# Textile alternative

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/textile-alternative/133336>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 30, 2008, 11:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/textile-alternative/133336 "2008-03-30T11:53:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![nauhaie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/3ab097/32.png) [@nauhaie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nauhaie)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2008, 11:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/textile-alternative/133336/1 "2008-03-30T11:53:48Z")

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Hi!

I am looking for a little advice here.

I am currently using Textile for my website. Redactors are allowed to  
use plain HTML or Textile without limitation, and readers (for comments)  
are only allowed to usec :filter\_styles-ized Textile (I don’t want them  
to use style=“font-size: 10000pt;”)

However, as RedCloth is not supported anymore (I know of SuperRedCloth,  
which was not feature-complete, espacially as far as filtering is  
concerned, but there hasn’t been any new version since the first  
one…).

I know of markdown, and I have been suggested to use Wiki syntax, which  
is well-known.

I am most interested in your experience. Do you know of a Wiki Parser  
which is not integrated in a complete-featured wiki? (I just need a  
wiki-to-HTML parser for my existing website).

Here are my requirements:

- External and independant (simple Wiki-to-HTML parser)
- Full-featured (tables, images, etc.)
- Ability to filter HTML for comments (with the parser itself, or  
external tool/filter?)

So if you know of a solution, I would really apperciate a little advice!

Thank you very much!!

Nauhaie

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**Author:** ![nauhaie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/3ab097/32.png) [@nauhaie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nauhaie)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2008, 8:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/textile-alternative/133336/2 "2008-03-30T20:48:05Z")

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Nauhaie,

I’m interested in what others may offer, but one thing you might  
consider is dropping in TinyMCE: [http://tinymce.moxiecode.com/](http://tinymce.moxiecode.com/) and  
using that for your text areas. Then, instead of users having to use  
or know markup or markdown, they have a nice graphical toolbar (ala  
Word). I used it in a Rails app and it was nice to have the specific  
editor-type features I wanted, including a couple of customized ones.

HTH!

-Danimal

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