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In lugnet.admin.general, Todd Lehman writes:
> Let me back up a bit. Maybe I didn't give enough of an example of how bad
> that other markup was that I was talking about. Here's a concrete example:
>
> If you were to write this in HTML:
>
> Hi, my name is Ed Boxer and I <I>really</I> love <B>Opera</B>,
> <B>LEGO®</B>, and <B>Boxing</B>!
>
> then in this other markup language, you'd have to write it like this:
>
> Hi, my name is Ed Boxer and I
> i really
> love
> b Opera
> ,
> b LEGO®
> , and
> b Boxing
> !
>
> (although I'm not 100% positive that it actually lets you change formatting
> right in the middle of a sentence like that). Anyway, that's how bad it is!
> You wouldn't want to be stuck using *that*, would you?
Correctamundo - that sucks.
> I'm lookin' for something simple, pretty, and intuitive -- something like
> this, or better:
>
> Hi, my name is Ed Boxer and I {really} love [Opera], [LEGO®], and [Boxing]!
>
> At least in terms of italics and boldface, I can't imagine anything nicer to
> look at than that, can you?
Well there's always Suz :') Sorry, couldn't resist.
Keep in mind that it's a huuuuuge bonus if this
> markup style -- whatever it ends up being -- looks good embedded in news
> articles.
Agreed.
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