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<bookinfo>
<title>The Better Markup Language</title>
<titleabbrev><abbrev>BML</abbrev></titleabbrev>
<edition>BML Manual Version 1.0</edition>
<abstract>
<para>
Anyone's who's ever put together a large website or done a lot of server-side
programming will know how hard and annoying it is to keep a consistent look
through a site, and how painful it is to go back and change something globally
later, once their site is up. In addition, looking at <abbrev>HTML</abbrev>
code is ugly and <abbrev>HTML</abbrev> editors don't always do what you want them to.
</para>
<para>
<abbrev>BML</abbrev> was designed to address a lot of these problems.
<abbrev>BML</abbrev> is a server-side markup language that lets you define your own
<abbrev>BML</abbrev> blocks and use them as templates within your <abbrev>BML</abbrev> pages.
Your templates don't even have to be static. Because <abbrev>BML</abbrev> pages are
converted to <abbrev>HTML</abbrev> on the server when users request them, this also
enables you to embed live code within your <abbrev>BML</abbrev> pages, just like a
<abbrev>CGI</abbrev> script.
</para>
<para>
A lot is possible using <abbrev>BML</abbrev>. Whether you want to make a full blown
database driven website, enable a little dynamic content on your site, or just
make things on your site easier to maintain, <abbrev>BML</abbrev> can really help out.
</para>
<para>
The official website for <abbrev>BML</abbrev> is located at <ulink url="http://www.bradfitz.com/bml" />.
</para>
</abstract>
&bml.copyright;
&bml.legalnotice;
</bookinfo>
<title>The Better Markup Language</title>
<titleabbrev><abbrev>BML</abbrev></titleabbrev>