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Re: XMD, Markdown with an XML target

• From: Wendell Piez <wapiez@wendellpiez.com>
• To: davep <davep@dpawson.co.uk>
• Date: Fri, 30 May 2014 09:28:57 -0400

Dave,

Yes, mixed content becomes more of a thing entirely, and essential for
the kind of application we're thinking of here. But Steve's thing is
still very suggestive.

IIRC, at Balisage he demonstrated a toy implementation, but it was not
complete or shareable notwithstanding general clamor for it.

I agree this would be a wicked cool thing to have.

Cheers, Wendell


On Fri, May 30, 2014 at 4:26 AM, davep <davep@dpawson.co.uk> wrote:
> On Thu, 29 May 2014 10:57:25 -0400
> Wendell Piez <wapiez@wendellpiez.com> wrote:
>
>> 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
>
> Thanks Wendell. I've not heard Steve Pemberton on this list, though he
> may monitor. Do you know if he's implemented this?
>
> That piece seems appropriate insofar as it is a plain text to XML,
> though the source, as CSS is *slightly* more structured than MD.
> [Why do people get so het up about round tripping?]
> I'm pondering the implications of inline MD markup vs the block based
> CSS  model presented? He demonstrates processing blocks with a property
> list.
>
> css: (rule)*.
> rule: selector, block.
> block: "{", (property)*";", "}".
> property:  name, ":", value; .
> name: ...
> value: ...
>
> I don't see immediately how inlines might be introduced.
>
> I had been looking at
> https://pypi.python.org/pypi/Markdown gives a robust MD with HTML
> target. I've been looking at their approach, though the HTML is pretty
> well embedded.
>
> Thanks 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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> --
>
> regards
>
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  • XMD, Markdown with an XML target
    • From: davep <davep@dpawson.co.uk>
  • Re: XMD, Markdown with an XML target
    • From: Wendell Piez <wapiez@wendellpiez.com>
  • Re: XMD, Markdown with an XML target
    • From: davep <davep@dpawson.co.uk>