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> Markdown is pretty simple and easy to read in plaintext That is actually the main reason for markdown's existence [1], so I have the same issue with these ed
by bachmeier 10y ago
> Markdown is pretty simple and easy to read in plaintext
That is actually the main reason for markdown's existence [1], so I have the same issue with these editors. I don't understand attempts to hide the formatting.
"The overriding design goal for Markdown’s formatting syntax is to make it as readable as possible. The idea is that a Markdown-formatted document should be publishable as-is, as plain text, without looking like it’s been marked up with tags or formatting instructions."
[1] https://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/ https://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/
- daurnimator 10y agoI often like to preview how text works as I work on it. e.g. if I bold this, does it look out of place or to check that internal links work. However, I currently just use my normal text editor and open the output in a browser (if compiling to html)/terminal (if compiling to man pages)/evince (if compiling to pdf)
- creshal 10y agoMarkdown is simple and easy to read to coders, and others with (for a lack of a better term) mathematical inclination. It would be really awesome if we could get the current "Word for everything crowd" to use markdown too, and assistive WYSIWYG editors are a lot more attractive to them.