Displaying 20 results from an estimated 4000 matches similar to: "on the philosophical aspects of a specification"
2008 Sep 08
13
list corner case
I'm curious how people think the following *should* be interpreted:
- one
2. two
http://babelmark.bobtfish.net/?markdown=-++one%0D%0A2.+two%0D%0A%0D%0A
As you can see, implementations split into three groups here:
(a) treat as an unordered list
Markdown.pl, Python markdown, MultiMarkdown, BlueCloth, MarkdownJ,
Showdown
(b) treat as an unordered list with an ordered
2011 May 10
13
Proposed table specification (long!)
Gentlefolk,
I have been thinking on Markdown's lack of "proper" table support for a long
while now. Here's where I have arrived...
## I Don't Like HTML Tables
It is often argued that embedded HTML is the way to markdown rich tables.
Unfortunately, this contradicts the higher markdown ideal that a raw
markdown document (including tables!) should be good
1. Firstly for
2006 Oct 17
2
back-translation and round-tripping
i'll be doing some experiments myself,
but i thought i'd ask here first about
back-translation and round-tripping
with markdown and its xhtml output.
the object is to take markdown output,
reduce it back to a markdown text-file,
then regenerate the output again and
compare it with the "original" output,
repeating if necessary until there exists
a pair of files that give perfect
2010 Mar 05
11
Markdown development
Not only is [Markdown] dead, it's starting to smell really bad. (Apologies to Pike.)
It's author appears to have little interest in developing the tool and participating in the community which uses it.
I'd like to see the community cooperate toward a specification which addresses the shortcomings and ambiguities of Markdown (even if it need be released under a new name).
2011 Jun 23
4
markdown conversions
alan said:
> I think I am in agreement,
> if by "isn't necessary" you mean to say that
> simply providing more features to Markdown
> doesn't force end users to use them,
> or even really know they exist.
except that wasn't what i meant.
i mean that it's not necessary to trade simplicity
in order to get the power of additional
2009 Feb 26
3
elastic tabstops, proportional fonts, and more
nick said:
> http://nickgravgaard.com/elastictabstops/
exactly. thanks for writing it up, nick.
the only thing i'd add is the notion that
tables should be copyfit to the viewport.
if the viewport gives you plenty of room,
give the columns some breathing space.
if not, tighten them as much as needed.
***
> http://readown.googlecode.com/
cool. now how about an
2011 Oct 06
5
godspeed, steve
godspeed, steve. thanks for giving us the tools to catch fish.
-bowerbird
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2012 May 19
4
Is there anyone would like to hold a standard organization of Markdown syntax?
My stackoverflow question here:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9222990/is-there-an-official-organization-for-discussing-or-releasing-standard-markdown.
And github issue here: https://github.com/michelf/php-markdown/issues/27.
So, if there were somebody hold that, the markdown world would be much
better than ever!
If held, the ORG need a concil to discuss standard, and a website to
publish
2012 Jun 16
2
A better guide to Markdown
Hello!
Is there a simpler, better designed guide to Markdown than
http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/ that I can refer my
forum users to? Something Googleish-looking. Or do forum owners usually end
up having to write their own guides?
Thank you!
Mikkel
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2011 Oct 15
5
fuck yeah markdown
brett terpstra continues his obsession with markdown...
> http://fuckyeahmarkdown.com/
there's also a g-rated version:
> http://heckyesmarkdown.com/
brett has accomplished more in the last three months
than this listserve accomplished in the last three years.
and it looks like he's only just getting started...
meanwhile, fletcher is about to send off his rocket,
which
2011 Jun 06
9
fried fish, available, for free
i've released the first beta of my e-book converter-tool.
you are invited to throw stones at it (and at me) if you like:
> http://jaguarps.com
"beta" is a compromise. i developed it on a mac, so that
particular version is solid. but "alpha" would be a better
label for the status of the windows and linux versions, so
if you have one of _those_ machines, and you
2013 Sep 10
3
newbie seeks repo for markdown
hello, i am looking for advice regarding the best repo from
which to download "markdown" for use on a mac.
on my ubuntu machine i just installed some standard markdown
package with apt-get. but i have not found anything
equivalent for my mac machine.
i am looking for a maintained package from a reputable repo
site that can be automatically installed and upgraded using
the packaging
2013 Jul 05
1
fan_fucking_tastic
While I empathize with your predicament, I generally prefer not to have
expletives in my inbox. Also, what has this to do with markdown?
On Jul 5, 2013 7:20 PM, "bowerbird" <bowerbird at aol.com> wrote:
> fan_fucking_tastic.
>
> somebody hit another one of the dead skunks on this road.
>
> -bowerbird
>
> _______________________________________________
>
2011 Jul 14
5
can you see the future?
looks like my message from last week
about writing tools was right on time...
we are enjoying a display of fireworks
now going off in this particular arena...
fletcher started work on an editing app
with markdown-preview built right in,
after reporting on his blog that he had
"seen the future" in ali's post last month,
where ali debuted his syntax highlighter,
and fletcher is
2011 Dec 04
2
let's get this established, one way or the other, once and for all
seumas said:
> What confuses me is what
> this all has to do with markdown.
david said:
> I find discussion of techniques for
> building Markdown parsers very interesting.
i can justify myself. indeed, it's a good exercise every so often,
just to ensure that your position and directionality are focused.
but it's not right, or fair, that every month, someone
2011 Oct 20
6
maybe a year ago, but not today
sherwood said:
> If agreement is reached, then the group
> looks at variants 6,7,8,9 and inquires
> if they would like to join in this effort.
well, that kind of leveraged consensus would have
been the way to go about this process a year ago.
but not today.
> Has anyone collected a would-be canonical list
> of either the ambiguous cases in original MD,
>
2011 Aug 17
2
Metadata syntax (was Universal syntax for Markdown)
So, hi all. First time commenting on the list.
I personally think having tags (whether of type "author:" or type "by")
is useful for two reasons.
One: It allows multiple tags to be entered. Two, it clears up the
potential problem listed by Fletcher regarding tags.
by Christoph Freitag
Affiliation: XYZ
by Fletcher T. Penney
Affiliation: ABC
tags: Markdown, Standardization,
2012 Aug 01
2
very impressive
jquery table editor in .html:
> http://warpech.github.com/jquery-handsontable/index.htm
-bowerbird
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2011 Jun 22
3
markdown conversion routines
i am considering writing converters
between my "zen markup language'
and "markdown", but i don't know
which version of markdown to target.
i'd think it'd be the "pandoc" version,
and i understand that to be closest to
"multimarkdown", but gruber has said
he "disagrees" with "almost every part"
of multimarkdown's syntax
2012 Apr 20
2
a blade of grass cracks the sidewalk
spring has sprung, so on this day of grass,
i guess i just can't hold this back any more.
> http://zenmagiclove.com/aarp2.py
voila. a dingus for zen markup language.
lighter than markdown.
_and_ more powerful...
i know. wha? go figure.
not that it's a competition.
supporters will love finally seeing a look.
detractors will love the bugs i left in there,
just for them, as