On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 10:10 PM, Lex Trotman elextr@gmail.com wrote:
Hi All,
I made a version of the newsletter using asciidoc and generated HTML, PDF and text.
See: {snip}
Given that:
* the various markup formats and their tools can all easily produce nice-looking html, pdf, and text output * people have their own preferences regarding doc markup formats * different people at different times may produce a given newsletter * no one ever has to go back and edit old newsletters
I don't think it makes much sense to debate which format to use. Whomever is producing the current newsletter should decide which markup format and tools they want to use. [The markup-languages page] should simply provide requirements for the output (as it already does) and provide guidance on how to produce a newsletter using the various tools for those writers who don't have a favorite.
[The markup-languages page]: http://wiki.geany.org/newsletter/markuplanguages
That page might also provide some default newsletter css source for those wanting to make their output look like one or another newsletter (though, variety is the spice of life :) ).
If someone wants to contribute to a given newsletter but is unfamiliar with the markup format that the producer is using, they should just send in their content in whatever format they know and the producer should do the conversion.
---John