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I've been playing around with the idea of "Google Docs for Plaintext" and have a working (but ugly) version using the CodeMirror 6 collaboration protocol using
by dugmartin 5y ago
I've been playing around with the idea of "Google Docs for Plaintext" and have a working (but ugly) version using the CodeMirror 6 collaboration protocol using a Elixir-based server I wrote.
The idea is to have either single pane docs for just a plain text editor or split pane docs for Markdown, AsciiDoc, Latex, etc with the editor in one pane and the rendered version in the other. Doc editing/viewing would be collaborative with sharing similar to Google Docs.
I've done some research and I haven't seen anything like this which means either I have lost my Google-fu, it is a dumb idea or nobody has thought of it (in descending likely-hood).
Anyone have thoughts? Does this seem interesting/useful?
- jedbrown 5y agoIt sounds like you're pitching https://hackmd.io/ https://hackmd.io/ Also, https://overleaf.com https://overleaf.com for LaTeX projects.
- bhl 5y agoAt face value, the idea feels reminiscent of earlier collaborative text editors like etherpad, hackpad, or usecanvas. I think the hard part would be resisting the temptation of folding your markdown (hiding # or *) or moving to WYSIWYG. For starters, you can take inspiration from apps like bear notes, ia writer, ulysses, typora, or even apple notes (which has collaborative editing nowadays).