From: Joey Hess Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 20:50:40 +0000 (-0500) Subject: response X-Git-Tag: 3.20100122~41 X-Git-Url: http://git.tremily.us/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=a0e06556db4a5c67f1fdf6f6dc4b6d275137b996;p=ikiwiki.git response --- diff --git a/doc/forum/link_to_an_image_inside_the_wiki_without_inlining_it.mdwn b/doc/forum/link_to_an_image_inside_the_wiki_without_inlining_it.mdwn index ce7baba50..f58b6b359 100644 --- a/doc/forum/link_to_an_image_inside_the_wiki_without_inlining_it.mdwn +++ b/doc/forum/link_to_an_image_inside_the_wiki_without_inlining_it.mdwn @@ -7,3 +7,35 @@ I tought this: would work, but it doesn't. Any hints? + +> Well, currently the syntax above will display the image +> inline with the specified link text used as an alt attribute. Although +> that does not seem to be documented anywhere. +> +> A few places that use that (found with `git grep '\[\[' | egrep 'png|gif|jpeg|jpg' |grep \|`): +> +> * [[logos]] uses it to provide useful alt texts for the logos. (This +> could easily be changed to use [[ikiwiki/directives/img]] though.) +> * The `change.tmpl` template uses it to display +> the [[diff|wikiicons/diff.png]] with a very useful "diff" alt text. +> Using [[ikiwiki/directives/img]] here would mean that the +> [[ikiwiki/plugins/recentchanges]] plugin would depend upon the img +> plugin. +> +> I do like your suggestion, it makes more sense than the current behavior. +> I'm not sure the transition pain to get from here to there is worth it, +> though. +> +> More broadly, if I were writing ikiwiki now, I might choose to leave out the +> auto-inlining of images altogether. In practice, it has added a certian level +> of complexity to ikiwiki, with numerous plugins needing to specify +> `noimageinline` to avoid accidentially inlining an image. And there has not +> been a lot of payoff from having the auto-inlining feature implicitly +> available most places. And the img directive allows much needed control over +> display, so it would be better for users to not have to worry about its +> lesser cousin. But the transition from here to *there* would be another order +> of pain. +> +> Anyway, the cheap and simple answer to your question is to use html +> or markdown instead of a [[ikiwiki/wikilink]]. Ie, +> `[look at this](img/lolcat.jpg)`. --[[Joey]]