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-Overview
---------
-The repository provides a Leaflet <<x1,[1]>> based web frontend to the Open Source Routing Machine (Project-OSRM <<x2,[2]>>).
-The frontend is implemented in Javascript.
-Data is fetched from routing and geocoding servers using JSONP queries.
-The website is XHTML 1.0 Strict compliant.
-A deployed version of the the web frontend can be seen at <<x3,[3]>>.
-
-
-Setup
------
-The frontend should work directly as provided.
-Several settings - including the URL for the routing server and the geocoder server - can be specified in +OSRM.config.js+.
-Different tile servers can be specified in +OSRM.main.js+.
-Note that the URL shortener used for generating route links only works with URLs pointing to the official Project-OSRM website.
-
-
-Branches
---------
-- The +master+ branch will always point to the latest released version of the frontend.
-- The +develop+ branch should always point to a working version that incorporates new features and bugfixes (think of it like a nightly-build).
-- Other branches contain various work in progress.
-
-
-Bugtracking
------------
-Please use the OSRM-Project bug tracker for submitting any bug reports or feature requests.
-
-
-Integration into Project-OSRM repository
-----------------------------------------
-The Project-OSRM repository already contains the frontend repository as a submodule.
-It will always point to the latest deployed version.
-To successfully work a repository that contains submodules, use the following git commands (available in git 1.7.1+):
-
-+git clone --recursive+::
-to clone a repository and the contained submodules
-
-+git pull && git submodule update+::
-to pull the latest version of the repository and update its submodules if required
-
-Note that the frontend can also be checked out independently of the Project-OSRM repository.
-
-
-References
-----------
-[[x1]]
-[1] Leaflet: http://leaflet.cloudmade.com/
-[[x2]]
-[2] Project-OSRM: http://project-osrm.org/
-[[x3]]
-[3] Project-OSRM Frontend: http://map.project-osrm.org/
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+Overview
+--------
+The repository provides a Leaflet [(1)] based web frontend to the Open Source Routing Machine (Project-OSRM [(2)]).
+The frontend is implemented in Javascript.
+Data is fetched from routing and geocoding servers using JSONP queries.
+The website is XHTML 1.0 Strict compliant.
+A deployed version of the the web frontend can be seen at [(3)].
+
+
+Setup
+-----
+The frontend should work directly as provided.
+Several settings - including the URL for the routing server and the geocoder server - can be specified in `OSRM.config.js`.
+Different tile servers can be specified in `OSRM.main.js`.
+Note that the URL shortener used for generating route links only works with URLs pointing to the official Project-OSRM website.
+
+
+Branches
+--------
+* The `master` branch will always point to the latest released version of the frontend.
+* The `develop` branch should always point to a working version with new features and bugfixes (think of it as a nightly-build).
+* Other branches contain various work in progress.
+
+
+Bugtracking
+-----------
+Please use the OSRM-Project bug tracker for submitting any bug reports or feature requests.
+
+Integration into Project-OSRM repository
+----------------------------------------
+The Project-OSRM repository already contains the frontend repository as a submodule.
+It will always point to the latest deployed version.
+To successfully work a repository that contains submodules, use the following git commands (available in git 1.7.1+):
+
+* `git clone --recursive`  
+	to clone a repository and the contained submodules
+
+* `git pull && git submodule update`  
+	to pull the latest version of the repository and update its submodules if required
+
+Note that the frontend can also be checked out independently of the Project-OSRM repository.
+
+
+References
+----------
+[(1)] Cloudmade Leaflet: http://leaflet.cloudmade.com/  
+[(2)] Project OSRM: http://project-osrm.org/  
+[(3)] Project OSRM Frontend: http://map.project-osrm.org/
+
+
+
+[(1)]: http://leaflet.cloudmade.com/ "Cloudmade Leaflet"
+[(2)]: http://project-osrm.org/ "Project OSRM"
+[(3)]: http://map.project-osrm.org/ "Project-OSRM Frontend" 
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