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

[Chip Bennett]

While I agree in principle with what you've said, I disagree with the
implication that Internal Linking is a WYSIWYG feature. It's not. It's a
content cross-referencing feature that is Visual/HTML-editor agnostic.

So, I have to agree with the OP, that providing the Internal Linking feature
in the HTML editor is appropriate (though, perhaps Plugin territory?).

Chip

On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 7:19 AM, Jane Wells <jane at automattic.com> wrote:

> 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,
>>
>>
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