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Questions tagged [markup]

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What markup language is this? (ca. 1991)

I am preserving a manuscript written by my father. The data files are on 5.25" floppy. I have successfully read the files off the disks, but neither of us knows what format the markup language is. It is one used by book publishers back in the early…
Barry Brown
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Tools to (privately) annotate/markup a website for maintenance

I've been tasked with updating a website. Rather than proofreading and updating each page (one at a time), I want to make a single pass over the entire website, marking graphics/images/videos that need to be rewritten, removed, or updated. I…
rob
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Tidy rendered HTML output in Chrome's View Source?

More often than not when using things like CMS'es and static site generators, HTML output looks like rubbish (wrong indendation being the most annoying flaw). Is there any solution for having rendered output in Chrome's "View Source" tidied /…
Henrik
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LaTeX, HTML/CSS/XML, or something else to build a resume?

I'm finding it progressively more difficult to maintain my Google Docs resume, and I'd like to redo it with the separation of content and presentation in mind. I thought LaTeX would be the best tool for the job, but it seems to be more tailored to…
Archagon
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How do I make a link *within* a page using Redmine (textile) markup

How do I make links within a Redmine Wiki page itself (which uses Textile markup syntax)? I can't find a solution here. Of course I can do [[ThisPage#Foo|Foo]] but I would rather do something simpler and shorter.
Adrian Ratnapala
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How can I edit the markup of a note in Evernote directly (Windows)?

I am looking to be able to remove, and update notes within the Windows Evernote client. The editor is moderately powerful, but I would like to edit the markup directly. I'm not even sure if Evernote uses html, markdown, or some special, proprietary…
Kevin Radcliffe
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Subscripts and superscripts in Excel

I have an XL sheet with chemical formulae - which is basically just letters with numeric subscripts and superscripts. I can save as an html page and get the and html elements, but they are burried under lots of other markup and css. Is…
Graeme
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Can markup be copyrighted?

Can the markup surrounding a document, e.g. HTML, Markdown, LaTeX, et cetera, be copyrighted if the text is not? I managed to run into a website that hosts my country's constitution, and the copyright page reads: We reserve all rights to the HTML…
Amin Shah Gilani
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How can I apply "easy" formatting to org-mode blocks?

Org-mode is great for getting light markup and organization done, and the exporting is great too. However, I'm having trouble getting a simple formatting option done. I'd like to cast a whole block in monospace, and if possible, get the nice framing…
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What does one use to make formatted documents (such as articles, papers, slides, etc) without Office & such?

As a VIM user, I'm so happy not to have to use the mouse for my programming works. I don't know much about markup languages, though, so I still have to use Office and other mouse-based software to create documents. What are the options available…
MaiaVictor
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Don't number chapters

I am working on a school project, and I do not want to use chapters, and I want sections to be "the most important" style. Right now, sections are numbered n.m, where n is the chapter (0), and m is the section, I want it to display just m, or make…
Jeffrey Aylesworth
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Windows Markdown editor with auto-bulleting lists

I'm looking a text editor on Windows that can handle Markdown syntax. Specifically, I would like it to automatically insert bullets when adding to a bulleted list (so I don't have to manually type the asterisk at the beginning of each line). For…
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Is there a semantic (WYSIWYM) text editor application for Linux?

Is there a native Linux application that facilitates/enforces semantically marked-up text in a common format (HTML, Markdown, etc.) with instant feedback of how it looks with "pretty" formatting? I'm looking for something like (the rather brilliant)…
Ian Mackinnon
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Formatting a PDF document

I just have Adobe PDF Reader, not an Adobe professional version. Is there any freeware or any other way through which I can highlight the text that is to be noted/marked? I want to use Adobe Reader as my PDF reader... don't want to try Nitropdf or…
bobby521
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Which lightweight markup languages can be converted to *.docx?

I've been trying out different lightweight text markup languages such as org-mode and Markdown. Before making a decision on which one to use, which of these languages are known to be directly convertable to the Microsoft Word *.docx format? I know…
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