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pacodelumberg
Asked: 2012-10-01 02:37:32 +0800 CST

colored text format for readme or simple documentation files

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I am looking for a colored format that is supported by ubuntu to write documentation files that can be displayed colored and bolded to be displayed on a text editor like gedit. I wanted to ask it before getting to start to create my own format. Does anyone know such a format?

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  1. Best Answer

    README files should be as easy to read as possible without installing additional tools. Therefore, create a simple text README file, and if you want to go fancy, make a README.html version with colors, bells and whistles.

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  2. I guess README files should be plain text, so they can easily be opened and read by anyone. But you might use capital letters, special characters to create the formatting effect.

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