Re: [xwiki-users] Need to allow users to type in link in CKEditor using double brackets [[link]]

Maybe you`re mixing things a bit. A WYSIWYG (in this case, CKEditor) exists so that you don`t have to enter raw syntax (in this case, XWiki syntax, i.e. link syntax) in the editor. Anything the user enters in the editor needs to look the same it was entered, but, when it is saved, needs to be safe and escaped so that the document structure will not break. If you insist on entering raw syntax, I again direct you to use the "Source" tab/button and do the needed change, assuming that you take responsibility for the consequences (i.e. that your change does not break the underlying document and that CKEditor will still be able to display it nicely in WYSIWYG mode). Now, what you might actually want, is a typing shortcut inside CK to be able to start writing "[[" and then get an autosuggest dropdown with page titles that you could quickly link to. Once you select a page, CK would show the title of the selected page and it should be a link to the selected page (but it should not display war syntax "[[page]]", since that`s what is going on in the background and does not concern the user). The same idea was for easily linking to users (i.e. referencing/mentioning) by typing "@" and then getting an autosuggest to link to a user's profile. These usecases are shortcuts that require some customization of XWIki`s CK in order to be supported and have nothing to do with the default CKEditor`s features or preferences. These usecases would be really nice to have, but unfortunatelly are not yet supported by XWiki, even if we`ve discussed about them in the past (I am unable to find the jira issue right now, not sure there is one). Note: After talking with Marius about this, he`s reminded me that the above usecase is much more well suited for the wiki syntax editor (and for power users), since regular users might have problems when actually trying to type in "[[" or "@", so this should not be a WYSIWYG (CK) feature. I agree with his point of view and kept the 2nd paragraph above, just for putting things into perspective. Thanks, Eduard On Thu, Apr 6, 2017 at 3:04 AM, wprussell <wprussell(a)eimexperts.com> wrote: