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*[By: NM](http://nancym.tumblr.com/tagged/ByNM)* *Updated: 2013-11-08* *URL: [nancym.tumblr.com/post/66013543336/vim-unicode-and-digraphs](http://nancym.tumblr.com/post/66013543336/vim-unicode-and-digraphs)* Unicode, in particular [UTF-8 encoding](http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/utf8.htm "Unicode Transformation Format 8-Bit"), is now the de facto standard for writing on the web. In this article, I describe how I set up Vim to make it easy to write using Unicode characters that aren't on my keyboard (e.g., ☹, ☺, and ♥). In a nutshell, I set up Vim to use: 1. UTF-8 encoding, 1. a font that includes glyphs for the Unicode characters that I use, and 1. 2-character keyboard shortcuts (digraphs) that are easy for me to remember (Vim's default digraphs are hard for me to remember). # Setting Vim's Encoding Whether you use terminal Vim or GUI Vim, put the following in your `vimrc`: set encoding=utf-8 If you use terminal Vim, you also need to configure your terminal emulator to use UTF-8 encoding. The way to do that depends on your terminal emulator. # Setting Vim's Font Choosing a font is a huge topic, but for this article I'll just say that you want a font that: * you like, * is monospace (fixed width), * includes the Unicode characters that you use, * is free/gratis or that you are willing to pay for, and * is free/libre (if you care about the FLOSS [movement](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software_movement)). The monospace fonts that I use are [DejaVu Sans Mono](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DejaVu_fonts), [Monaco](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monaco_(typeface)), and [Consolas](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consolas). DejaVu Sans Mono is free/gratis and free/libre. Monaco is included on Macs and Consolas is included on MS Windows. Neither Monaco nor Consolas are free/libre. The way to tell Vim which font to use depends on whether you're using a GUI Vim, such as gVim or MacVim, or terminal Vim. If you use terminal Vim, specify the font in your terminal emulator's configuration. If you use a GUI Vim, put something like the following in your `vimrc`: if has("gui_running") set guifont=DejaVu_Sans_Mono:h16 endif Replace `DejaVu_Sans_Mono:h16`[^underscore] with the font and size you want to use. I recommend putting this in an if-block so you can use this `vimrc` for both terminal Vims and GUI Vims. If you use the same `vimrc` across multiple devices, you can specify a list of guifonts like this: if has("gui_running") set guifont=DejaVu_Sans_Mono:h16,Monaco:h16,Consolas:h12 endif Vim will use the first font that's available on the current device. # Entering Unicode Characters in Vim Vim has built-in digraphs, which are standard 2-character keyboard shortcuts for entering Unicode characters that are specified in [RFC 1345: Character Mnemonics and Character Sets](http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1345.html). To learn about Vim's digraphs, type the following in Vim in command-mode. :help digraph.txt :help digraph-table :help digraph-table-mbyte :help dig :dig You can also read the above built-in Vim Help files on the web at [Vim documentation: digraph](http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/digraph.html). Here's an excerpt from `help digraph-table`: char digraph hex dec official name ☺ 0u 263A 9786 WHITE SMILING FACE ♡ cH 2661 9825 WHITE HEART SUIT To insert a character using its digraph, do the following: 1. Move the cursor to the place where you want to insert the character 1. Be in insert-mode 1. Type Ctrl-k or Ctrl-K 1. Type the 2-character sequence that makes up the digraph For example, to enter a [White Smiling Face (☺)](http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/263a/index.htm), type the following in insert-mode: Ctrl-k 0u To enter a [White Heart Suit (♡)](http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/2661/index.htm), type the following in insert-mode: Ctrl-k cH # Specifying Your Own Digraphs The default digraphs are hard to remember and almost every time I use one I need to look it up by typing: :help digraph-table /string where `string` is part of the name of the character that I'm searching for. For example, to find the above characters (☺ and ♡), I search the digraph-table using `/face` and `/heart`. To make my life easier, I've set my own personal easy-to-remember digraphs in my `vimrc`. Here are some of my `vimrc dig` settings: dig :( 9785 dig :) 9786 dig <3 9829 The syntax, which is described in `:help dig`, is: :dig[raphs] {char1}{char2} {number} ... Add digraph {char1}{char2} to the list. {number} is the decimal representation