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From: Martin <martin@datapulp.de>
Subject: Re: Gemini markup extensions [Was: Re: a solution for emphasis]
Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2022 16:01:39 +0100
Message-ID: <stu0ko$1a5b$1@gioia.aioe.org>
I always asked myself, why we do markup not using ASCII characters? Did
we forget about our roots? ;-)
For emphasis e.g. there are ASCII characters 14 + 15. Once upon a time
it was implemented by exchanging a black color ribbon with a red one for
emphasis.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shift_Out_and_Shift_In_characters
"Emphasis" would ~ be what in HTML may be called <strong>.
HTML could have be done with ASCII Control Codes 17 - 20 instead of
<xxx> and </xxx>. These control codes are especially thought out for
these kind of "flexible usage". And making use of them would have given
a better integration as inserting another level of meta-usage of normal
characters with all their problems, like escaping for displaying control
strings again in readable text and so on
... just some rebel thoughts
Martin
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a solution for emphasis (by Gustaf Erikson <gerikson@gmial.com> on Sat, 05 Feb 2022 00:13:15 +0100)
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