Pikchr is really great. The syntax looks strange at first, but the learning curve is actually low. Within 5 minutes of looking at the pikchr source of some SQLite diagrams, you'll get it. I use it to produce railroad syntax diagrams in the same style as the ones in the SQLite docs. I don't use the Markdown integration; I just generate SVGs using PikchrShow[0] and treat them as images in my HTML-based docs.
I'm the type of guy that would store the Pikchrs in the version control system alongside the HTML, then write a Makefile to regenerate the SVGs referenced from the HTML every time the Pikchrs change.
But at that point, you might as well just use Fossil as a CMS. :)
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Pikchr is really great. The syntax looks strange at first, but the learning curve is actually low. Within 5 minutes of looking at the pikchr source of some SQLite diagrams, you'll get it. I use it to produce railroad syntax diagrams in the same style as the ones in the SQLite docs. I don't use the Markdown integration; I just generate SVGs using PikchrShow[0] and treat them as images in my HTML-based docs.
[0] https://pikchr.org/home/pikchrshow
I'm the type of guy that would store the Pikchrs in the version control system alongside the HTML, then write a Makefile to regenerate the SVGs referenced from the HTML every time the Pikchrs change.
But at that point, you might as well just use Fossil as a CMS. :)
https://fossil-scm.org/home/doc/trunk/www/wikitheory.wiki