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SubjectRe: Documentation files in html format?
On 8/9/07, Stefan Richter <stefanr@s5r6.in-berlin.de> wrote:
> Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> > Advantages of html:
> > * basic formatting like lists, italics, etc
>
> Plaintext has lists too. See for example
> <20070809113122.3aa508e4@oldman.hamilton.local>. ;-)
>
> It's also possible to approximate bold face, italics, and underlines in
> plaintext.
>
> > * easier to integrate into other places and retain formatting
>
> Out-of-tree places?
>
> > * ability to link documents and to external sources easier
>
> In which way are URIs and other references in HTML easier than in plaintext?
>
> > Downsides:
> > * can become too formatted and unclear
> > * accessibility and translation issues?
> > * even more style issues
>
> Indeed.
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> Stefan Richter
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I am with you on this one, i am less than convinced that HTML is
better, IMHO it is a wrong direction. Plain Text documentation is one
of the things i love about linux, it has worked for so many years why
change now. As Stefan explained there are simple ways to get around
all of the points that you gave.

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