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From looking at the code, I think it's basically just downloading the relevant google docs files as docx (or markdown if the file's just .md) and converting it

From looking at the code, I think it's basically just downloading the relevant google docs files as docx (or markdown if the file's just .md) and converting it into octopress, so I don't think it will matter. Source: https://github.com/joelewis/hexopress/blob/55f55c39136ef301fd636c23d8a1a44f8e5f3e2a/hexo/tasks.py#L333 https://github.com/joelewis/hexopress/blob/55f55c39136ef301f...

codazoda 5y ago
This comment caught my eye because I use a lot of markdown. What do you mean about downloading the file as markdown if it's just an .md? I haven't ever created a .md in Google Docs and I don't see a way to download one. Edit: After looking at the code, I think the comment applies to Google Drive and not Google Docs. I only use Google Drive via the web interface and it's a bit of a pain to "create" an md file via that interface.
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- lewisjoe 5y ago
  I deleted my previous comment since it was irrelevant. Yes, you are right. I wanted to write markdown files and make them as posts. So I wrote that piece of code that, looks for md files as well, in addition to Google Doc files – for publishing as posts. Helps me write code-blocks heavy posts in markdown directly in Google Drive, using markdown extensions. Google Docs is yet to support code blocks and by now I doubt they ever will :(
  - lasagnaphil 5y ago
    Yeah I agree, it really sucks that really basic things like equations, code-blocks, and captions in images aren't supported in Google Docs, it's an incredible dealbreaker.
    - hooloovoo_zoo 5y ago
      Google slides doesn't even support vector graphics. Given the tech-savvy nature of people at Google, I've long suspected that nobody there actually uses Google Docs.
      - murkle 5y ago
        That's not quite true. You can import EMF (and SVG with some effort) https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/115814/how-can-i-import-a-vector-drawing-into-google-slides https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/115814/how...
        hooloovoo_zoo 5y ago
        I've never found any of these kinds of approaches to actually work; I always end up with a rasterized image that I could have gotten by just taking a screenshot.

codazoda 5y ago

This comment caught my eye because I use a lot of markdown. What do you mean about downloading the file as markdown if it's just an .md? I haven't ever created a .md in Google Docs and I don't see a way to download one. Edit: After looking at the code, I think the comment applies to Google Drive and not Google Docs. I only use Google Drive via the web interface and it's a bit of a pain to "create" an md file via that interface.

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lewisjoe 5y ago
I deleted my previous comment since it was irrelevant. Yes, you are right. I wanted to write markdown files and make them as posts. So I wrote that piece of code that, looks for md files as well, in addition to Google Doc files – for publishing as posts. Helps me write code-blocks heavy posts in markdown directly in Google Drive, using markdown extensions. Google Docs is yet to support code blocks and by now I doubt they ever will :(
- lasagnaphil 5y ago
  Yeah I agree, it really sucks that really basic things like equations, code-blocks, and captions in images aren't supported in Google Docs, it's an incredible dealbreaker.
  - hooloovoo_zoo 5y ago
    Google slides doesn't even support vector graphics. Given the tech-savvy nature of people at Google, I've long suspected that nobody there actually uses Google Docs.
    - murkle 5y ago
      That's not quite true. You can import EMF (and SVG with some effort) https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/115814/how-can-i-import-a-vector-drawing-into-google-slides https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/115814/how...
      - hooloovoo_zoo 5y ago
        I've never found any of these kinds of approaches to actually work; I always end up with a rasterized image that I could have gotten by just taking a screenshot.