of the character. To make it easy to remember what Unicode characters I've set up, I include comments in my `vimrc` like this: dig :( 9785 " ☹ White Frowning Face dig :) 9786 " ☺ White Smiling Face dig <3 9829 " ♥ Black Heart Suit Text after the double quote mark (`"`) is a comment. With these settings, I can type the following in insert mode to insert these Unicode characters: Ctrl-k :( Ctrl-k :) Ctrl-k <3 If I forget the digraphs that I've set up in my `vimrc`, I can list all digraphs (default and personal) by typing the following in command-mode: :dig At the end of the list are the digraphs I've added: :( ☹ 9785 :) ☺ 9786 <3 ♥ 9829 To quickly get to the end of the list of digraphs, type: :dig G In Vim's command-mode, `G` means "Goto last line." # Finding the Decimal Representation of a Character To specify a digraph for a character, you need to know the decimal representation (codepoint) of the character. Vim (of course ☺) has commands to find out the decimal, hexadecimal, and octal representations of a character. Here's how: 1. Place the cursor over the character 1. Press the `Escape` key to be sure you're in command-mode 1. Type   **`ga`** Alternatively, for step 3:    3. Type   **`:as`** For example, with either of the above commands Vim displays the following for the White Smiling Face character: <☺> 9786, Hex 263a, Octal 23072 To learn more about these commands, see either: :help ga :help :as These two commands are equivalent and are sometimes called the "get ascii" command. You can read the Vim Help file either within Vim or at [Vim documentation: various #ga](http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/various.html#ga). > ⚠ ***Tip:***   > If you find a Unicode character that you'd like to create a Vim digraph for, > copy & paste it into your `vimrc`, use the "get ascii" (`ga`) command to find > its decimal representation, and then create your digraph with the appropriate `dig` command. > # See Also * [vimwiki: CharacterInput: How to input characters that are not on your keyboard](https://code.google.com/p/vimwiki/wiki/CharacterInput) * [stackoverflow.com: How to view UTF-8 Characters in VIM or Gvim](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5166652/how-to-view-utf-8-characters-in-vim-or-gvim) * [The Absolute Minimum Every Software Developer Absolutely, Positively Must Know About Unicode and Character Sets (No Excuses!) by Joel Spolsky](http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/Unicode.html) * [fileformat.info: UTF-8 Encoding](http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/utf8.htm "Unicode Transformation Format 8-Bit") * [wikipedia.org: UTF-8](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTF-8) ___ # Footnotes [^underscore]: To specify a font that includes a space in its name in a `vimrc`, replace the space with either underscore (`_`) or backslash-space (`\`  ). *[free/gratis]: free-of-charge (aka free-as-in-free-beer ☺) *[free/libre]: free-as-in-freedom *[FLOSS]: Free/Libre Open Source Software *[command-mode]: normal-mode (NOT insert-mode) *[representations]: codepoints

  |   |   --------: |--------| ------ *By:* | | *[NM](http://nancym.tumblr.com/tagged/ByNM "all posts ByNM")* *Updated:* | | *2013-11-04* *URL:* | | *[nancym.tumblr.com/connect/post/65689027316/connect-with-nm](http://nancym.tumblr.com/post/65689027316/connect-with-nm)* *PURL:* | | *[nancym.tumblr.com/connect](http://nancym.tumblr.com/connect)* # Quick Short Messages The best way to contact me is to send me a short message. On Twitter, I'm [@nm](http://twitter.com/nm) and this button creates a tweet to me:   Post '@nm Hi ɯu ...' to Twitter On App.net, I'm [@n_m](http://alpha.app.net/n_m) and this button creates an App.net message to me:   Share on App.net (function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src='//d2zh9g63fcvyrq.cloudfront.net/adn.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'adn-button-js')); On email, I'm **[email protected]** and this button creates an email message to me:   [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]?subject=Hi%20ɯu "(This mailto URL may launch your email app)") If you use one of the above buttons to create a message, you can delete the   **Hi ɯu**   part, but if you leave it there, I'm more likely to see your message. The rest of this page discusses other ways to connect with me and how I use social networking services. # Connecting Is More Than Messaging In the 1980s and 1990s, the main way that I connected with people was through email or [Usenet](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet) messages. Nowadays, we can connect through email, Usenet, and many other social networking systems. And connecting means a lot more than messaging. You