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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Markdown Tools - Request for a Sponsor
From:       Benson Muite <benson_muite () emailplus ! org>
Date:       2024-03-23 11:26:46
Message-ID: 7db3faf6-c7fc-bd7b-6625-e3359dc9685e () emailplus ! org
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On 17/03/2024 20.40, Igor Mironchik wrote:
> 
> On 17.03.2024 18:54, Benson Muite wrote:
>>> Does it have a set of tests?
>>>
>>> I don't know how complicated AsciiDoc format is, maybe it's simpler of
>>> Markdown?
>>>
>> It is more complicated than Markdown as it is more complete and allows
>> for some self-consistent extensibility.
> 
> More complete is not more complex for parsing... In Markdown a lot of
> complexes. But I will think on it.
> 
>> There is a lack of tools for AsciiDoc, but would not make that the
>> primary concern.  If it can be done, it would be nice, but it seems
>> challenging.
> 
> 
> The problem is that I see users of AsciiDoc even less of Markdown...
> 

Markdown is very popular, but in many applications it is extended in non
standard ways. Org mode is another readable markup language, but unlike
Asciidoc it seems to have C++ libraries:
https://github.com/mirkoboehm/OrgModeParser
https://github.com/haxscramper/haxorg

Most org mode users use Emacs, but giving an alternative editor may be
useful.
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