Message-ID: <CANROs4fEFTAW1WT+Y_d13nR-nvOxw_XJTL3ac_A4Ozd1tvL0QQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date: 2013-01-31T16:28:50Z
From: Yihui Xie
Subject: CRAN task views: markdown? better .CSS?
In-Reply-To: <510A84B9.7010907@yorku.ca>
See this page by Barry Rowlingson:
https://stat.ethz.ch/pipermail/r-devel/2012-February/063338.html
Given that CRAN maintainers do not even use JavaScript, I bet CSS does
not matter either; plain text is plain good.
Regards,
Yihui
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On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 8:50 AM, Michael Friendly <friendly at yorku.ca> wrote:
> CRAN task views are useful, but they seem difficult to write and maintain
> because the XML format is rather
> limited (no sectioning) and the <packagelist> must be maintained manually.
> They are also difficult to read because the generated html and .css used are
> extremely basic, giving an
> overly dense page.
>
> Are there any markdown-like tools for writing a CTV? Is it possible to
> apply a custom .css to a CTV?
>
> -Michael
>
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