Are you ready to switch to HTML parsing permanently?

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78 Date 2010-04-14 00:49

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Are you ready?

Trustmaster
#24085 2010-04-14 00:49
We started to discuss it in HTML parsing vs. BBcode topic and now I would like to know if our developers and community are ready for a global move from BBcode to HTML parsing.

Here are some positive and negative sides of such a decision:
Pros:
  1. Use of popular WYSIWYG editors
  2. Limitless layout tweaking abilities (for users with enough permissions)
  3. Better typography support
  4. No more need to invent bbcodes and edit nasty regexps
  5. No need to call parsers on output, just output the data as it is
  6. Smaller database size: only html version of strings is stored
Cons:
  1. HTML purifier is required to make sure HTML is neat and secure
  2. A migration script will be needed to accurately covert existing pages
  3. Some existing plugins depend on bbcode parsing
  4. We are so used to our lovely bbcodes :P

Now I'd like to know your opinion. Also, some recommendations on HTML editor choice are required as it may be the next poll.
May the Source be with you!
This post was edited by Trustmaster (2010-04-14 23:36, 14 years ago)