Hi everyone,
I'm
co-teaching a class this term and my co-instructor is a markdown user,
so I am getting to know a little bit about pandoc. One feature I really
love is the unified slideshow export:
http://pandoc.org/demo/example19/Producing-slide-shows-with-Pandoc.htmlAll the export filters use the same syntax for slide divisions, slide "builds" (dynamic appearance of slide contents), and sub-slides (reveal.js creates two-dimensional
slideshows), as well as for speaker notes. The use of standard markdown
features also makes the writing process very convenient.
By
contrast, some of these features can be a little confusing in Org, and
moving from one export format to another can take a certain amount of
work. If I want a "build" to work properly in both deck.js and
reveal.js, for instance, I need both a properties drawer and an
#+ATTR_HTML line. In pandoc I need neither.
Does anyone
else think it would be worthwhile to standardize some of these features
within org itself -- either by adding new syntax/options, or by
interpreting existing syntax in a uniform way across export filters?
The first option is less invasive, I think, while the second option
would be slightly more convenient going forward (for new users at
least). Pandoc chooses the second option -- new slides are indicated by
a horizontal rule, for instance.
If other people like
the idea I would be willing to draw up a more complete proposal and
write some preliminary code for the export back-ends I'm familiar with.
I am unfortunately a slow coder though, so a positive resolution would
still be a ways away.