can connect with me by: * Following me * Starring my posts * Reposting my posts or excerpts of my posts with attribution * Replying to or commenting on my posts * Posting links to my sites or posts * Joining discussion groups that I participate in * Sending me public or private messages # Where's NM? Here are some of the sites and systems I'm on. * Microblogging systems + Twitter: [@nm](http://twitter.com/nm "T@nm") + App.Net: [@n_m](http://alpha.app.net/n_m "A@n_m") + Identi.ca: [@nm](http://identi.ca/nm "I@nm") * Tumblelog: [nancym.tumblr.com](http://nancym.tumblr.com/) * Delicious bookmarks: [delicious.com/Deflexion.com](http://delicious.com/Deflexion.com "NM's Bookmarks") or [previous.delicious.com/Deflexion.com](http://previous.delicious.com/Deflexion.com "NM's bookmarks in the old Delicious interface") * Writing + Tumblelog posts created by NM: [nancym.tumblr.com/tagged/ByNM](http://nancym.tumblr.com/tagged/ByNM) + Mailing lists messages: [recent](http://search.gmane.org/?query=&author=shareable%40outlook.com), [old](http://search.gmane.org/?query=&author=agorae%40nm.deflexion.com), [really old](http://search.gmane.org/?query=&author=nm-this-address-is-valid%40no.sp.am), and [really really old](http://search.gmane.org/?query=&author=nancym%40ii.com), + Disqus comments: [disqus.com/nancy_m/](http://disqus.com/nancy_m/) + Old Blogger blog: [Deflexion.com](http://deflexion.com/) + Old web site: [Infinite Ink](http://www.ii.com) * Email: [mailto:[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]?subject=Hi%20ɯu "(This mailto URL may launch your email app)") (this is one of my [Outlook.com aliases](http://nancym.tumblr.com/post/63487390433/outlook-com-aliases "Outlook.com Aliases by Nancy McGough")) * Text messaging: For those of you who have my mobile phone number, please be aware that I have a pay-as-you-go [TracFone](http://nancym.tumblr.com/post/30058208828/tracfone) and get charged for each 160-character message. Please keep your SMS messages short! # How I Use Social Networking Systems I'm more attracted to object-centric social networks than ego-centric social networks, and I wrote about this in 2007 in [IUseThis: Social Networking for Nerds](http://deflexion.com/2007/11/iusethis-social-networking-for-nerds). So far, I have not joined Facebook, LinkedIn, or most other ego-centric social networking systems. I use public social networking systems to: * Follow or follow[^Follow] people and entities who post interesting things, * share things that I find interesting, and * communicate about ***non-personal*** things. I use private social networking systems, such as private messaging systems, to communicate about personal things that I don't want to be public. If I star something, it might mean one of the following: * this is interesting (good, bad, a hoax, fun, funny, weird, etc.) * read this, or the links in it, later * when I have time, check out the poster and maybe follow them * when I have time, check out the poster and maybe unfollow them or report them for spam * repost this if, after mulling it over, I decide it's especially interesting * automatically do something with this via [IFTTT](http://ifttt.com/ "IF This Then That") or another automation service If I post or repost something, it means I find it especially interesting and think others might appreciate it too. ⚠ ***Note:***   Follow, star, post, or repost ≠ endorsement! I don't like to think of social networking systems as popularity[^popularity] contests and I try not to pay attention to who Follows or unFollows me. Please don't be disappointed if I don't Follow you back; I probably haven't even noticed that you Followed me! Also, I'm usually at or near my Twitter and App.net Follow limits[^limits], and often need to unFollow an account before I can start Following another account. If I recently Followed you on Twitter or App.net, it means that I find you very interesting (and that I don't care if the profilers know that I find you interesting). # The Right to Privacy I don't like being profiled so I do things to try to make it hard for bots to profile me. For example: * I'm not findable on social networking systems by my email address. * I try to use a different email address for each system I join. * I don't give my contact list to any site or service. * I use [upside-down text](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformation_of_text "e.g., ɯu or ɯʎɔuɐu") for my display name. * I do not give my full real name, full birth date, my location, or other identifying information when I register for systems. * I don't discuss my personal life in public social networking systems. ⚠ ***Note To Real-Life Friends:***   If you're wondering why I'm not following you, I'm