Curious what other Leonistas use when writing plain text (not coding). Over the many years of using Leo, I have used markdown (md), multi-markdown (mmd), rst and org mode (experimented some, but don't really understand it). Haven't tried asciidoc yet. My current writing practice is:
- Write in rst if I need an output document in multiple formats (LaTeX, html or odt). - Write in md (or mmd) for quick and easy stuff; just capturing information and usually store in external files. - Write directly in LaTeX or html if there's no need to convert to something else. Leo abbreviations makes this pretty easy. As I see it: *Plain markdown (GitHub style or multi-markdown)* Pros: 1. Quick (easy to write). 2. Very easy to read. 3. Any plain text editor can open and edit. 4. Leo supports in @auto-md mode. 5. Pandoc converts md (and mmd) files easily to any other supported format (as far as I know). Cons: 1. Limited syntax for complex documents. 2. Not ideal for converting to LaTeX or html w/o additional work (unless it's a simple document). *RST (reSTructured Text)* Pros: 1. Well documented syntax. 2. Comprehensive (easily supports footnotes, internal and external links and other key document elements). 3. Easy to write in @rst nodes in Leo. 4. Output files from rst3 command are easy to open and read in external text editors. 5. Pandoc easily converts output files to any other supported formats. Cons: 1. Steeper learning curve than plain markdown. 2. Not as easy to read (unless you understand the syntax). Not enough experience w/ org mode and none w/ asciidoc to comment. There are a few others floating around which I haven't tried yet. If you'd like 'weigh in', I'd like to know which are your 'go-to' plain text writing format(s) and why? What are your use-case applications and the perceived pros (and perhaps cons) of each? Rob... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "leo-editor" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/leo-editor/51074427-c086-4220-8b63-4865d70b5b50%40googlegroups.com.
