On 18 November 2011 16:09, Johan Tibell <johan.tib...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > I spent some time today documenting a library and the experience left me > wanting a better markup language. In particular, Haddock lacks: > * markup for bold text: bold text works better than italics for emphasis on > computer monitors.
Even for the italics offered by /.../ would ideally be replaced, as too often people (including myself) forget to escape paths or when listing alternatives (e.g. foo/bar), leading to borked documentation. > * hyperlinks with anchor texts: having the actual URL rendered inline with > text hurts readability. > Could Haddock markup be extended to also include some Markdown features? The > new features could be hidden behind a flag so old documentation doesn't get > unwanted markup (e.g. if it uses *...* to not mean bold). Wasn't there talk at one stage of integrating pandoc into haddock? -- Ivan Lazar Miljenovic ivan.miljeno...@gmail.com IvanMiljenovic.wordpress.com _______________________________________________ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
