How to accomodate rich formatting in text? #3
Description
It's frequent and appropriate to have formatting in the descriptive text for applications. E.g. bullets and bolding:
Changes from the previous application include:
- a decrease in the number of residential units from 138 to 129; and
- a decrease in the floor space ratio (FSR) from 2.88 to 2.70.
This rezoning application is being considered under the Cambie Corridor Plan and the Secured Market > Rental Housing Policy (Rental 100).
This application has been approved by Council at Public Hearing on July 8, 2014
But so far as I know there is no universally accepted method for transmitting formatting information in a raw text format.
HTML is probably the closest to a standard, but that's a bit of a quagmire. Markdown (as used in GitHub editing boxes) is a more liteweight and human-readable even when not processed, but is only a standard amongst nerds. Do we just give up on having formatting? Indicate a prescribed method if formatting is desired? Accept any method and hope that anyone who writes a consuming application will accommodate them all?