On Thursday 17 November 2011 11:50:12 am Calvin Morrison wrote:
> My Mistake, I meant to say "markdown". In which you do almost no specific
> formatting, no sizes or colors. This is all done when you generate the
> files the only markup you need for markdown is very basic. for example:
>
> *this is bold*
> _this is italic*
>
> # This is my top header
> ## second header
> ### third
>
> * here is a list iten
> * here is another list iten
> * here is the third and final item
I'll add that after MediaWiki, I find that fairly simple, but unless I have
to, I don't want to type more than needed. Pushing shift+8 before each list
item is harder than clicking the list button in LO Writer, pushing enter
after all items, then click the list button again. Shift+8 is easier than the
button only for a really short list, but for long lists, it's a bit
cumbersome.
Also, being used to CTRL+I, CTRL+B, etc., and seeing my changes instantly, I'm
likely to forget something obvious. I do that all the time with HTML. For
lots of markup or markdown code, my eyes would go crooked finding that one
mistake. I think others share that same experience.
I think the "shorter is easier" thing will, for most people, apply to
markdown, while "longer is easier" will be for word processors.
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Kristopher Gamrat
Ark Linux webmaster
http://www.arklinux.org/
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