zephyrfalcon.org :: labs :: Sextile Mini-FAQ

Why the name?

It's a play on Textile. It's also the name of an astrological aspect.

Aren't there enough formats already? Why another?

I started out using Textile for editing my blog entries (or, more precise, the PyTextile implementation by Mark Pilgrim). I kept running into problems with it, though, and eventually I got so fed up that I decided writing my own format (also because I didn't find other formats, like reST, appealing).

It is written for personal use. I wanted a format that *I* found easy to use, and that does what *I* want. Therefore, it might not be perfect for you. But everyone who is interested is free to try and use it.

Isn't this a Textile ripoff?

I don't think so. Some parts are borrowed from Textile, others are strictly different.

How do I mark up URLs in Sextile? And acronyms?

These aren't part of the format, and probably will never be. The reason is that in Firedrop2, I use Sextile together with a macro feature; URLs, acronyms (and many other things) are macro calls. (Maybe I should make the macros part of Sextile?)