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Very neat idea and execution, but I doubt its usefulness. Let me explain what my thinking would be if I was the developer: Whatever email client you're using l
by alpb 9y ago
Very neat idea and execution, but I doubt its usefulness. Let me explain what my thinking would be if I was the developer:
Whatever email client you're using likely has easier/better support for bold/italics or other forms of text styling very easily, with shortcut keys. It probably also supports numbered/bullet lists automatically by converting lines that start with 1., 2., ... or */- characters, too.
If you think about it, there's not a lot more features of Markdown remaining. The email client also likely allows easier ways to insert pictures and create links, too.
This leaves us with:
- Tables: I suspect anyone actually writes tables in markdown, also the mail editors probably support this better.
- Math equations: I suspect anyone actually uses this except academics.
- Code blocks with syntax highlighting: this seems to be the only useful feature of the extension.
I also realized the extension does not work on Google Docs, where I was mainly hoping to use the code formatting feature.
- fny 9y ago> I doubt its usefulness Tell that to the 70k people who use it in Chrome alone.[0] While for you it's not that useful, I've used it for years now. I'd say Adam has built the perfect product for the target market. [0]: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/markdown-here/elifhakcjgalahccnjkneoccemfahfoa https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/markdown-here/elif...
- xs 9y agoI blog in markdown, I reddit in markdown, I trello in markdown, I github in markdown. I write books in markdown. It's become my writing method of choice. This is for me. I'm so glad reddit doesn't have that ugly, clunky, icon bar to let me bold or hyperlink. I'm so glad trello doesn't either.
- hota_mazi 9y agoGood luck finding support for code highlighting with this approach. Markdown Here is unbeatable for this.