~jeffpc/blahgd#4: 
fmt4: an improved LaTeX-like markup

The direct conversion from fmt3 to HTML has a number of annoying limitations. Instead of trying to hack everything into the fmt3 code, it makes more sense to start with a more robust parser that generates an abstract representation of the post before converting it into HTML.

Some (but not all goals):

  • allow commands to have more varied number of required and optional arguments
  • allow commands to interpret different arguments in different ways (e.g., \link should interpret the URL as a raw-ish string but the optional label as fmt4 markup)
  • allow proper begin/end matching of environments
  • generate inline error/warning boxes about syntax and other errors when looking at post previews
Status
REPORTED
Submitter
~jeffpc
Assigned to
No-one
Submitted
2 years ago
Updated
10 months ago
Labels
feature