On Fri, 26 Oct 2018 11:26:09 +0200 Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Jon, > > So the below document is a prime example for why I think RST sucks. As a > text document readability is greatly diminished by all the markup > nonsense. Please don't confused RST with the uses of it. The fact that one can do amusing things with the C preprocessor doesn't, on its own, make C suck... > > This stuff should not become write-only content like html and other > gunk. The actual text file is still the primary means of reading this. I agree that the text file comes first, and I agree that the markup in this particular document is excessive. Igor, just like #ifdef's make code hard to read, going overboard with RST markup makes text hard to read. It's a common trap to fall into, because it lets you make slick-looking web pages, but that is not our primary goal here. Many thanks for writing documentation for this feature, that already puts you way ahead of a discouraging number of contributors. But could I ask you, please, to make a pass over it and reduce the markup to a minimum? Using lists as suggested by Markus would help here. Thanks, jon
