((p "Sometimes, " (@L (@H "&ldquo;") "a picture is worth a thousand words" (@H "&rdquo;")) "." " " "To create some graphical representations, Zettelmarkup provides a simple mechanism." " " "Characters like " (@L (@H "&ldquo;") (kbd "|") (@H "&rdquo;")) " or " (@L (@H "&ldquo;") (kbd "-") (@H "&rdquo;")) " already provide some visual feedback." " " "For example, to create a picture containing two boxes that are connected via an arrow, the following representation is possible:") (pre (code "~~~draw\n+-------+       .-------.\n| Box 1 | ----> | Box 2 |\n+-------+       '-------'\n~~~")) (p "Zettelstore translates this to:") (p (@H "<svg class=\"zs-draw\" width=\"260\" height=\"80\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\"><marker id=\"Pointer\" viewBox=\"0 0 10 10\" refX=\"5\" refY=\"5\" markerUnits=\"strokeWidth\" markerWidth=\"5\" markerHeight=\"10\" orient=\"auto\"><path d=\"M 0 0 L 10 5 L 0 10 z\" /></marker><g id=\"closed\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\"><path id=\"closed0\" d=\"M 5 10 L 15 10 L 25 10 L 35 10 L 45 10 L 55 10 L 65 10 L 75 10 L 85 10 L 85 30 L 85 50 L 75 50 L 65 50 L 55 50 L 45 50 L 35 50 L 25 50 L 15 50 L 5 50 L 5 30 Z\" /><path id=\"closed1\" d=\"M 165 20 Q 165 10 175 10 L 175 10 L 185 10 L 195 10 L 205 10 L 215 10 L 225 10 L 235 10 L 235 10 Q 245 10 245 20 L 245 30 L 245 40 Q 245 50 235 50 L 235 50 L 225 50 L 215 50 L 205 50 L 195 50 L 185 50 L 175 50 L 175 50 Q 165 50 165 40 L 165 30 Z\" /></g><g id=\"lines\" stroke=\"#000\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\"><path id=\"open2\" marker-end=\"url(#Pointer)\" d=\"M 105 30 L 115 30 L 125 30 L 135 30 L 145 30 \" /></g><g id=\"text\" stroke=\"none\" style=\"font-family:monospace;font-size:15px\"><text id=\"obj3\" x=\"22.5\" y=\"35\">Box 1</text><text id=\"obj4\" x=\"182.5\" y=\"35\">Box 2</text></g></svg>")) (p "Technically spoken, the drawing is translated to a " (a (@ (href . "00001008000000#svg")) "SVG") " element.") (p "The following characters are interpreted to create a graphical representation." " " "Some of them will start a path that results in a recognized object.") (table (thead (tr (th (@ (class . "center")) "Character") (th "Meaning") (th (@ (class . "center")) "Path Start"))) (tbody (tr (td (@ (class . "center")) (kbd "+")) (td "Corner") (td (@ (class . "center")) "Yes")) (tr (td (@ (class . "center")) (kbd "-")) (td "Horizontal line") (td (@ (class . "center")) "Yes")) (tr (td (@ (class . "center")) (kbd "|")) (td "Vertical line") (td (@ (class . "center")) "Yes")) (tr (td (@ (class . "center")) (kbd "<")) (td "Left arrow") (td (@ (class . "center")) "Yes")) (tr (td (@ (class . "center")) (kbd ">")) (td "Right arrow") (td (@ (class . "center")) "No")) (tr (td (@ (class . "center")) (kbd "v")) (td "Down arrow") (td (@ (class . "center")) "No")) (tr (td (@ (class . "center")) (kbd "^")) (td "Up arrow") (td (@ (class . "center")) "Yes")) (tr (td (@ (class . "center")) (kbd ":")) (td "Dashed vertical line") (td (@ (class . "center")) "Yes")) (tr (td (@ (class . "center")) (kbd "=")) (td "Dashed horizontal line") (td (@ (class . "center")) "Yes")) (tr (td (@ (class . "center")) (kbd ".")) (td "Rounded corner") (td (@ (class . "center")) "Yes")) (tr (td (@ (class . "center")) (kbd "'")) (td "Rounded corner") (td (@ (class . "center")) "Yes")) (tr (td (@ (class . "center")) (kbd "/")) (td "North-east diagonal line") (td (@ (class . "center")) "Yes")) (tr (td (@ (class . "center")) (kbd "\\")) (td "South-east diagonal line") (td (@ (class . "center")) "Yes")) (tr (td (@ (class . "center")) (kbd "x")) (td "A tick on a line") (td (@ (class . "center")) "No")) (tr (td (@ (class . "center")) (kbd "*")) (td "A dot on a line") (td (@ (class . "center")) "No")))) (p "Interpretation of these characters starts at the top left corner and continues depending on the current character.") (p "All other characters are treated as text."))