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text=Here are some of the features and notes about PmWiki's design decisions.  Many of these derive directly from the [[PmWikiPhilosophy]] and lots of discussion on the [[mailing lists]].%0a%0a* PmWiki:FlatFileAdvantages - why PmWiki uses flat files to store pages instead of an SQL database%0a* PmWiki:HierarchicalGroups - why PmWiki doesn't support nested groups%0a* PmWiki:PageLocking - how PmWiki works without locking pages (see also [[simultaneous edits]])%0a* PmWiki:SearchImprovements - why PmWiki has a native search engine%0a* PmWiki:FilePermissions - some information about PmWiki's file permission settings%0a* PmWiki:WikiGroupMotivation - why WikiGroups%0a* PmWiki:WYSIWYG - why not WYSIWYG.%0a%0a%25trail%25 %3c%3c|[[DocumentationIndex]]|>>%0a%0a>>faq%3c%3c [[#faq]]%0a%0aQ: Why doesn't PmWiki  use hierarchical / nested groups?%0aA: It essentially comes down to figuring out how to handle %0apage links between nested groups; if someone can figure out %0aan obvious, intuitive way for authors to%0ado that, then nested groups become plausible.  See [[DesignNotes]]%0aand [[PmWiki:HierarchicalGroups]].%0a%0aQ: Why don't PmWiki's scripts have a closing ?> tag?%0aA: All of PmWiki's scripts now omit the closing ?> tag.  The tag is not%0arequired, and it avoids problems with unnoticed spaces or blank%0alines at the end of the file.  Also, some file transfer protocols%0amay change the newline character(s) in the file, which can also%0acause problems.  See also the [[http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.basic-syntax.instruction-separation.php | Instruction separation ]] page in the [[http://www.php.net/manual/en/index.php | PHP manual ]].%0a%0aQ: Does PmWiki support WYSIWYG editing (or something like the FCKEditor)?%0aA: Short answer:  PmWiki provides GUI buttons in a toolbar for common markups, but otherwise does not have WYSIWYG editing.  For the reasons why, see PmWiki:WYSIWYG.
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