Discussion Format

Table of contents Example Structure Indent Format Footnote Format Discussion

Example Structure

           A
          / \
         B   H
        / \   \
       C   K   I
      / \       \
     D   F       J
    /   /
   E   G

• Each path a line of discussion.
• Letters indicating sequence of entry.

Indent Format

• aaa aaaaa aaa aaaaaaa aaa aaaaa aaa aaaaaaa aaa aaaaa aaa aaaaaaa aaa aaaaa aaa aaaaaaa aaa aaaaa aaa aaaaaaa aaa aaaaa aaa aaaaaaa aaa aaaaa aaa aaaaaaa aaa aaaaa aaa aaaaaaa aaa aaaaa aaa aaaaaaa aaa aaaaa aaa aaaaaaa
  • bbb bbbbb bbb bbbbbbb bbb bbbbb bbb bbbbbbb bbb bbbbb bbb bbbbbbb bbb bbbbb bbb bbbbbbb bbb bbbbb bbb bbbbbbb bbb bbbbb bbb bbbbbbb bbb bbbbb bbb bbbbbbb bbb bbbbb bbb bbbbbbb bbb bbbbb bbb bbbbbbb bbb bbbbb bbb bbbbbbb
    • ccc ccccc ccc ccccccc ccc ccccc ccc ccccccc ccc ccccc ccc ccccccc ccc ccccc ccc ccccccc ccc ccccc ccc ccccccc ccc ccccc ccc ccccccc ccc ccccc ccc ccccccc ccc ccccc ccc ccccccc ccc ccccc ccc ccccccc ccc ccccc ccc ccccccc
      • ddd ddddd ddd ddddddd ddd ddddd ddd ddddddd ddd ddddd ddd ddddddd ddd ddddd ddd ddddddd ddd ddddd ddd ddddddd ddd ddddd ddd ddddddd ddd ddddd ddd ddddddd ddd ddddd ddd ddddddd ddd ddddd ddd ddddddd ddd ddddd ddd ddddddd
        • eee eeeee eee eeeeeee eee eeeee eee eeeeeee eee eeeee eee eeeeeee eee eeeee eee eeeeeee eee eeeee eee eeeeeee eee eeeee eee eeeeeee eee eeeee eee eeeeeee eee eeeee eee eeeeeee eee eeeee eee eeeeeee eee eeeee eee eeeeeee
      • fff fffff fff fffffff fff fffff fff fffffff fff fffff fff fffffff fff fffff fff fffffff fff fffff fff fffffff fff fffff fff fffffff fff fffff fff fffffff fff fffff fff fffffff fff fffff fff fffffff fff fffff fff fffffff
        • ggg ggggg ggg ggggggg ggg ggggg ggg ggggggg ggg ggggg ggg ggggggg ggg ggggg ggg ggggggg ggg ggggg ggg ggggggg ggg ggggg ggg ggggggg ggg ggggg ggg ggggggg ggg ggggg ggg ggggggg ggg ggggg ggg ggggggg ggg ggggg ggg ggggggg
    • kkk kkkkk kkk kkkkkkk kkk kkkkk kkk kkkkkkk kkk kkkkk kkk kkkkkkk kkk kkkkk kkk kkkkkkk kkk kkkkk kkk kkkkkkk kkk kkkkk kkk kkkkkkk kkk kkkkk kkk kkkkkkk kkk kkkkk kkk kkkkkkk kkk kkkkk kkk kkkkkkk kkk kkkkk kkk kkkkkkk
  • hhh hhhhh hhh hhhhhhh hhh hhhhh hhh hhhhhhh hhh hhhhh hhh hhhhhhh hhh hhhhh hhh hhhhhhh hhh hhhhh hhh hhhhhhh hhh hhhhh hhh hhhhhhh hhh hhhhh hhh hhhhhhh hhh hhhhh hhh hhhhhhh hhh hhhhh hhh hhhhhhh hhh hhhhh hhh hhhhhhh
    • iii iiiii iii iiiiiii iii iiiii iii iiiiiii iii iiiii iii iiiiiii iii iiiii iii iiiiiii iii iiiii iii iiiiiii iii iiiii iii iiiiiii iii iiiii iii iiiiiii iii iiiii iii iiiiiii iii iiiii iii iiiiiii iii iiiii iii iiiiiii
      • jjj jjjjj jjj jjjjjjj jjj jjjjj jjj jjjjjjj jjj jjjjj jjj jjjjjjj jjj jjjjj jjj jjjjjjj jjj jjjjj jjj jjjjjjj jjj jjjjj jjj jjjjjjj jjj jjjjj jjj jjjjjjj jjj jjjjj jjj jjjjjjj jjj jjjjj jjj jjjjjjj jjj jjjjj jjj jjjjjjj

