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BLUEPHRASE Syntax

BLUEPHRASE uses a mimimalistic approach to syntax while remaining faithful to the essence of HTML and CSS.

phrasing
shorthand
escapes
notes
doppelmarks
junctors
variables
xenomarks
pragmas
options

phrasing

container · basic · term

Essential syntax for paragraphs, terms, and containers.

container, basic, term

shorthand

identifier · classname · sourceref · style · attribute · RDFa · ARIA role

Shorthand notation for placing attributes on a phrase.

identifier, classname, sourceref, style, attribute, RDFa, ARIA role

escapes

escape · unicode

Syntax for explicitly overriding normal BLUEPHRASE rules.

escape, unicode

notes

comment · remark · reply · placeholder

Comments and placeholders within the manuscript to allow authors and editors to make internal notes.

comment, remark, reply, placeholder

doppelmarks

listmark · citemark · glossmark · notemark · indexmark

Syntax for identifying phrases to be included within generated landmark sections.

listmark, citemark, glossmark, notemark, indexmark

junctors

prefix junctor · infix junctor · postfix junctor

Syntax for creating bidirectional hyperlinks.

prefix junctor, infix junctor, postfix junctor

variables

assignment · substitution · increment · outer-clone · inner-clone

Substitution variables, sequencers, and making clones.

assignment, substitution, increment, outer-clone, inner-clone

xenomarks

ASP · PHP · wikitext

Inserting foreign programming constructions and leaving them untouched by the processor.

ASP, PHP, wikitext

pragmas

blue · include · enclosure · use · build · semantax · shorthand · var · doctype · pi

Immediate declarations for use by the BLUE PROCESSOR during pre-processing and compilation.

blue, include, enclosure, use, build, semantax, shorthand, var, doctype, pi

options

doppelmarks · emit · graynotes · shorthand · vocabulary

Options for how the BLUE PROCESSOR should process the manuscript into a document.

doppelmarks, emit, graynotes, shorthand, vocabulary