probably following you in a private list or a private RSS feed reader to try to confuse the profilers. # Messaging I receive a lot of messages and, in order to get things done in real life, I try to check my public messages at most once a day. The type of message that I'm most likely to ***quickly*** reply to: * is short[^1], * asks or comments about one topic, and * gives me permission to publish the message and my response by either explicitly stating that[^sig] (in a private message) or implicitly implying that (in a public Twitter, App.net, Identi.ca, Tumblr, mailing-list, or Usenet message). ## Private or Direct Messages on Microblogging Systems I prefer to use microblogging systems for ***public*** messaging and if I don't know you in real life, I probably won't reply to a private or direct message from you. My goal is to publicly reply to all (non-spam) public message. If I don't, it does not mean I'm ignoring you, but either that I didn't see your message or I've [procrastinated](http://nancym.tumblr.com/post/62720962412/twentypixels-procrastination-is-the-prelude-to "A Field Guide to Procrastinators") replying. You are welcome to nudge me by sending email to me at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]?subject=Hi%20ɯu "Warning: This mailto URL may launch your email app"). --- # My Latest Tweets As you can see from [my tweets](http://twitter.com/nm) below, I retweet a lot. If you want to Follow me, but don't want to see my retweets, you can [turn off my retweets](https://support.twitter.com/articles/77606-faqs-about-retweets-rt#turnoff) or follow me in a [list in which I'm the only member](https://twitter.com/mazetanker/lists/irl) (this works because retweets are not shown in lists). Tweets by @nm ___ ___ # Footnotes [^1]: By "short" I mean [five sentences](http://five.sentenc.es/ "Sentenc.es - A Disciplined Way To Deal With Email by Mike Davidson") or fewer. 256 characters, 160 characters, or 140 characters, or fewer is even better! [^sig]: One way to specify that a message is shareable is to put this in your signature: `This message is: [x] shareable [ ] ask first [ ] private` [^Follow]: I use uppercase-F *Follow* to mean Follow in my home Twitter/Tumblr/*SocialNetwork* timeline and lowercase-f *follow* to mean follow some other way (in a list, via RSS, by periodically looking at the relevant web page, etc.). I follow thousands of people in Twitter lists and wrote about that in an article titled [Twitter Lists](http://nancym.tumblr.com/post/48881092803/twitter-lists "Twitter Lists by Nancy McGough"). [^popularity]: I don't pay a lot of attention to my social network numbers because I don't like to think of social networks (or life in general) as popularity contests. I'm happy if I have a few intelligent, wise, helpful, thought-provoking, weird, and/or wonderful connections. [^limits]: On Twitter, I currently can [Follow at most 2000 accounts](https://support.twitter.com/articles/66885-i-can-t-follow-people-follow-limits "Why Can't I Follow People") because I don't have **X** Followers (where **X** is an unknown number to me). On App.net, I can Follow at most 40 accounts because I have a free/gratis account. Let me know if you know **X** or if you'd like an invitation for a [free/gratis App.net account](http://blog.app.net/2013/02/25/introducing-a-free-tier/ "Introducing A Free Tier"). [^3]: I sometimes DM with someone I know IRL about things that I don't want public, for example, where either of us is located. [^infosuicide]: To learn about infosuicide, see Scott Hanselman's [410 Gone - Thoughts on Mark "diveintomark" Pilgrim's and _why's infosuicides](http://www.hanselman.com/blog/410GoneThoughtsOnMarkDiveintomarkPilgrimsAndWhysInfosuicides.aspx) *[PURL]: Persistent URL *[them]: him or her *[ɯu]: my initials upside down *[post]: post, blog, tweet, or share *[posts]: publicly posted articles & messages *[Starring]: Starring (★ring), Bookmarking, Favoriting, Hearting (♥ing), Labeling, Liking, Plussing, or Tagging *[star]: star (★), bookmark, favorite, heart (♥), label, like, plus, or tag *[Reposting]: Reposting, Reblogging, Retweeting, or Resharing *[repost]: repost, reblog, retweet, or reshare *[discussion groups]: mailing lists, online forums, blog comment systems, or Usenet newsgroups *[RSS]: really simple syndication a.k.a. rich site summary a.k.a. web feed a.k.a. RSS1/RSS2/Atom *[DMs]: direct messages *[DM]: direct message *[RT]: retweet *[IRL]: in real life *[get things done]: GTD *[organizations]: businesses, non-profits, etc. *[SNS]: Social Networking Service *[private messaging systems]: private messages (PMs), direct messages (DMs), or private email messages *[256 characters]: App.net limit *[160 characters]: SMS limit *[140 characters]: Twitter limit !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');

