A Powerful, but Minimal Document Markup Language?

demi asks: "Okay, I'm looking for markup language to keep documentation in. The primary features I'm looking for is power--for example, I want tables to be at least as easy to describe as they are in HTML, and have similar power; output-independence--I want it to produce good-looking HTML and good-looking printed output, and I don't want to fiddle with typesetting at all; and I want it to be minimal--in particular, I don't want to have to markup paragraphs, these should be recognized in the same way POD or LaTeX does. POD is not powerful enough (no tables, headers, etc.). LaTeX is too oriented toward presentation, DocBook XML and SGML require too much markup, and Texinfo is really the same deal. I know I could roll my own but I'm looking for something standard-ish. My documentation will be focused on policies and procedures. Any suggestions?"

Comments

Some good languages.

[rkz]

There was a new language called NML I was reading about last year. You state that you like many of the features of html. NML is a kind of Java/XML/HTML hybrid taking the best from all worlds.

Then there is the OPML and OML duo which provides nice and flexible documents and their outlines.

You could even consider GNML which is a wacky markup language which uses non-letter chars as tags. It tries stay out of your way as much as possible.

I personaly would make a markup language which suited my style using XML and DTD

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[Anonymous Coward]

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