Re: Splittling into chapters?

From: Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 18:19:01 +0000
Subject: Re: Splittling into chapters?
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On Thu, Jul 31, 2014 at 11:14 AM, Anthony Ferrara <ircmaxell@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Jul 31, 2014 at 1:45 PM, La Magia Moreno > <moreno.mauro.emanuel@gmail.com> wrote: >> I would love to write that "chapterizer" tool. I will send the pull request >> tonight. > > Rather than building custom tools and customizing the format away from > standard Markdown (well, "a" standard markdown), would it be worth > while simply making the (relatively) small leap to ReST at this point? > > The majority of the syntax will remain the same. And it would support > cross-references and foot-notes and all that good stuff. And it would Thats no longer "majority of the syntax will remain the same" now is it? You are proposing to complicate the <beep> out of the syntax because of "all that good stuff". Lets not, and say we did, and let the people doing most of the work continue to work in a format they are comfortable with. If that results in couple of people choosing to submit their modifications in raw text rather then markedup, thats totally fine. -Hannes

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