Updated documentation

[John Gruber]

Aaron Swartz <me at aaronsw.com> wrote on 03/12/04 at 11:39a:

> You don't mention the trick where:
> 
>   [Google][]
>   
>   [Google]: http://www.google.com/
> 
> works.

OK, that's fixed. I'm calling that trick the *implicit link name*
shortcut.


Aaron Swartz <me at aaronsw.com> wrote on 03/12/04 at 11:46a:

> The syntax page is quite long. I'm concerned that people interested in 
> Markdown will click syntax to see how it works, and upon seeing such a 
> long page, be scared off. ("What have I gotten myself into? I don't 
> have time to read this whole thing!")

There's now a fifth page in the Markdown section: Basics. This idea
is that if you're new to Markdown, you can skim this page and get
the basic feel for what it's like to write using Markdown.

* * *

1.0b3 is out, the docs are updated. Time to write the manifesto --
er, I mean, announcement.

-J.G.