One reason that Markdown[^markdown] is so popular is that it's much easier for a human to read than HTML. To make Markdown as readable as possible, I like to specify links by reference, rather than inline. Some flavors of Markdown, for example [Markdown Extra][mdx], support footnotes and abbreviations, which are also specified by reference. I'm writing this article for two reasons: 1. As a note to myself about the by-reference syntax of links, footnotes, and abbreviations (and images). 1. To create a Markdown file that I can use to test Markdown tools. All flavors of Markdown support by-reference links, but only some support footnotes and abbreviations. I'll use *this* markdown file to test tools. [mdx]: http://michelf.ca/projects/php-markdown/extra/ [^markdown]: Markdown is a [lightweight markup language][lml] that I wrote about in http://nancym.tumblr.com/post/43431761935/maybe-if-i-learn-markdown-ill-blog-more. [lml]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightweight_markup_language ## Cheatsheet for By-Reference Markdown Syntax Here's a table that summarizes what can be specified by reference in Markdown. For completeness, I include the Markdown markup for images, which are also specified by reference. To conserve space in the table, I use *definitium* to mean *defined text*. What | Inline Markdown | Reference Markdown | HTML Tags :------------- | :------------------- | :--------------------- | :------- link | `[linked text][id]` | `[id]: URL "title"` | `a` link | `[linked text][]` | `[linked text]: URL "title"`    | `a` image | `![alt text][id]` | `[id]: URL "title"` | `img` footnote    | `footnoted text[^id]`    | `[^id]: the footnote` | `sup a` abbr | `definitium` | `*[definitium]: definition` | `abbr`   |   |   |   ***Tip 1:*** `"title"` is optional ***Tip 2:*** `id` is not case sensitive; `definitium` *is* case sensitive ***Tip 3:*** To see this table, you might need to go to [the permalink page of this article](http://nancym.tumblr.com/post/59594358553/links-footnotes-and-abbreviations-in-markdown) ## Examples In the Markdown code examples below, the colon (`:`) represents a random number of lines of text that can separate the inline Markdown from the reference Markdown. ### Link Examples A Markdown tool that I'm testing, and actually using to write this article, is [MdCharm][] and it does not (yet) support abbreviations. [mdcharm]: http://www.mdcharm.com/ Here is the Markdown code for the previous sentence: A Markdown tool that I'm testing, and actually using to write this article, is [MdCharm][] and it does not (yet) support abbreviations. : [mdcharm]: http://www.mdcharm.com/ An online tool for comparing flavors of Markdown is John MacFarlane's [Babelmark 2][b2]. [b2]: http://johnmacfarlane.net/babelmark2/ Here is the Markdown code for the previous sentence: An online tool for comparing flavors of Markdown is John MacFarlane's [Babelmark 2][b2]. : [b2]: http://johnmacfarlane.net/babelmark2/ ### Footnote Example Unfortunately, most Markdown tools do not support abbreviations[^ab]. [^ab]: On a web page, an abbreviation is usually rendered as a mouseover pop-up definition. In HTML4, abbreviations are specified using the `abbr` or `acronym` tag. In HTML5, only the `abbr` tag is used. Here is the Markdown code for the previous sentence: Unfortunately, most Markdown tools do not support abbreviations[^ab]. : [^ab]: On a web page, an abbreviation is usually rendered as a mouseover pop-up definition. In HTML4, abbreviations are specified using the `abbr` or `acronym` tag. In HTML5, only the `abbr` tag is used. ### Abbreviation Example IMHO, the word *abbreviation* is a bit of a misnomer in this context. *[IMHO]: In my humble opinion *[misnomer]: inappropriate name Here is the Markdown code for the previous sentence: IMHO, the word *abbreviation* is a bit of a misnomer in this context. : *[IMHO]: In my humble opinion *[misnomer]: inappropriate name *[definitium]: text that is defined ## Where To Find More Examples This Markdown file tests a lot of Markdown syntax and soon I'll publish it on [GitHub](https://github.com/) so anyone can use it to test a Markdown tool or learn Markdown. Here is a list of the Markdown syntax I used to create this article: * inline link * by-reference link * automatic angle-bracketed link, e.g. `` * automatic not-bracketed link, e.g. `http://example.org/` * footnote * abbreviation * header * ordered list * unordered list (*this* list is the example of that) * emphasized text (bold, italics, and bold italics) * code span * code block * table * *and more...* I hope this article is helpful to you. Do you have any feedback or suggestions?

