Re: [Docutils-users] [SPAM] Gemini and rst2gemtext

[Guenter M. <mi...@us...>]

Dear Schimon,

On 2025-08-08, Schimon Jehudah via Docutils-users wrote:

> Are there intentions to merge rst2gemtext into docutils?
...
> https://github.com/flozz/rst2gemtext/issues/9

Currently not.  I agree, that "gemtext" export is a useful addition to
Docutils, especially as both formats are "text centered" and try to stay
distraction free.  However, I am less sure merging is the best way forward
at the current stage.  

Instead, I propose to develop the project as an "independent
sister-project", using Docutils' plug-in architecture. 

This means generating a "gemtext" writer that can be used as

   docutils --writer=gemtext  mydoc.rst > mydoc.gemtext
   
as well as in the `Publisher Interface`__ provided by `docutils.core`
(https://docutils.sourceforge.io/docs/api/publisher.html).

In Docutils, we can provide cross-links in the Documentation similar to what
we already do for "markdown" parsers.
Not only in the "Docutils Link List", but also in, e.g., 
https://docutils.sourceforge.io/docs/user/config.html#docutils-application

Regards,  
Günter