[SPEC-CHANGE] lang parameter, minor line type changes, clarifications...

[solderpunk]

On Sun, Jun 07, 2020 at 06:40:33PM -0400, Matthew Graybosch wrote:

> I use asterisks inline for emphasis because that's a habit I've taken
> from Markdown. My understanding of the standard was that the
> behavior of inline asterisks (as opposed to asterisks at at the
> beginning of a line to indicate a list item) is undefined and thus
> client-dependent.
> 
> If the client uses them to denote *italics* and **bold**, great. If
> not, I figure that readers familiar with plain-text email will still
> interpret such text accordingly. Either way, as a self-hosting writer,
> my job is to make the words and reliably serve them. What happens on
> the client side is none of my business.
> 
> My understanding of the new changes to the standard is that the
> behavior of inline asterisks is *still* client-dependent. That's fine
> with me as a writer, TBH. If I wanted the illusion of precise control
> over how clients render my documents, I'd go back to HTML/CSS--or
> pick up groff again and just post PDFs. :)

This is all correct - technically *and* ideologically. :)

Cheers,
Solderpunk