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>>>>> Vladimir Volovich <vvv@vvv.vsu.ru>:

> "KG" == Kai Grossjohann writes:

KG> Lots of people edit HTML and have no problem with it.  In fact,
KG> HTML was touted as a simple language to use.  What's so different
KG> about editing MML?  It is even simpler than HTML!

KG> A UFI (user friendly interface) on top of MML might be nice, but
KG> I don't think it is needed really badly.

> I agree. The MML stuff looks pretty cute. :-) The markup used in TM is
> similar, but less cool.

But that isn't really markup, is it?  It is based on hidden text,
which I understand was something larsi wanted to avoid, because it was
too messy in combination with autosave and save to drafts folders.