Footnote Format

aaa aaaaa aaa aaaaaaa aaa aaaaa aaa aaaaaaa aaa aaaaa aaa aaaaaaa aaa aaaaa aaa aaaaaaa aaa aaaaa aaa aaaaaaa aaa aaaaa aaa aaaaaaa aaa aaaaa aaa aaaaaaa aaa aaaaa aaa aaaaaaa aaa aaaaa aaa aaaaaaa aaa aaaaa aaa aaaaaaa ^[2]

bbb bbbbb bbb bbbbbbb bbb bbbbb bbb bbbbbbb bbb bbbbb bbb bbbbbbb bbb bbbbb bbb bbbbbbb bbb bbbbb bbb bbbbbbb bbb bbbbb bbb bbbbbbb bbb bbbbb bbb bbbbbbb bbb bbbbb bbb bbbbbbb bbb bbbbb bbb bbbbbbb bbb bbbbb bbb bbbbbbb ^[3]

ccc ccccc ccc ccccccc ccc ccccc ccc ccccccc ccc ccccc ccc ccccccc ccc ccccc ccc ccccccc ccc ccccc ccc ccccccc ccc ccccc ccc ccccccc ccc ccccc ccc ccccccc ccc ccccc ccc ccccccc ccc ccccc ccc ccccccc ccc ccccc ccc ccccccc ^[1]

ddd ddddd ddd ddddddd ddd ddddd ddd ddddddd ddd ddddd ddd ddddddd ddd ddddd ddd ddddddd ddd ddddd ddd ddddddd ddd ddddd ddd ddddddd ddd ddddd ddd ddddddd ddd ddddd ddd ddddddd ddd ddddd ddd ddddddd ddd ddddd ddd ddddddd

eee eeeee eee eeeeeee eee eeeee eee eeeeeee eee eeeee eee eeeeeee eee eeeee eee eeeeeee eee eeeee eee eeeeeee eee eeeee eee eeeeeee eee eeeee eee eeeeeee eee eeeee eee eeeeeee eee eeeee eee eeeeeee eee eeeee eee eeeeeee

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fff fffff fff fffffff fff fffff fff fffffff fff fffff fff fffffff fff fffff fff fffffff fff fffff fff fffffff fff fffff fff fffffff fff fffff fff fffffff fff fffff fff fffffff fff fffff fff fffffff fff fffff fff fffffff

ggg ggggg ggg ggggggg ggg ggggg ggg ggggggg ggg ggggg ggg ggggggg ggg ggggg ggg ggggggg ggg ggggg ggg ggggggg ggg ggggg ggg ggggggg ggg ggggg ggg ggggggg ggg ggggg ggg ggggggg ggg ggggg ggg ggggggg ggg ggggg ggg ggggggg

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[2]

hhh hhhhh hhh hhhhhhh hhh hhhhh hhh hhhhhhh hhh hhhhh hhh hhhhhhh hhh hhhhh hhh hhhhhhh hhh hhhhh hhh hhhhhhh hhh hhhhh hhh hhhhhhh hhh hhhhh hhh hhhhhhh hhh hhhhh hhh hhhhhhh hhh hhhhh hhh hhhhhhh hhh hhhhh hhh hhhhhhh

iii iiiii iii iiiiiii iii iiiii iii iiiiiii iii iiiii iii iiiiiii iii iiiii iii iiiiiii iii iiiii iii iiiiiii iii iiiii iii iiiiiii iii iiiii iii iiiiiii iii iiiii iii iiiiiii iii iiiii iii iiiiiii iii iiiii iii iiiiiii

jjj jjjjj jjj jjjjjjj jjj jjjjj jjj jjjjjjj jjj jjjjj jjj jjjjjjj jjj jjjjj jjj jjjjjjj jjj jjjjj jjj jjjjjjj jjj jjjjj jjj jjjjjjj jjj jjjjj jjj jjjjjjj jjj jjjjj jjj jjjjjjj jjj jjjjj jjj jjjjjjj jjj jjjjj jjj jjjjjjj

[2]

[3]

kkk kkkkk kkk kkkkkkk kkk kkkkk kkk kkkkkkk kkk kkkkk kkk kkkkkkk kkk kkkkk kkk kkkkkkk kkk kkkkk kkk kkkkkkk kkk kkkkk kkk kkkkkkk kkk kkkkk kkk kkkkkkk kkk kkkkk kkk kkkkkkk kkk kkkkk kkk kkkkkkk kkk kkkkk kkk kkkkkkk

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[4] (dummy)

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Discussion

Robert Pauli:

Seeing Block on the wider side / Discussion in the indent (or news-group) format made me choke.

Therefore I suggest the footnote format (can't be my idea . . .).

• It fits on the screen.
• It fits to diagrams at the very left (as they should be).
• It allows one to easily walk through a path -- even backwards (thanks to Bill's great "boomerang" idea).

If Arno donates a generic footnote tag

i.e. [#?] and [?] automatically set to the smallest available number, which would be handy anyway, we could even skip keeping up the dummy tail.

[5] (dummy :--)

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