[wp-hackers] WP 3.1 beta Make Internal Linking feature available in HTML mode too

[Jane Wells]

Perhaps you never noticed before, but the HTML editor never had the same 
functionality as the Visual editor. The HTML editor uses the basic 
browser dialog intentionally, as people using the HTML window have made 
a choice to write in code, not using a WYSIWYG. There are a number of 
handy features in teh Visual editor to make composition easier, like the 
styles dropdown and formatting options that are not built into the HTML 
editor, since that's meant to be the DIY view.

If we started putting all the RTE features into the HTML editor, there 
would be a huge backlash. If you want the WYSIWYG features, then you 
might as well just use the Visual editor, at least for now. Maybe 
someone will write a plugin to do what you ask, though.
j

On 11/20/10 12:38 AM, jhay at jrocas.com.ph wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I've just seen the announcement that WP 3.1 beta has hit WP.com users.
> Wohoo!
>
> The new feature I liked the most is Internal Linking.
>
> However, I feel it's unfair that such a feature is available only in Rich
> Text Editor mode, as those of us who use the HTML editor instead are the
> same WordPress users with the same needs of easily linking to past posts.
>
> Would it be possible to offer the same feature in HTML editor more? It could
> be as widget like the Post Tags widget in the Add New Post page. If it can
> offer a search of tags used in the blog, then a similar widget can also
> offer the same feature of searching for past posts based on keywords and
> then easily link to it with a click or two.
>
> What do you guys think?
>
> All the best,
>