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(" This is /slanted/.\n This is *strong*.\n This is ~~strike~~.\n This is *my link* www.megauni.com.\n This is lovefm.co.jp.\n").to_html