Re: bowerbird was correct all along
keith said:
You first proposed using zml!
well, i suggested that z.m.l. was the best format to use, because it was molded from the existing pg-text format. and it would still be the best one to use, for that reason. many p.g. text-files are _already_ z.m.l. files in disguise. but i often said that other light-markup systems would be almost as good. the one i would usually recommend was markdown, because it's now supported quite widely. but i also suggested ascii-doc, and restructured-text... ascii-doc is used lots of places, and restructured-text has been the format that python uses for documentation. and there is also wiki-formatting, like wikipedia uses, which means that lots of people are familiar with that. what you will see if you look at these systems closely is that many of them are not as "light" as they could be... they essentially require you to learn a _new_ markup... the next thing you will notice is that they are not geared specifically to the special and unique needs of e-books... which means you have to formulate some workarounds... it was with those two observations in mind, therefore, that i developed the approach that i used with z.m.l., which is yet another reason why it'd be the best choice. but, you know, p.g. will do what marcello wants it to, as he's in the power position where he can block stuff. and since marcello wants to use r.s.t., p.g. will use r.s.t.
I proposed using LaTeX or similar syntax!
latex is most definitely _not_ light-markup. sorry, keith. -bowerbird
Hi BB, We been there and back again as Tolkien said. I have look at RST and it is not as light as one may think. LaTeX proper is yes a heavy and powerful system. If you can remember my proposal was not to use LaTex to its full potential for markup just use the a minimal subset. RST is exactly that! I can do the same with LaTeX and keep the readabilty on the same level. Furthermore I had said use the syntax or tags. Simple and clear to use. All that would be needed was a utility to parse the file and create the other formats. This is the approach being taken NOW. After 10 or more years. RST is extensiable so that they can add special needs. What has to be avoided is that they have strict guidelines which everybody conforms to. TEI had went the over way and became to convoluted to the extend that it is not that useful. According to what Greg has said in another post they are going down the path which I have always advocated. Which is a very good idea. At least we can say they have learned their lesson. How well time will tell! regards Keith. Am 19.12.2010 um 05:52 schrieb Bowerbird@aol.com:
keith said:
You first proposed using zml!
well, i suggested that z.m.l. was the best format to use, because it was molded from the existing pg-text format. and it would still be the best one to use, for that reason. many p.g. text-files are _already_ z.m.l. files in disguise.
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I proposed using LaTeX or similar syntax!
latex is most definitely _not_ light-markup. sorry, keith.
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