

Frederik
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On 05/01/07, Frederik Dohr <FDG001gmx.net> wrote:
> Could anyone give me a brief heads-up of the current
"state of the art"; are there any
MW-"native" WYSIWYG editors in the works? Can we
expect to see WYSIWYG-functionality in MW anytime soon - or
is it very low on the priority list?

I heard a rumour that the evil Wikia Empire had hired people
to work
on WYKIWYG (spelling might be wrong here), and that it was
under
active development. I haven't heard much from that, although
Jason
Richey (one of Wikia's people) checked an initial version
into
Subversion.

There is certainly a large camp of people pushing for proper
WYSIWYG
support, and I rather suspect that we'll have a solid,
compatible, and
mostly reliable implementation within the next year or so.


Rob Church
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Thanks for the response, Rob!
> the evil Wikia Empire
Please excuse my ignorance here, but is this some kind of
in-joke?
> There is certainly a large camp of people pushing for
proper WYSIWYG
> support, and I rather suspect that we'll have a solid,
compatible, and
> mostly reliable implementation within the next year or
so.
>   
Well then, we'll try to hold out until then.
(I think most people will agree that none of the currently
available 
solutions/workarounds are satisfying and/or truly ready for
productive 
use... )


Thanks again,

Frederik
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