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Not all markdown text is written with the intention of being converted to HTML. Pandoc can convert markdown to .pdf (via LaTeX), .doc, a slide-deck (using eithe
by jamessb 12y ago
Not all markdown text is written with the intention of being converted to HTML. Pandoc can convert markdown to .pdf (via LaTeX), .doc, a slide-deck (using either LaTeX-Beamer or one the HTML presentation tools) etc.
Compared to LaTeX, markdown markup is less obtrusive: a single asterisk/double asterisk/double backtick interrupts the flow of text less than an \emph{} or \textbf{} or \textit{}. Since there's less noise, it's easier to proofread and edit the source document.
[The same is true for HTML vs. markdown]
- danieldk 12y agoCompared to LaTeX, markdown markup is less obtrusive: Indeed, I use pandoc for making LaTeX beamer presentations and it generally provides the goodness of Markdown and LaTeX combined. Slides can be made far more quickly than in LaTeX. E.g. # Some section slide ## Slide title * Bullet point one * Some math: $a^2 + b^2 = c^2$ At the same time, one can e.g. immediately insert fragments of TikZ using the relevant \begin{...} \end{...} block and it just works.