Formatting comments with lesstile

Thu, 21.10.2010 lesstile, comments, help

Apart from the usage of some normal HTML tags (like strong, em, and so on), the comments in this blog can be formatted using lesstile.
Here is a short explanation about the usage of this gem:

Links

If you want to create some links, typing "Search in Google":http://www.google.com/ produces: Search in Google.

Code

If you want to format some code, open and close it with three dashes. Write the following:

---here is some formatted code---

to get

1

  here is some formatted code

Blank spaces before the dashes do not affect the result, but breaklines can introduce unexpected blank lines.

Ruby code

You can be also more precise and define which language you are using. For the moment HTML and Ruby are supported. Just write the name of the language after the dashes, like this:

  --- ruby
  def hello_world
    puts “hello world!”
  end
  ---

and you’ll get:

1
2
3

  def hello_world
    puts "hello world!"
  end

it doesn’t matter whether you capitalize the word ruby or not.

HTML code

Finally, after writing:

  --- HTML
  <strong>Look, HTML code</strong>
  ---

you’ll get



  <strong>Look, HTML code</strong>

as expected. And that’s it! Make your comments, ladies and gentlemen.

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