[dokuwiki] externallink plugin syntax

Hi all,
        Somewhat related to the "DMS: organize external material"
thread.  Being interested in that solution I took my first look at the
externallink plugin that was mentioned.  Wondering if anyone else finds
the plugin syntax puzzling:

[[@page|name]] links to http://localhost:88/dokuwiki/doku.php/page
[[@/page|name]] links to http://localhost:88/page
[[@?do=recent|name]] links to
http://localhost:88/dokuwiki/doku.php/?do=recent

        IMHO the first two syntaxes should be reversed.  Based on the
first & last examples it would appear that "@" represents
"http://localhost:88/dokuwiki/doku.php/";; however, the middle example
seems to defy this.  Since the last url example doesn't need the last
"/" character, I think it would be more logical to have "@" represent
"http://localhost:88/dokuwiki/doku.php";.  Then "@/page" would be used to
append the "page" parameter to the main wiki URL just like using
"@?do=recent" appends the recent page search parameter.  Likewise, the
"@page" syntax would now instruct to move "outside" the wiki to fulfill
the request.  I just think this would be cleaner.

Anyone with experience with the plugin care to share their thoughts on
this?

B

-----Original Message-----
From: dokuwiki-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:dokuwiki-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dmitry Katsubo
Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2008 1:31 AM
To: dokuwiki@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [dokuwiki] Re: DMS: organize external material

Hi!

Can http://www.dokuwiki.org/plugin:externallink plugin help you?

> I would like to dedicate a part of my dokuwiki to storing external
> documentation (editor's white papers and users guide, articles found
on
> the web...).
> 
> I couldn't find any example on the Web.
> All I found was articles or bookmarks repository examples.


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