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> Lazy Link version of comment I have done this type of thing for years. It is similar to the 'Lazy Link' work by Brett Terpstra[*] and Tyler Butler[1].

> Lazy Link version of comment I have done this type of thing for years. It is similar to the 'Lazy Link' work by Brett Terpstra[*] and Tyler Butler[1]. I have tweaked my own python version of this script over the years. My script recognizes Numbered and Lazy links, maintains the order of Number Links while adding in the Lazy links. Importantly, I DO NOT LEAVE MY TEXT IN LAZY FORMAT, but run my script to convert everything to numbered and SAVE it. In fact, I have VS Code set to automatically run every time I save a markdown document. This addresses [chalst's point][*] about the maintainability of link order. While I do not use footnotes in Markdown, Lazy links can [extended to footnotes][2] I suggest to jgalvez reference the term "Lazy Links" in your documents for search-ability of this feature. [*]: http://brettterpstra.com/2013/10/19/lazy-markdown-reference-links/ [1]: https://www.tylerbutler.com/2014/05/markdown-lazy-links-in-python/ [*]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17547765 [2]: http://brettterpstra.com/2013/10/30/lazy-markdown-footnotes/

leejoramo 8y ago
> Saved Numbered Link version of comment I have done this type of thing for years. It is similar to the 'Lazy Link' work by Brett Terpstra[1] and Tyler Butler[2]. I have tweaked my own python version of this script over the years. My script recognizes Numbered and Lazy links, maintains the order of Number Links while adding in the Lazy links. Importantly, I DO NOT LEAVE MY TEXT IN LAZY FORMAT, but run my script to convert everything to numbered and SAVE it. In fact, I have VS Code set to automatically run every time I save a markdown document. This addresses [chalst's point][3] about the maintainability of link order. While I do not use footnotes in Markdown, Lazy links can [extended to footnotes][4] I suggest to jgalvez reference the term "Lazy Links" in your documents for search-ability of this feature. [1]: http://brettterpstra.com/2013/10/19/lazy-markdown-reference-links/ [2]: https://www.tylerbutler.com/2014/05/markdown-lazy-links-in-python/ [3]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17547765 [4]: http://brettterpstra.com/2013/10/30/lazy-markdown-footnotes/
jgalvez 8y ago
Nice! Will do.

leejoramo 8y ago

> Saved Numbered Link version of comment I have done this type of thing for years. It is similar to the 'Lazy Link' work by Brett Terpstra[1] and Tyler Butler[2]. I have tweaked my own python version of this script over the years. My script recognizes Numbered and Lazy links, maintains the order of Number Links while adding in the Lazy links. Importantly, I DO NOT LEAVE MY TEXT IN LAZY FORMAT, but run my script to convert everything to numbered and SAVE it. In fact, I have VS Code set to automatically run every time I save a markdown document. This addresses [chalst's point][3] about the maintainability of link order. While I do not use footnotes in Markdown, Lazy links can [extended to footnotes][4] I suggest to jgalvez reference the term "Lazy Links" in your documents for search-ability of this feature. [1]: http://brettterpstra.com/2013/10/19/lazy-markdown-reference-links/ [2]: https://www.tylerbutler.com/2014/05/markdown-lazy-links-in-python/ [3]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17547765 [4]: http://brettterpstra.com/2013/10/30/lazy-markdown-footnotes/

jgalvez 8y ago

Nice! Will do.