Re: Documentation files in html format?

[Stefan Richter]

Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> Advantages of html:
>   * basic formatting like lists, italics, etc

Plaintext has lists too.  See for example
<20070809113122.3aa508e4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>.  ;-)

It's also possible to approximate bold face, italics, and underlines in
plaintext.

>   * easier to integrate into other places and retain formatting

Out-of-tree places?

>   * ability to link documents and to external sources easier

In which way are URIs and other references in HTML easier than in plaintext?

> Downsides:
>   * can become too formatted and unclear
>   * accessibility and translation issues?
>   * even more style issues

Indeed.
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Stefan Richter
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