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Re: XMD, Markdown with an XML target

• From: davep <davep@dpawson.co.uk>
• To: xml-dev <xml-dev@lists.xml.org>
• Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2014 15:49:01 +0100

It seems one step closer to standardization has been started.
http://standardmarkdown.com/ 

Missed one W3C?

regards 


On Fri, 9 May 2014 09:27:17 +0100
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.
> 



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