Talk:Wikipedia Client

standalone software

Is there stand-alone software (i.e. not browser-based) available for creating/editing Wikipedia entries? For example, that expedites the link-creation process, is WYSIWYG? I've scoured the 'pedia and haven't found a reference to any. —Frecklefoot 18:06 18 Jul 2003 (UTC)

It'd be very useful. When I'm not using public 'puter, I use Microsoft FrontPage, which is not ideal because HTML and stuff. --Menchi 18:12 18 Jul 2003 (UTC)

To append the earlier question: Is there any interest in such a (free) program? —Frecklefoot 19:52 18 Jul 2003 (UTC)

A GUI tool would be useful in that it would generate correct markup, but can't it be browser based? Users could either choose to use the current text box source editor, or a graphic editor using DHTML. CGS 20:16 18 Jul 2003 (UTC).

A syntax file for a text editor is all you need. I've been meaning to do one for EditPlus for a while but haven't got around to it yet. I think User:Tim Starling already did one for ... er ... Vi. Tannin

I don't understand: a syntax file only dictates how the source should be colour highlighted in the editor - it doesn't provide a GUI editor. Editors like Vi can only deal with the text source. You could write some macros for Emacs that did things like made the selected text a link - but you would still be looking at the source, and how useful is a macro that just inserts [[..]] around your selection? CGS 10:15 19 Jul 2003 (UTC).

Lots of good, CGS. You can see at a glance if you have got your syntax right. For example, how many times have you had to re-edit a page because you wrote [[Wikipedia:Village pump] when you meant to write Village pump? With a good text editor and a syntax file, your mistake is highlighted in colour and you can spot it right away. Tannin

What you want is a m:Wikipedia Client. It's been proposed but no-one's written one. There's an HTML→Wiki convertor, so you could write the text in an HTML editor and convert it. Unfortunately that doesn't do what I think is most sorely needed: a wikification aid allowing you to quickly determine whether a given page exists, what it redirects to if anything, and whether or not it's a disambiguation page. See Wikipedia:Syntax highlighting for my Vim (not Vi) highlighting file. -- Tim Starling 10:27 19 Jul 2003 (UTC)

I, and 4 others are currently working on a Python API which could be used by anyone to make software which interacts with wikipedia. If you are interested please send me an e-mail.

Wikipedia Clients (note the plural)

Is WINOR any more important than WWW-Mediawiki-Client? If not, then why is one emphasised more? It's confusing. Brianjd | Why restrict HTML? | 10:07, August 21, 2005 (UTC)

Progess

It been so long, we write 2006 and nothing has happens since it thise. I tried af few off the link, but the all seem closed or not working. And no help to get anywhere.. So i would really like to hear what happen to all thise. Sounded like a good projekt, and 1 i diffently would like to see. --- snortop, 16:42 Maj 26, 2005