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Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2007 21:14:44 +0200 From: Stefan Richter <stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de> To: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...ux-foundation.org> CC: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: Documentation files in html format? Stephen Hemminger wrote: > Advantages of html: > * basic formatting like lists, italics, etc Plaintext has lists too. See for example <20070809113122.3aa508e4@...man.hamilton.local>. ;-) 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. -- Stefan Richter -=====-=-=== =--- -=--= http://arcgraph.de/sr/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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