=Avoin notation
In avoin content is marked with Avoin notation. Avoin notation is a language or syntax to mark structural elements of text and related data.
=&&3=Glossary
¤Environment
%A system that uses Avoin notation (for example a CMS).
¤Document
%A full presentation of data composed of one or more **files** (for example a web page or a readme file).
¤File
%A chunk of information marked with Avoin notation (for example a regular file or a database entry). A file can contain a whole document or just be a part of one, but must be sensible in itself (this creates some requirements for markup).
¤Line
%A chunk of **content** (usually literally a line separated by line breaks).
¤Content
%Raw data that can have parts marked with **wrap** elements.
=&&3=Element types
¤Surrounding element
%Directly contains **line** elements. It does not directly contain raw data or **wrap** elements, **content** is always inside a **line** element.
¤Line element
%Directly contains **content** and can directly contain **wrap** elements.
¤Wrap element
%Directly contains special kind of **content**.
=&&3=Reserved strings
The following strings have special meaning in Avoin notation and should be escaped by repeating the first character of the string where appropriate.
=&&4=Reserved strings reference
||String||Function||Notes
||{{||Section||Only in the beginning of a line
||}}}||Quote||none
||=, =&&2=, =&&3=, ..., =&&n=||Headings||Only in the beginning of a line
||¤||List item in an unordered list||Only in the beginning of a line
||%||Definition||Only in the beginning of a line
||\\||Link||none
=&&3=Elements
Note that a list as a whole cannot be marked. It is a virtual element. Consecutive list items of the same type are considered to be a part of the same list. Same goes for table rows and tables. Consecutive table cells are considered to be a part of the same table row. Consecutive rows with the same amount of cells are considered to be a part of the same table.
=&&2=Links
*\\&&http://eiskis.net/avoin/documentation/notation.txt\\An example document\\