From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Carsten Dominik Subject: Re: Re: ascii export of url part of links possible? Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 21:21:04 +0100 Message-ID: <7D422D5E-639F-4638-9045-BBD656A495D8@uva.nl> References: <20524da70902241218x66b7ee03pc6a2be6e23c66d0c@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v930.3) Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============2070286755==" Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LcmjM-0004Qg-Nn for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:21:16 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LcmjK-0004PI-81 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:21:15 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=36719 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LcmjK-0004PD-1v for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:21:14 -0500 Received: from mail-ew0-f179.google.com ([209.85.219.179]:49682) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1LcmjJ-0007yt-FO for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:21:13 -0500 Received: by mail-ew0-f179.google.com with SMTP id 27so925089ewy.42 for ; Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:21:13 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: "Jason F. McBrayer" Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org --===============2070286755== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-5--325573246 --Apple-Mail-5--325573246 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On Feb 26, 2009, at 4:53 PM, Jason F. McBrayer wrote: > Eric S Fraga writes: > >> On 2009-02-25, Carsten Dominik wrote: >>> [...] >>> I have been thinking that it might be better to force links into >>> footnotes for ascii export..... >>> >>> What do you think? >> >> I, for one, would find this very attractive. And it's in line with >> what some of the text based web browsers generate in ascii dumps of >> web pages. > > I think that's a good idea, as well. It might even be particularly > nice to format the links and the footnotes in such a way that a > [Markdown][1] processor could understand them. > > [1]: http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/ Hmmm, I see what you mean - but I don't think that is a realistic use case. If you have an org document, would you then want to go through ASCII and then markdown for HTML instead of using the direct route? And I think that I get 10 times more traffic from [Google] than from [Yahoo] or [MSN]. is still easier to read than I get 10 times more traffic from [Google][] than from [Yahoo][] or [MSN][]. So I would need a convincing argument to make it exactly markdown format. - Carsten --Apple-Mail-5--325573246 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
On Feb 26, 2009, = at 4:53 PM, Jason F. McBrayer wrote:

Eric S Fraga <e.fraga@ucl.ac.uk> = writes:

On 2009-02-25, Carsten Dominik = <dominik@science.uva.nl> = wrote:
[...]
I have been thinking that it = might be better to force links = into
footnotes for ascii = export.....

What do you = think?

I, for one, = would find this very attractive.  And it's in line = with
what some of the text = based web browsers generate in ascii dumps = of
web = pages.

I think that's a good idea, as well.  It = might even be particularly
nice to format the links and the footnotes = in such a way that a
[Markdown][1] processor could understand = them.

[1]: http://daringfirebal= l.net/projects/markdown/

Hmmm, = I see what you mean - but I don't think that is a = realistic
use case.  If you have an org document, would = you then want to go
through ASCII and then markdown for HTML = instead of using the = direct
route?

And I think = that

   = I get 10 times more traffic from [Googl= e] than from
   [Yahoo] = or [MSN].

is still easier to read = than

   = I get 10 times more traffic from [Googl= e][] than from
   = [Yahoo][] or [MSN][].

So I would need = a convincing argument to make it exactly
markdown = format.

- = Carsten


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