Louisville, KY
Greg is a retired neurologist in Louisville, Kentucky, with a long-standing interest in computers and programming, beginning with Fortran IV in the 1960s. When Linux and open source software came along, it kindled a commitment to learning more, and eventually contributing. He is a member of the Scribus Team.
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I mostly agree with Peter. I like to focus on the content first, best done with a text editor, a simple text editor. The next question becomes, where is it that I want to get access to this information? If the reading is very straightforward, then maybe it just stays as plain text. If I want a little formatting, then maybe import the text to LibreOffice and add that. If I'm looking for layout, perhaps adding some images or SVGs, then I might import to Scribus.
In many cases I want easy access with available tools, so I convert to HTML so I can see it in a browser and make a bookmark for it. I like a very manual approach to HTML by doing that in a plain text editor also. If I need to I can add some CSS, but even that I will likely do manually in the editor. And while I'm at it, I'll use xhtml formatting, so that I can import to Sigil to make an ebook, if I want to be able to read it in a tablet. Calibre is nice on the desktop, but I would prefer to just leave the information as xhtml and view in a browser.
I know there are many markdown advocates, but I just can't get up the energy to put up with the learning curve. The multipotential aspect of markdown seems attractive, but there are a number of compromises you have to put up with.
I don't know how many others there are like me who have a website and domain name that is mainly just for me. I'm not trying to generate revenue by having ads on my site, I just want the information there for me. What this gets me is an ability to access certain information from whatever device I have with me, or even some public computer somewhere in the world. This is a distinct advantage for making documents in HTML/xhtml.