Markdown Discuss - May 2006 - Announcement: Markdown-0.2 for PmWiki

Announcing a new release of the PmWiki Markdown extension.[1] This
release introduces an improvement in page rendering, examples of
syntax,[2] and better support for Atx (up from none). I have also
established a page to help keep interested parties informed of
changes, to include a discussion group.[3] There are still problems
with loose lists and blockquotes, but this is a 0.2 release. The
syntax page helps show the degree of integration between Markdown and
PmWiki.

Changes in v.0.2
----------------

   * Fixed problem with freezing page loads when
     combining bullet lists and asterisk-based emphasis
   * Added (limited) Atx heading support. You must
     trail the heading with at least one pound symbol.
   * Created syntax page.
   * Updated documentation.

[1]: http://pmwiki.org/wiki/Cookbook/Markdown
[2]: http://dausha.net/Markdown/Syntax
[3]: http://dausha.net/Markdown/

Ben Wilson

I see you're extending the setext headers to a third level by using a
row of tildes as the underline. I like the idea of another level of
headers, but I wonder if tilde is the right character. Because it's
about as "dark" as a row of hyphens, it does not provide the visual
clue that it's a lower level of header. What would you think of a row
of periods, leaving us with

Section
======
Subsection
----------

Sub-subsection
..............

As with many things Markdown, the example above looks better with a
monospaced font than with a proportional font.

-- 
Dr. Drang