Filename extension .etx Type of format Markup language | Developed by Ian Feldman | |
Initial release 1992; 25 years ago (1992) | ||
Setext (Structure Enhanced Text) is a lightweight markup language used to format plain text documents such as e-newsletters, Usenet postings, and e-mails. In contrast to some other markup languages (such as HTML), the markup is easily readable without any parsing or special software.
Contents
Setext was first introduced in 1991 by Ian Feldman for use in the TidBITS electronic newsletter.
Purpose
Setext allows viewing of marked-up documents without special viewing software. To prevent errors, most large setext publications are created using a markup language such as HTML or SGML and then converted. The setext document can then be distributed without the need for the recipient to use a html email or web viewer.
Setext tags
The following are the most common setext tags.
Standalone Setext files
By default all properly setext-ized files will have an ".etx" or ".ETX" suffix. This stands for an "emailable/enhanced text",