[darcs-users] Gitit on test.darcs.net: document which markup syntax on the "edit" page

[Gwern Branwen]

On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 9:45 PM, Mark Stosberg <mark at summersault.com> wrote:
>> > http://test.darcs.net/_login
>> >
>> John says he's done something in HEAD for this:
>
> Great! Thanks. Here's another specific feedback point.
>
> On the edit screen, it should explain *which* wiki syntax is in use, and
> provide some immediate examples and a link to further documentation
> about the formatting.
>
> Here's an example wiki page that does this decently well. (It will ask
> you sign in first, which merely involves typing in any username that you
> make up).
>
> http://www.cgi-app.org/index.cgi?action=edit&page_name=Plugins
...
>    Mark

I dunno, that's some pretty darn intrusive informing it does there.
Seems like way overkill. I'm for user-friendliness, but that seems to
go past the line of helping to getting in one's way.

-- 
gwern
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