#APLQuest 2015-10: Write a function that takes an integer right argument representing the order of the Pascal's triangle to be created and returns a “nicely” formatted character matrix (see https://apl.quest/2015/10/ to test your solution and view ours).

#APL #PascalsTriangle #TextFormatting

APL Quest 2015-10: Blaise'ing a Trail

Write a function that takes an integer right argument representing the order of the Pascal's triangle to be created and returns a “nicely” formatted character matrix.

My favourite piece of uncanny deconstructing archeopotery

#archaeology #poetry #textformatting

My gut is telling me that Mastodon is having an issue today.

It could be WRONG, mind you; my gut doesn't have a perfect track record. But I have a feeling that suddenly a bunch of responses are going to flood in. Kind of like a surge of peristalsis, know what I mean?

That's how I view Mastodon: as a huge length of human intestine, pumping information along with occasional delays and blockages. Which makes it feel more •human•, oddly enough.

By the way, I'm really liking the use of bullets for emphasis instead of asterisks. It looks better, somehow. What do you think?

#Mastodon #TextFormatting #Text #Formatting

The capital letter I effectively can't be italicized in a non-serif font. It either doesn't lean at all, or it looks like a slightly too straight forward slash.

Of course I can't demonstrate that here, since text formatting isn't an option - much less fonts. So:

#fonts #TextFormatting #italicization

Phát triển ứng dụng biến video thành tài liệu định dạng văn bản. Ứng dụng này phân tích frame video và kết hợp thông tin thành tài liệu cuối cùng.
#video2docs #tài liệu #phần_mềm #ứng_dụng #định_dạng_văn_bản #VideoToDocs #Documentation #Software #App #TextFormatting

https://www.reddit.com/r/SideProject/comments/1oqxi2b/app_that_turns_videos_into_documentation_why_and/

This is the overview article I needed on Typst. It concisely explains how the document preparation system works, in what it differs from LaTeX, and why it may be a suitable replacement for LaTeX.

https://lwn.net/Articles/1037577

#typst #TextFormatting

Typst: a possible LaTeX replacement

Typst is a program for document typesetting. It is especially well-suited to technical material [...]

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@silverpill Who are the longformers anyway?

They're those who either are commercial or looking for professional/commercial users or both. Flipboard. Automattic (WordPress). Ghost. These kinds.

They know themselves. They know each other. And they know Mastodon. And that's it.

None of them has ever heard of Pleroma or Akkoma.

None of them has ever heard of Misskey or the Forkeys.

None of them has ever heard of Mitra.

None of them has ever heard of GoToSocial.

None of them has ever heard of Hollo.

None of them has ever heard of Friendica, Hubzilla, (streams) or Forte, even though Friendica and Hubzilla are both older than Mastodon. And apparently, neither has @Helge. But then again, Friendica and its nomadic, security-enhanced descendants are being overlooked by almost everyone. That's why there's always on-going work for features to be "introduced to the Fediverse" which Friendica has had for a decade and a half.

Granted, the HTML support on Friendica, Hubzilla, (streams) and Forte can be summarised with "yes". But elaborate tables that show what either of them supports how would be very useful.

Also, granted, everything I've mentioned above (normally) uses something else than HTML for formatting in the frontend. For example, Misskey and all Forkeys use MFM ("Misskey-Flavoured Markdown"). Friendica uses extended BBcode with the option to use Markdown instead. Hubzilla uses even more extended BBcode. (streams) and Forte can use the same even more extended BBcode and Markdown and HTML at the same time within the same post, although not all markup languages support all features.

#Long #LongPost #CWLong #CWLongPost #FediMeta #FediverseMeta #CWFediMeta #CWFediverseMeta #Fediverse #Mastodon #Pleroma #Akkoma #Misskey #Forkey #Forkeys #Mitra #GoToSocial #Hollo #Friendica #Hubzilla #Streams #(streams) #Forte #LongFormContent #BBcode #Markdown #HTML #TextFormatting
Helge's Timeline

Markdown and the Slow Fade of the Formatting Fetish

Like moss on a star destroyer

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🎉 BREAKING NEWS: Apple Notes users can finally rejoice as they wait for the thrilling iOS 26 update to bring Markdown support—because who needs #innovation when you can have text formatting? 📱💤 Welcome to the future of note-taking, where Apple is sprinting valiantly to catch up with the 2010s. ⏳🙄
https://www.macrumors.com/2025/06/04/apple-notes-rumored-markdown-support-ios-26/ #AppleNotes #iOS26 #MarkdownSupport #textFormatting #catchUp #HackerNews #ngated
Apple Notes Expected to Gain Support for Exporting in Markdown in iOS 26

Apple's Notes app is rumored to be getting limited Markdown support in iOS 26 and macOS 26, according to 9to5Mac. The feature would allow users...

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