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I really like the aesthetics but as mentioned here it's not portable / shareable offline. In addition - more than the fact that you need a modern browser (which

by jondot 15y ago

I really like the aesthetics but as mentioned here it's not portable / shareable offline. In addition - more than the fact that you need a modern browser (which is ok, really), you need a modern projector for such a resolution, and this is nothing you can just download and install. Nothing is more awkward than displaying such a presentation on a backwards projector which cuts it off. I use this regularily, which solves both problems: https://github.com/geraldb/slideshow https://github.com/geraldb/slideshow I plan to use this from now on, since it has nicer UI: https://github.com/juliocesar/shining https://github.com/juliocesar/shining For deck.js to be perfect it - needs to understand markdown - needs to use precent (%) scaling so it could scale resolutions easily - export to an offline format. All in all it has astonishing UI effects which makes me want to use it.

masklinn 15y ago
> - needs to understand markdown No it does not.
- eykanal 15y ago
  I definitely believe that it does. Whether you're a programmer or not, markdown is SIGNIFICANTLY faster to write than actual HTML code, and when the purpose of using a templating system like this is often to reduce the time required getting things to look good. By understanding markdown, the time required to make a presentation will be reduced significantly.
  - masklinn 15y ago
    Use your templating system on top of deck, deck itself has no need whatsoever for markdown.
- LeafStorm 15y ago
  Alternatively, you could write a presentation compiler that translates Markdown to the appropriate deck.js HTML. You could even make it support different presentation frameworks, maybe even LaTeX/beamer.
sandGorgon 15y ago
Please file a bug on this - so that we can upvote.
troels 15y ago
Markdown support should be trivial, using Showdown.js
blocke 15y ago
There are already options that support Markdown. Here is an example of one: https://github.com/adamzap/landslide https://github.com/adamzap/landslide Markdown isn't expressive enough for presentations so you end up having to use HTML anyway.

by jondot 15y ago

masklinn 15y ago

> - needs to understand markdown No it does not.

eykanal 15y ago
I definitely believe that it does. Whether you're a programmer or not, markdown is SIGNIFICANTLY faster to write than actual HTML code, and when the purpose of using a templating system like this is often to reduce the time required getting things to look good. By understanding markdown, the time required to make a presentation will be reduced significantly.
- masklinn 15y ago
  Use your templating system on top of deck, deck itself has no need whatsoever for markdown.
LeafStorm 15y ago
Alternatively, you could write a presentation compiler that translates Markdown to the appropriate deck.js HTML. You could even make it support different presentation frameworks, maybe even LaTeX/beamer.

sandGorgon 15y ago

Please file a bug on this - so that we can upvote.

troels 15y ago

Markdown support should be trivial, using Showdown.js

blocke 15y ago

There are already options that support Markdown. Here is an example of one: https://github.com/adamzap/landslide https://github.com/adamzap/landslide Markdown isn't expressive enough for presentations so you end up having to use HTML anyway.