[pmwiki-users] leading spaces switch for 2.2.0 (somewhat important)

[Ben Wilson]

I for one like this move. I like using Markdown markup so I authored a
recipe that allows integration of the two syntaxes (usually by
converting Markdown to PmWiki before PmWiki processes. It's been a few
moons, but I recall having to short circuit the leading-whitespace
logic so I could get Markdown to work (although Markdown uses four
spaces or one tab to create a <pre> block). I like to use both in
tandem because I like to eat my cake and have it, too.

I think using the [@ @] works as a preferred alternative, but without
the "escaped" class designation. Perhaps use [@@ @@] For code blocks,
which would be <pre><code></code></pre>?

In terms of preventing over-long lines, I would recommend the trusted
"overflow: auto;" CSS, which creates a scroll bar when the text width
exceeds the block width.

pre {  overflow: auto; }

On 3/23/07, Patrick R. Michaud <pmichaud at pobox.com> wrote:
> Based on a number of recent events, I'm thinking of switching the
> PmWiki default in 2.2.0 so that leading whitespace characters
> no longer produce preformatted text.  It would of course be
> available as an option for those who want it, or for those
> who have sites that have a lot of preformatted text based
> on the leading whitespace rule.
>
> Yes, this would mean substantially fixing up many existing
> preformatted sections of the PmWiki docs, and yes, I'm up for
> doing that if we decide to make this switch.
>
> This would not completely supplant the LiteralWhitespace
> recipe, as this only deals with removing the special
> interpretation of leading spaces as preformatted text.

-- 
Ben Wilson
"Words are the only thing which will last forever" Churchill