Re: [SLUG] simple text formatting language

2008-05-29 Thread Sonia Hamilton
* Sonia Hamilton [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2008-05-29 10:27:39 +1000]: Can anyone recommend a simple text formatting language/package? Thanks everyone for your suggestions - a lot to experiment with :-) Sonia. signature.asc Description: Digital signature -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing

[SLUG] simple text formatting language

2008-05-28 Thread Sonia Hamilton
Can anyone recommend a simple text formatting language/package? To explain a bit more: I want a formatting language that's text based (so it's easier to keep track of diffs in source control, and editable in vim), for doing stuff you'd usually do in Open Office Word Processor - bullet points,

Re: [SLUG] simple text formatting language

2008-05-28 Thread Erik de Castro Lopo
Sonia Hamilton wrote: Can anyone recommend a simple text formatting language/package? To explain a bit more: I want a formatting language that's text based (so it's easier to keep track of diffs in source control, and editable in vim), for doing stuff you'd usually do in Open Office Word

Re: [SLUG] simple text formatting language

2008-05-28 Thread Mick Pollard
On Thu, 29 May 2008 10:27:39 +1000 Sonia Hamilton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can anyone recommend a simple text formatting language/package? To explain a bit more: I want a formatting language that's text based (so it's easier to keep track of diffs in source control, and editable in vim),

Re: [SLUG] simple text formatting language

2008-05-28 Thread david . lyon
Quoting Sonia Hamilton [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Can anyone recommend a simple text formatting language/package? To explain a bit more: I want a formatting language that's text based (so it's easier to keep track of diffs in source control, and editable in vim), for doing stuff you'd usually do in

Re: [SLUG] simple text formatting language

2008-05-28 Thread Ken Foskey
On Thu, 2008-05-29 at 10:27 +1000, Sonia Hamilton wrote: Can anyone recommend a simple text formatting language/package? To explain a bit more: I want a formatting language that's text based (so it's easier to keep track of diffs in source control, and editable in vim), for doing stuff

Re: [SLUG] simple text formatting language

2008-05-28 Thread Michael Lake
Sonia Hamilton wrote: Can anyone recommend a simple text formatting language/package? To explain a bit more: I want a formatting language that's text based (so it's easier to keep track of diffs in source control, and editable in vim), for doing stuff you'd usually do in Open Office Word

Re: [SLUG] simple text formatting language

2008-05-28 Thread Alan L Tyree
On Thu, 29 May 2008 10:27:39 +1000 Sonia Hamilton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can anyone recommend a simple text formatting language/package? To explain a bit more: I want a formatting language that's text based (so it's easier to keep track of diffs in source control, and editable in vim),

Re: [SLUG] simple text formatting language

2008-05-28 Thread Daniel Pittman
Michael Lake [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Sonia Hamilton wrote: Can anyone recommend a simple text formatting language/package? I use a combination of tools; Markdown via PanDoc and ConTeXt being key among them, for different purposes. To explain a bit more: I want a formatting language that's

Re: [SLUG] simple text formatting language

2008-05-28 Thread jam
On Thursday 29 May 2008 09:49:23 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can anyone recommend a simple text formatting language/package? To explain a bit more: I want a formatting language that's text based (so it's easier to keep track of diffs in source control, and editable in vim), for doing stuff

Re: [SLUG] simple text formatting language

2008-05-28 Thread Alan L Tyree
On Thu, 29 May 2008 10:26:42 +0800 jam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thursday 29 May 2008 09:49:23 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can anyone recommend a simple text formatting language/package? To explain a bit more: I want a formatting language that's text based (so it's easier to keep