On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:40:01 +0000 (UTC) T o n g <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:12:03 -0700, Amit Uttamchandani wrote: > > > Inspired by the easy to use wiki syntax, I've been looking around for > > similar markups that allow for basic "rich text" output. > > > > The most promising markup I came across is reStructured Text. It is quite > > straightforward to use and seems like it can output to pretty much > > anything out there. It is also implemented in Python I think, which I am > > quite familiar with, so that's a plus. > > > > Now, the situation is, I write a lot of notes in class on my laptop. I > > pretty much just use Vim and just type it out. . . > > > > Now, when I print this out...it is just as is. Sometimes I have some code > > written and I want it all "pretty printed" with the heading, italics, etc. > > Maybe, but I'll encourage you to also take a look at AsciiDoc. > > http://xpt.sourceforge.net/techdocs/nix/tool/asciidoc-usg/ > http://xpt.sourceforge.net/techdocs/nix/tool/asciidoc-syn/ > > because on closely read what you asked for and what the answers given, I > believe AsciiDoc beats all the suggestions so far. > > - wiki, or markdown, their syntax are still not straight forward as AsciiDoc > - one-page wiki engine is nice, but I guess you would look at the source > of your note, than the presentation of it most of the time. > - latex, yes, I use it to write my thesis, but not to take notes. > > The AsciiDoc syntax is near plain text. It is best for people who work on > the text source most of the time, e.g., for note taking IMHO. I use it > publish all the notes that I took. And it wasn't hard to follow/convert my > existing notes. > > AsciiDoc is so well known that it has plug-ins that allows you do syntax > highlighting as well, for Vim & Emacs, etc. Here is one for Emacs > > http://xpt.sourceforge.net/tools/doc-mode/ > > Take a look at the "1.2. Screen Shots" section, you will see how easy > AsciiDoc syntax is. > > Moreover, AsciiDoc uses Python, which is a plus for you. > Wow...I think you have solved my problem. I took one look at this and this is it. I am downloading the source as I'm writing this email and will post back results. Thank you for this. Amit -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