Like I said at the beginning of this post, I don't think this will inspire many people to start using Twitter lists, but I hope it helps you understand why I use them

It's been more than three years since I was regularly updating my web sites. Part of the reason for this silence is that I've moved about 10 times, including between countries, but the main reason is that I've been in search of new tools. I think, maybe, I've found a key tool for the next incarnation of my web presence: [Markdown](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markdown) markup language. ## **My History Of Web Publishing** For years I've used [vim](http://www.vim.org/ "Vi IMproved"), [Dreamweaver](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Dreamweaver), sftp, and ssh to write & update web pages. From [2003](http://deflexion.com/2003/10/trying-out-blogger "My first Blogger post") to [2010](http://deflexion.com/2010/02/mucommander "My last Blogger post") I also blogged[^deflexion] using Blogger, vim, and [Windows Live Writer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Live_Writer). That system was OK, but editing the Blogger template was torture. I stuck with Blogger because[^ev] I could use my own domain and because I could [set up Blogger to automatically ftp my blog posts to my own web-hosting provider](http://blogger-ftp.blogspot.com/ "Blogger FTP Info"). When [Google announced that they were turning off Blogger's ftp-publishing capability](http://buzz.blogger.com/2010/01/important-note-to-ftp-users.html "Blogger Buzz: Important Note to FTP Users (2010 January 22)"), I quit using Blogger. I've been trying to figure out a new system for publishing on the web since then. I keep thinking Tumblr might be it, but I don't like using Tumblr's "rich text editor" or their "plain text/HTML" editor, and I haven't found a good app that works with Tumblr and works on all the platforms that I use. I like WL Writer, but it doesn't work with Tumblr, it's not cross-platform, and it seems to be abandonware. ## **My Discovery Of Markdown** A couple weeks ago I signed up for [meta.discourse.org](http://meta.discourse.org/), posted some comments[^n_m], and discovered the joy of Markdown. Discourse[^discourse] uses a rich text editor that automatically displays both a WYSIWYG and a Markdown view of your post while you're composing it. This was a revelation to me because I never realized how easy & elegant Markdown is. I've known about it for years, but never felt compelled to learn it, probably because I wanted the control that I get when I directly edit HTML. ## **Learning Markdown** Here are some of the pages I used to learn Markdown: * [www.tuaw.com/markdown-primer/](http://www.tuaw.com/markdown-primer/) * [onethingwell.org/post/1680780219/tumblr-markdown](http://onethingwell.org/post/1680780219/tumblr-markdown) * [michelf.ca/projects/php-markdown/extra/](http://michelf.ca/projects/php-markdown/extra/) * [johnmacfarlane.net/pandoc/README.html#pandocs-markdown](http://johnmacfarlane.net/pandoc/README.html#pandocs-markdown) Here are the searches I did to find the above, and lots more, pages about Markdown and MultiMarkdown[^multimarkdown], which is the version of Markdown that Tumblr uses: * [Use DuckDuckGo to search for ***tumblr markdown***](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=tumblr+markdown) * [www.tumblr.com/tagged/markdown](http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/markdown) * [www.tumblr.com/tagged/multimarkdown](http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/multimarkdown>) * [twitter.com/search?q=markdown](http://twitter.com/search?q=markdown) * [twitter.com/search?q=multimarkdown](http://twitter.com/search?q=multimarkdown) ## **I Think I ♥ Markdown** This post is my first time tumblelogging in Markdown and I'm optimistic that I will indeed post more now that I have a pleasant (maybe even fun!) way to create HTML. And now the footnotes[^footnotes] . . . [^deflexion]: My old blog is titled [Deflexion.com: deflexion & reflexion from nancy mcgough](http://deflexion.com/). [^ev]: Another reason I stuck with Blogger was because I trusted [@ev](http://twitter.com/ev), thanks to his [Evhead blog](http://evhead.com/), which used to be one of my regular reads. [^n_m]: I'm [@n_m](http://meta.discourse.org/users/n_m) on meta.discourse.org. If you care about the future of online discussion groups, I recommend you join me in the meta Discourse discussions. [^discourse]: [Discourse](http://www.discourse.org/) is FLOSS forum software created by Jeff Atwood ([@codinghorror](http://twitter.com/codinghorror)) and others. I've read Jeff's [Coding Horror](http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/) blog for years. [^multimarkdown]: Actually, the version of Markdown used at Tumblr is a superset of MultiMarkdown. [^footnotes]: I'm a big fan of footnotes and I already ♥ MultiMarkdown's footnoting feature! *[sftp]: secure ftp, also known as ssh ftp *[ftp]: file transfer protocol *[FLOSS]: free/libre open source software *[WYSIWYG]: what you see is what you get

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What do you think? Would you prefer I separate my blog and reblog, or jumble them into one everything blog? Do you have any thoughts about using a ByNM tag for my posts?