From 8a7c97a2f186b54de8e8500efcc5e9d5eabbcbde Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jonas Smedegaard Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:07:17 +0100 Subject: describe problem space --- _intro.qmd | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++ ref.bib | 14 ++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 36 insertions(+) diff --git a/_intro.qmd b/_intro.qmd index 1271a0b..211a39e 100644 --- a/_intro.qmd +++ b/_intro.qmd @@ -1,3 +1,25 @@ +## Problem space + +Two major modes for authoring texts: +WYSIWYG and plaintext. +A fundamental benefit of plaintext approach +is freedom of choice regarding authoring tools +[@White2022, p. 3]. + +Where @White2022 examines benefits for authors with accessibility needs, +the interest here is benefits +for authors with unconventional needs for expression; +specifically the need to "collect ones own thoughts", +separately from or prior to targeting another audience. + +## Problem + +How to extend Unix-style tools to support personal authoring +for collecting multi-facetted thoughts - +e.g. educatational exploration for making sense of a new academic field? + +## Idea + Extend the Quarto document publishing system to handle semantic annotations. Quarto takes as input plaintext files written in Markdown, diff --git a/ref.bib b/ref.bib index f114491..c6bd4bd 100644 --- a/ref.bib +++ b/ref.bib @@ -146,6 +146,20 @@ urldate = {2025-02-18}, } +@Article{White2022, + author = {Jason White}, + date = {2022-12}, + journaltitle = {Journal of Science Education for Students with Disabilities}, + title = {Using Markup Languages for Accessible Scientific, Technical, and Scholarly Document Creation}, + doi = {10.14448/jsesd.14.0005}, + issn = {1940-9923}, + number = {1}, + pages = {1--22}, + volume = {25}, + file = {:White2022 - Using Markup Languages for Accessible Scientific, Technical, and Scholarly Document Creation.pdf:PDF}, + publisher = {RIT Libraries}, +} + @Comment{jabref-meta: databaseType:biblatex;} @Comment{jabref-meta: fileDirectory-jonas-bastian:/home/jonas/Projects/RUC/LIB/md;} -- cgit v1.2.3