Re: Gemini markup extensions [Was: Re: a solution for emphasis]

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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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