diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index e64a7abe..5ff93dea 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.0.8 (2012-09-08 21:59:44) stable
+Version 2.0.8 (2012-09-08 22:22:02) stable
diff --git a/gluon/contrib/markmin/markmin2html.py b/gluon/contrib/markmin/markmin2html.py
index ab75aeb5..bde911fb 100755
--- a/gluon/contrib/markmin/markmin2html.py
+++ b/gluon/contrib/markmin/markmin2html.py
@@ -559,6 +559,29 @@ def markmin_escape(text):
     return regex_markmin_escape.sub(
        lambda m: '\\'+m.group(0).replace('\\','\\\\'), text)
 
+def replace_autolinks(text,autolinks):
+    return regex_auto.sub(lambda m: autolinks(m.group('k')), text)
+
+def replace_at_urls(text,url):
+    # this is experimental @{function/args}
+    # turns into a digitally signed URL
+    def u1(match,url=url):
+        a,c,f,args = match.group('a','c','f','args')
+        return url(a=a or None,c=c or None,f = f or None,
+                   args=args.split('/'), scheme=True, host=True)
+    return regex_URL.sub(u1,text)
+
+def replace_components(text,env):
+    def u2(match, env=env):
+        f = env.get(match.group('a'), match.group(0))
+        if callable(f):
+            try:
+                f = f(match.group('b'))
+            except Exception, e:
+                f = 'ERROR: %s' % e
+            return str(f)
+    return regex_env.sub(u2, text)
+
 def autolinks_simple(url):
     """
     it automatically converts the url to link,
@@ -829,13 +852,7 @@ def render(text,
     text = regex_backslash.sub(lambda m: m.group(1).translate(ttab_in), text)
 
     if URL is not None:
-        # this is experimental @{function/args}
-        # turns into a digitally signed URL
-        def u1(match,URL=URL):
-            a,c,f,args = match.group('a','c','f','args')
-            return URL(a=a or None,c=c or None,f = f or None,
-                       args=args.split('/'), scheme=True, host=True)
-        text = regex_URL.sub(u1,text)
+        text = replace_at_urls(text,URL)
 
     if latex == 'google':
         text = regex_dd.sub('``\g<latex>``:latex ', text)
@@ -878,7 +895,7 @@ def render(text,
         text = regex_proto.sub(lambda m: protolinks(*m.group('p','k')), text)
 
     if autolinks:
-        text = regex_auto.sub(lambda m: autolinks(m.group('k')), text)
+        text = replace_autolinks(text,lambda m: autolinks(m.group('k')))
 
     #############################################################
     # normalize spaces
@@ -1304,15 +1321,7 @@ def render(text,
     text = regex_expand_meta.sub(expand_meta, text)
 
     if environment:
-        def u2(match, environment=environment):
-            f = environment.get(match.group('a'), match.group(0))
-            if callable(f):
-                try:
-                    f = f(match.group('b'))
-                except Exception, e:
-                    f = 'ERROR: %s' % e
-            return str(f)
-        text = regex_env.sub(u2, text)
+        text = replace_components(text,environment)
 
     return text.translate(ttab_out)
 
diff --git a/gluon/tools.py b/gluon/tools.py
index 75873cf5..8ae9fe9e 100644
--- a/gluon/tools.py
+++ b/gluon/tools.py
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ from utils import web2py_uuid
 from fileutils import read_file, check_credentials
 from gluon import *
 from gluon.contrib.autolinks import expand_one
+from gluon.contrib.markmin.markmin2html import \
+    replace_at_urls, replace_autolinks, replace_components
 from gluon.dal import Row
 
 import serializers
@@ -4486,6 +4488,15 @@ class Wiki(object):
                     *[A(t.strip(),_href=URL(args='_search',vars=dict(q=t)))
                       for t in page.tags or [] if t.strip()]).xml()
         return html
+    def html_render(self,page):
+        html = page.body
+        # @///function -> http://..../function
+        html = replace_at_urls(html,URL)
+        # http://...jpg -> <img src="http://...jpg/> or oembed
+        html = replace_autolinks(html,lambda link: expand_one(link,{}))
+        # @{component:name} -> <script>embed component name</script>
+        html = replace_components(html,self.env)
+        return html
     @staticmethod
     def component(text):
         """
@@ -4500,6 +4511,7 @@ class Wiki(object):
         self.env = env or {}
         self.env['component'] = Wiki.component
         if render == 'markmin': render=self.markmin_render
+        elif render == 'html': render=self.html_render
         self.auth = auth
         if self.auth.user:
             self.force_prefix = force_prefix % self.auth.user