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@@ -60,6 +60,32 @@ is freedom of choice regarding authoring tools ## Problem formulation +The aim of this project is to extend Pandoc and Quarto +to support inclusion of generic annotations +as integral part of its Markdown-based authoring process. +This aim has been framed with the following problem statement: + +*FIXME: narrow down question to the scope of Pandoc and Quarto* + +**How can Unix-style tools for writing technical prose +be extended to support ontological annotations?** + +To aid in achieving that goal, +the problem statement has been divided into the following subquestions: + +* What are the core qualities of Markdown, + and how can the Markdown syntax be extended + while maintaining those qualities? +* How do Pandoc and Quarto process Markdown input to HTML or PDF output, + and how can this workflow be derived + to cover a new flavor of Markdown? +* Which approach to altering the workflow of Pandoc and Quarto + is more likely efficient and long-term sustainable? + +## Motivation + +*FIXME: rewrite to be project motivations (not author motivations)* + The author of this project prefers a console-based WYSIWYM authoring environment, and for political reasons an environment @@ -73,14 +99,6 @@ which is automatically processed by the tool Pandoc into any of a range of output formats including LaTeX with further postprocessing into PDF. -The aim of this project is to extend Pandoc and Quarto -to support inclusion of generic annotations -as integral part of the authoring process. -This aim has been framed with the following problem statement: - -**How can Unix-style tools for wiritng technical prose -be extended to support ontological annotations?** - ## Implementation idea and brief plan Implement plugins for the Pandoc document converter |