← Back to context Comment by thangalin 5 days ago I wrote a Markdown -> ConTeXt -> PDF editor that may interest you.* https://keenwrite.com/* https://keenwrite.com/screenshots.html 2 comments thangalin Reply kccqzy 5 days ago Interesting. I usually use pandoc for converting my Markdown, which goes via LaTeX. Is there a specific reason you picked ConTeXt? thangalin 5 days ago > I usually use pandoc for converting my MarkdownSee my Typesetting Markdown series:https://dave.autonoma.ca/blog/2019/05/22/typesetting-markdow...> Is there a specific reason you picked ConTeXt?LaTeX:* doesn't (easily, or practically) separate content from presentation;* has arcane, antiquated syntax;* packages can have namespace conflicts (rare, but happens);* requires package installation for additional features.ConTeXt, being monolithic and newer, avoids all those issues. The feature matrix lists a number of samples typeset with ConTeXt:https://keenwrite.com/blog/2025/09/08/feature-matrix/FWIW, pandoc has the ability to generate ConTeXt code.
kccqzy 5 days ago Interesting. I usually use pandoc for converting my Markdown, which goes via LaTeX. Is there a specific reason you picked ConTeXt? thangalin 5 days ago > I usually use pandoc for converting my MarkdownSee my Typesetting Markdown series:https://dave.autonoma.ca/blog/2019/05/22/typesetting-markdow...> Is there a specific reason you picked ConTeXt?LaTeX:* doesn't (easily, or practically) separate content from presentation;* has arcane, antiquated syntax;* packages can have namespace conflicts (rare, but happens);* requires package installation for additional features.ConTeXt, being monolithic and newer, avoids all those issues. The feature matrix lists a number of samples typeset with ConTeXt:https://keenwrite.com/blog/2025/09/08/feature-matrix/FWIW, pandoc has the ability to generate ConTeXt code.
thangalin 5 days ago > I usually use pandoc for converting my MarkdownSee my Typesetting Markdown series:https://dave.autonoma.ca/blog/2019/05/22/typesetting-markdow...> Is there a specific reason you picked ConTeXt?LaTeX:* doesn't (easily, or practically) separate content from presentation;* has arcane, antiquated syntax;* packages can have namespace conflicts (rare, but happens);* requires package installation for additional features.ConTeXt, being monolithic and newer, avoids all those issues. The feature matrix lists a number of samples typeset with ConTeXt:https://keenwrite.com/blog/2025/09/08/feature-matrix/FWIW, pandoc has the ability to generate ConTeXt code.
Interesting. I usually use pandoc for converting my Markdown, which goes via LaTeX. Is there a specific reason you picked ConTeXt?
> I usually use pandoc for converting my Markdown
See my Typesetting Markdown series:
https://dave.autonoma.ca/blog/2019/05/22/typesetting-markdow...
> Is there a specific reason you picked ConTeXt?
LaTeX:
* doesn't (easily, or practically) separate content from presentation;
* has arcane, antiquated syntax;
* packages can have namespace conflicts (rare, but happens);
* requires package installation for additional features.
ConTeXt, being monolithic and newer, avoids all those issues. The feature matrix lists a number of samples typeset with ConTeXt:
https://keenwrite.com/blog/2025/09/08/feature-matrix/
FWIW, pandoc has the ability to generate ConTeXt code.