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## Spec Editor's Guide

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  • ReSpec is a tool that makes writing specifications easier. ReSpec handles things like styling, referential integrity, bibliographical data, and other mundane tasks.

Spec Editor's Guide

  1. Dynamic Content Generation Automatically generates Table of Contents, References, and Bibliographies.

Supports automatic pluralization and aliases/synonyms for terms, ensuring consistency throughout the document.

  1. WebIDL Integration Provides support for WebIDL (Web Interface Definition Language), which is essential for defining interfaces in web specifications.

  2. Customizable Configuration Allows users to configure ReSpec via a JSON object or directly through the URL, enabling flexibility in how documents are structured and styled.

  3. Linting and Validation Includes built-in linting tools to check for accessibility issues, unused definitions, and other common errors.

Ensures compliance with W3C standards and best practices.

  1. External Includes Supports the inclusion of external files or content, making it easier to reuse and maintain shared sections across multiple documents.

  2. Interactive Features Enables interactive elements like collapsible sections, live examples, and inline code highlighting for better user engagement.

  3. Custom Styling Offers options for adding custom styles and branding, allowing documents to align with organizational guidelines.

  4. Version Control and Collaboration Integrates seamlessly with GitHub, enabling version control and collaborative editing.

  5. Static Snapshots Provides tools to create static snapshots of documents, which are useful for archiving or publishing finalized versions.

  6. Accessibility and Internationalization Includes features to ensure documents are accessible to a wide audience and supports internationalization for multilingual specifications.

These features make ReSpec a versatile and efficient tool for creating professional-grade technical documents. If you'd like to explore any of these features in detail or need help implementing them, let me know!

Guides

Configuration options

W3C Configuration options

Linter rules

Internal properties

Handled by ReSpec for you.

Special <section> IDs

HTML elements

Custom Elements

WebIDL

HTML attributes

CSS Classes

Special properties

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