I've seen github's blog-aware static site generator satisfy the top two below requirements with some succes: https://github.com/mojombo/jekyll
On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 1:20 PM, Sonia Hamilton <so...@snowfrog.net> wrote: > I've had my blog on wordpress.com for years, and I'm looking for better > blogging software - recommendations? > > A "Better" blog for me: > > * handles code (automatically does syntax highlighting) and text well. Ruby > code of course, but also Shell, Python, Clojure, whatever > > * can use a lightweight markup language like Markdown instead of <shudder> > html. Wordpress can do this, but I don't know about previous point > > * (harder) can do "callouts" from code listings. You might have seen > callouts in some of the NoStarch books - they're the little numbers in > circles in code listings, that look like copyright symbols or @'s, so you > can refer to points in a code listing from your text. > > A bit off topic I know, but I thought any answers that come up would > interest other Ruby bloggers... > > -- > Sonia Hamilton. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. > To post to this group, send email to rails-oceania@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rails-oceania+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en. > > -- Michael Pearson The Bon Scotts; http://www.thebonscotts.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. To post to this group, send email to rails-oceania@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rails-oceania+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en.