On Oct 9, 2006, at 6:03 PM, John Gruber wrote:
Allan Odgaard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 10/9/06 at 6:33 PM:Now, it’s no problem to add another, but I’ve just never came across mdml, nor was it mentioned when I asked JG for which extensions are in use.I don't like it at all, and certainly won't use or endorse it. What's the "ml" part? Markup language? But I don't really care if others want to use it. For me, .text is fine: http://daringfireball.net/2006/10/some_assembly_required.text -J.G.
But wouldn't it make sense to try and have a consistent file extension for Markdown files for those who want something more specific than .txt or .text? More and more applications are supporting them in various ways, and it would be nice to have a consistent file extension to indicate that not only is this a text file, but more specifically it's a text file containing Markdown syntax. This would not preclude the use of any other file extensions that are already in use.
I have several utility applications that I use for MultiMarkdown, and so I try an use extensions other than .txt for Markdown and MultiMarkdown files. It doesn't matter if other people use the same extensions, but I know that I would prefer to stick with a "standard" if one existed. I imagine that many TextMate users might feel the same way.
Consider this my vote that some sort of consensus file extension should exist for those who desire it. In no way would this be anything close to "mandatory." Just something that users might agree would be useful when there is not a reason to use something else.
I was not too keen on ".mdml", but did like the ".mdtext" that someone else pointed out. All in all, I don't much care what a consensus extension is, but would happily use it if there was one.
My $.02....
Fletcher
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