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Slack just introduced a WYSIWYG editor that you can't opt out of

25 points by waynenilsen 7y ago

Please bother them on Twitter so they implement an opt out. Their handle is @SlackHQ

yellow_lead 7y ago
Heard about this and didn't upgrade. Maybe you can find the old binary until they fix it.
- torzsmokus 7y ago
  not with the web client :(
ksherlock 7y ago
You can opt out here: https://cancel.fm/ripcord/ https://cancel.fm/ripcord/
- waynenilsen 7y ago
  Wow this is awesome thank you!
- torzsmokus 7y ago
  wow, never seen a shareware for Linux o_O
gtirloni 7y ago
It looks pretty nice. What's the issue exactly? Reference: https://slackhq.com/new-slack-features-invites-message-formatting https://slackhq.com/new-slack-features-invites-message-forma...
- waynenilsen 7y ago
  Main issue is that I prefer WYSIWYW to WYSIWYG. There are many reasons why one may be preferable to another in various situations but I find that I prefer WYSIWYW for my workflows
  - gtirloni 7y ago
    Thanks for clarifying. I can see how that would be annoying.
- __MatrixMan__ 7y ago
  My biggest gripe is that you can't just type the things you're used to typing and expect it to figure them out. Within fifteen minutes I tried to create a multiline blockquote (which you do by typing '>>>'). I was hoping for this: quote goes here And instead I got a single line blockquote containing some of the markup for a multiline one: >>quote goes here I can't figure out how to do the things I used to do without reaching for the mouse. And I really hate using the mouse. Also, as a coder I do everything I can to reduce unnecessary cases of mutable state. The fact that my cursor now has a state that I have to keep track of really gets under my skin.
el_dev_hell 7y ago
It's hidden until you click the 'A' icon. What's the major problem here? It doesn't take up any extra space and isn't visible unless you actively open the feature.
- waynenilsen 7y ago
  Only the toolbar gets hidden. WYSISYG editing is still enabled.
- yellowapple 7y ago
  > It's hidden until you click the 'A' icon It enabled itself by default for me. Clicking the 'Aa' does hide the extra UI elements, but doesn't disable the auto-formatting. > It doesn't take up any extra space It doubles the height of the input box when it's visible. ---- I don't mind the feature (in fact, it's nice to get immediate feedback on Slack's "almost Markdown but not quite" syntax), but I can see why others do mind.
thecupisblue 7y ago
And this new editor breaks a lot of my messages and my own formatting. Also escaping a code block gets really hard.
jcward 7y ago
Ugh, I just got it in my workspaces. Folks, can we get #WYSlackIWYGate trending? https://twitter.com/Jeff__Ward/status/1196847624285896704 https://twitter.com/Jeff__Ward/status/1196847624285896704

25 points by waynenilsen 7y ago

Please bother them on Twitter so they implement an opt out. Their handle is @SlackHQ

yellow_lead 7y ago

Heard about this and didn't upgrade. Maybe you can find the old binary until they fix it.

torzsmokus 7y ago
not with the web client :(

ksherlock 7y ago

You can opt out here: https://cancel.fm/ripcord/ https://cancel.fm/ripcord/

waynenilsen 7y ago
Wow this is awesome thank you!
torzsmokus 7y ago
wow, never seen a shareware for Linux o_O

gtirloni 7y ago

It looks pretty nice. What's the issue exactly? Reference: https://slackhq.com/new-slack-features-invites-message-formatting https://slackhq.com/new-slack-features-invites-message-forma...

waynenilsen 7y ago
Main issue is that I prefer WYSIWYW to WYSIWYG. There are many reasons why one may be preferable to another in various situations but I find that I prefer WYSIWYW for my workflows
- gtirloni 7y ago
  Thanks for clarifying. I can see how that would be annoying.
__MatrixMan__ 7y ago
My biggest gripe is that you can't just type the things you're used to typing and expect it to figure them out. Within fifteen minutes I tried to create a multiline blockquote (which you do by typing '>>>'). I was hoping for this: quote goes here And instead I got a single line blockquote containing some of the markup for a multiline one: >>quote goes here I can't figure out how to do the things I used to do without reaching for the mouse. And I really hate using the mouse. Also, as a coder I do everything I can to reduce unnecessary cases of mutable state. The fact that my cursor now has a state that I have to keep track of really gets under my skin.

el_dev_hell 7y ago

It's hidden until you click the 'A' icon. What's the major problem here? It doesn't take up any extra space and isn't visible unless you actively open the feature.

waynenilsen 7y ago
Only the toolbar gets hidden. WYSISYG editing is still enabled.
yellowapple 7y ago
> It's hidden until you click the 'A' icon It enabled itself by default for me. Clicking the 'Aa' does hide the extra UI elements, but doesn't disable the auto-formatting. > It doesn't take up any extra space It doubles the height of the input box when it's visible. ---- I don't mind the feature (in fact, it's nice to get immediate feedback on Slack's "almost Markdown but not quite" syntax), but I can see why others do mind.

thecupisblue 7y ago

And this new editor breaks a lot of my messages and my own formatting. Also escaping a code block gets really hard.

jcward 7y ago

Ugh, I just got it in my workspaces. Folks, can we get #WYSlackIWYGate trending? https://twitter.com/Jeff__Ward/status/1196847624285896704 https://twitter.com/Jeff__Ward/status/1196847624285896704