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The inline MathJax editor with live-preview is nice, as is proper markdown parsing (you can put code-blocks inside lists! gives side-eye to Bear.app). And it's
by ryanianian 7y ago
The inline MathJax editor with live-preview is nice, as is proper markdown parsing (you can put code-blocks inside lists! gives side-eye to Bear.app). And it's got a pleasing stylesheet. But I don't really see what this brings to the table to be honest.
It's electron so it doesn't feel native, and it takes over a second to open a nearly-empty document. OS-level key-bindings (Ctrl+A/E etc on Mac) are overridden or broken in weird ways, and some usual typing conventions don't work (double-enter to break out of a code-block). You can't click to move the cursor in a number of situations. The "type @ to insert something" seems weird - markdown by its nature is easy to type. The editor kinda supports tabs but I couldn't figure out how to switch them without the mouse.
All this said, my biggest gripe is that I can't change the font to a monospace font. Yes I'm writing prose, but I want to write in a monospace font. Always. I understand this is a personal preference, and the author lets you change the font but only to a small handful of pre-determined fonts - there is no option to use a custom font. That is just..weird.
This thing shows some promise if it can be made faster and made to support a more ergonomic writing environment. As it is it's just kinda a neat demo with some cool features but an overall unfinished UX.