Introducing Podlite, a lightweight block-based markup language

[zagap]

https://podlite.org/2024/2/21/1/introducing-podlite-a-lightweight-block-based-markup-language

[Daeraxa]

This is pretty neat, my only real gripe (and I know it is inherited from pod) is that the formatting tags can make it a bit difficult to read compared to plain Markdown, especially in the middle of text.

For example the line in the online editor:

This I<is> a B<text>

I find a little difficult to read at a glance.

The list items are also a bit visually "noisy" with every item needing its own "=itemX".

Is the plan to stick to the existing pod style rigidly or is there any potential flexibility for the syntax in the future?

[zagap → Daeraxa]

hi! Markdown is part of Podlite, so you can always switch to markdown mode:

=begin markdown

# I love markdown \o/

   * item 
   * item

 =end  markdown 

[example](https://pod6.in/#p=%3Dtoc+head1%0A%0A%3Dhead1+this+is+Podlit...)

thank you!

[Daeraxa → zagap]

Yeah I get that markdown is included in its own block, was just thinking about the non-markdown syntax and really what the plan is in general - i.e. are you looking to keep pod6 compatibility or are you looking to use the overall style but maybe deviate from the some of the basic standards.

[zagap → Daeraxa]

Ahh, yes, of course, there are no dogmas here, I think all options are possible. After all, this is just the beginning of the journey I think for Podlite )

[zagap → Daeraxa]

The idea of using short names is interesting:

For example:

=head1 -> =h1 =item1 * -> =i1 * =item1 [ ] -> =i1 [x]

Nice! thank you

[zagap]

The specification is licensed under Artistic License 2.0:

https://github.com/podlite/podlite-specs