support for wiki syntax, including internal links

[joshsh]

Currently, atom values are opaque. Formatting syntax in the text of atoms has been avoided, as it makes special logic for display necessary, and complicates automated analysis of text.

However, certain wiki syntax would be very useful, such as [internal links][7cYd8xt] and external links.

Brain-mode already uses wiki-style bulleted, indented lists. Certain markup such as font face and color might clash with Brain-mode's use of fonts to encode information about an atom, but would be useful in creating content for the Web. Existing tools such as Markdown Mode could be used for rendering.

[JeffreyBenjaminBrown]

The clash you describe could be helped by single-character colored flags prepended or appended to individual nodes. As a Freeplane importer, I would enjoy being able to assign the property " don't (unless it is asked for) display this node as a child, but prepend any display of any parent of this node with a blue flag" to the node that represents what was in Freeplane the blue font.

[joshsh]

A, colorized column would carry the same information, although I wonder whether it would have the same visual impact as styling the entire line. There is always room for another view style.

I think what you describe -- styling a node on the basis of its neighbors -- goes beyond wiki text and gets into dynamic views. Also a future possibility.