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((wicked)) 1.0, and the answer to a mystery
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Whit released ((wicked)) 1.0 RC today, which is a simple, drop-in "wiki-like solution for rapid content creation and linking" in Plone sites.
One thing I had always wondered is: why does it use double parentheses for linking instead of MediaWiki-style square brackets? Turns out the answer is related to internationalization -- a huge core value for Plone, which supports over 35 languages and is amazing at handling multilingual content.
Whit explains thusly:
One thing I had always wondered is: why does it use double parentheses for linking instead of MediaWiki-style square brackets? Turns out the answer is related to internationalization -- a huge core value for Plone, which supports over 35 languages and is amazing at handling multilingual content.
Whit explains thusly:
Mystery solved.In the unofficial words of usability expert Alexander Limi, "Silly Americans assume everyone uses an english keyboard."... Double parenthesis are easy to get to on almost all keyboards.
Wicked aims to be simple and pervasive+ . Double parenthesis don't collide with any other namespace, look nice in text, and are usable everywhere.
The mysteries of i18n
I've wondered this very same thing on many occassions. Thanks Jon for getting it cleared up!