[Discussion] Why isn't there a horizontal rule?

[Byron Torres]

On Fri Sep 24, 2021 at 9:17 AM BST, devel at datenbrei.de wrote:
>
> sometimes a kind of seperator is used in literature, like e.g.:
>
> * * *

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This is called an [asterism][1], a type of "dinkus" or thematic break.
There are many other forms of 'decoration' or section signifiers:

- fleuron  ❦  ❧  ☙
- interpuncts  ···
- section sign  §
- various other Unicode characters...

Long form writing sometimes necesitates thematic breaks where headings
don't quite fit. I'd personally love two see proper ASCII gemtext markup
for thematic breaks. Something like:

	/^---$/

The appearance of thematic breaks on a client (TUI/GUI) could be set to
anything, like one of the aforementioned signifiers, a
plain/double/wavy/dashed line, or even a custom image.

I'd love to see such personalisation.


  [1]: gemini://vault.transjovian.org/full/en/Asterism%20(typography)