Waylan Limberg wrote: > On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 11:36 AM, Jason Blevins > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I couldn't find any discussion of it on the list, but here's the > > changelog entry: > > > > 1.0.2b2 - 20 Mar 2005 > > > > + Experimental support for [this] as a synonym for [this][]. > > Interestingly, this a completely different use for single-bracketed > text than I use and see on a daily basis. As I mentioned before, I see > it more as a shortcut footnote type syntax for links only when text is > expected to be read in plain text format.
Thats a good point--I wasn't making the distinction before. Using numbers in brackets like so [1] is definitely a common notation for footnotes. I use it myself in emails but I didn't make the connection. It's also common for math and engineering journals to use that notation for references. Interestingly, that's how peg-markdown (with extensions via -x) renders footnotes. Instead of the link being a superscript '1', you get '[1]'. I actually like that better for the web I think. Superscripts are nice in print, but there you don't have to click on them. -- Jason Blevins Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Economics, Duke University http://jblevins.org/ _______________________________________________ Markdown-Discuss mailing list Markdown-Discuss@six.pairlist.net http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/markdown-discuss
