Re: In the news

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Subject	Re: In the news
Date	2024-01-28 10:53 -0800
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> On 2024-01-26, John <john@building-m.simplistic-anti-spam-measure.net> wrote:
> > True, but it doesn't mean the protocol and the gemtext spec can't also
> > be bad.

I do think there are some problems with it, although it is better than the
complicated and messy WWW, at least. I did try to make one that is (in my
opinion) better, in many ways. (Below is the discussion of inline links.
Mine also doesn't have inline links, for the reasons I mentioned below.)

oldernow <oldernow@dev.null> wrote:
> I wouldn't know in a bigger bits/bytes technical sense, but will
> admit the absence of inline links in gemtext made it seem rather
> "rinky dink".

Although some people dislike the absence of inline links, there are some
reasons against having inline links in the text, such as:

* Inline links are not as good for being printed out on a paper. If a
link is on a line by itself, then it can easily print the URL next to it.

* Inline links are not as good for keyboard operation with numbered links.
Having links on a line by themself, makes this easier to display and to
implement. It also helps with keyboard operation if you use arrows to move
the cursor instead, since you can push up/down arrows to move cursor; or
if you have a display with the buttons on the side to select each line.

* Inline links are more complicated to implement than links on lines by
themself, for several reasons.

* Links on lines by themself might be easier to use, and simpler to display
on some systems. It might also be easier to understand.

-- 
Don't laugh at the moon when it is day time in France.

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