Re: [xml-dev] XMD, Markdown with an XML target

[Wendell Piez <wapiez@wendellpiez.com>]

Dave,

Take a look at http://www.balisage.net/Proceedings/vol10/html/Pemberton01/BalisageVol10-Pemberton01.html

Is Steven Pemberton on this channel? This work is brilliant. (This is
a way of saying I want one.)

Cheers, Wendell




On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 4:27 AM, davep <davep@dpawson.co.uk> wrote:
> XMD  Markdown targeted at XML for processing.
>
> Markdown is a decided success, until you realise you need n extensions
> for your use case. The many implementations, all producing HTML, some
> producing others show its utility, yet together show a need for some
> form of standardisation albeit with a level of flexibility.
>
> With the emphasis on Extensibility, marrying markdown with XML struck
> me as a possible solution to this issue. If a standard means of
> configuration were available mapping markup to XML markup, would it
> be possible to roll your own XMD?
>
> I think this list has the skillset to pull the idea to pieces and
> maybe build a solution from those pieces.
>
> --
>
> regards
>
> --
> Dave Pawson
> XSLT XSL-FO FAQ.
> http://www.dpawson.co.uk
>
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