Touch_Up
My mini-alternative to markdown.
It uses Regexp (I know, I know)
and is most likely useless for your needs.
Most likely, I will stop using this and just use RedCarpet.
That is what you should do: don't use this. Use RedCarpet.
Installation
gem 'touch_up'
Usage
require 'touch_up'
puts Touch_Up.new(<<-EOF).to_html
This is /slanted/.
This is *strong*.
This is ~~strike~~.
This is *my link* www.megauni.com.
This is lovefm.co.jp.
EOF