Pointing out a problem does not require an answer to the problem.

But here, let me do the googling work for you:
http://redcloth.org/hobix.com/textile/quick.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Textile_(markup_language)
http://www.wikidot.com/doc:wiki-syntax
http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax
<http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax>http://redcloth.org/
 <http://redcloth.org/>http://www.textism.com/tools/textile/


On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 8:23 AM, D. Richard Hipp <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> On Oct 15, 2009, at 9:14 AM, Kurtis Rainbolt-Greene wrote:
>
> > I wouldn't say it's simple, but that's an argument for another
> > forum. I guess "portable" and "already documented" work as good
> > reasons, much to my chagrin.
>
> Compared to TeX or Docbook or RTF or troff, I'd say that HTML very
> simple.  Can you suggest something simpler?
>
> Creole wiki is simpler, but doesn't do nearly as much.  Of course, you
> could also argue that HTML does not do everything that TeX will do.
> To this I would counter that HTML seems to hit a sweet spot balancing
> function and complexity.  HTML + some very simple wiki rules (as
> implemented in fossil) is sweeter still.
>
> You can argue all you want that "HTML is too complex" but unless you
> can offer an alternative, your argument is hollow.
>
>
> D. Richard Hipp
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