On Thursday, October 17, 2019 at 2:52:53 PM UTC+1, Rob wrote: > > 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... >
I currently just use @file and write in mediawiki format. I then use pandoc and a makefile outside of Leo to convert to ... PDF, mainly. This is for short technical summary reports. The main reason I use mediawiki as the original format is that I sometimes also want to put stuff like this on an internal wiki This is definitely a sub-optimal arrangement, and I would like to use something else, but it does get the job done. If (say) ascidoc can be used is a similar way, and I could also generate mediawiki format from it, then I'd probably switch, if only because (a) I'd like to learn a new format, and (b) I have a mild interest in different markdown languages. If it mattered enough I'd like to write in LaTex, but for now we will keep that to my CV/Resume... -- 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/834f3c66-9ba4-447c-be35-32b452367639%40googlegroups.com.
