Viki Markup

  • Originally based on emacs-wiki
  • Consistent escape rule: the almighty backslash
  • Non-intrusive markup for basic elements:
    Headings * Heading
    Tables | A1 | A2 |
    Comments % Comment
    Unordered lists     * Item (leading whitespace)
    Ordered lists     # Item (leading whitespace)
  • … and for simple text formatting:
    Emphasis __emphasized__ | Typewriter
    ''typewriter'' |
  • “regions” and “macros” for
    • highlighted embedded code
    • abstracts, quotations, footnotes …
  • remoteSource for this presentation

Thomas Link, last updated 10. Jul 2008