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Founder here... Great to see this on HN! Feedback much appreciated. Happy to answer questions...

• Beltiras 14y ago
  Have you considered the popular front-end languages like Markdown, org-mode or any of the plethora of formats that have translators to LaTeX?
  • JohnHammersley 14y ago
    Hi Beltiras, Thanks for the question - we've focused initially on creating a low-barrier-to-entry front-end for LaTeX, but which still worked in the native language. Which way we go in future will depend on the feedback we get on writelatex!
    • ilyagr 14y ago
      This would be really easy to implement using pandoc (http://johnmacfarlane.net/pandoc/ http://johnmacfarlane.net/pandoc/), which converts Markdown with extensions and LaTeX formulas into LaTeX. I think it supports Org-mode too. Markdown would be excellent for sharing short notes and ideas among mathematicians, as opposed to full-blown papers. Also, great job! I like how simple and efficient the interface is.
      • jdleesmiller 14y ago
        Thanks! This is a great idea --- we'll see what we can do.
• songgao 14y ago
  Looks neat! Is there possibility to add vim key binding, including search with '/'? Also Git versioning would be awesome!
  • jdleesmiller 14y ago
    Yes, this is certainly planned. Thanks! :wq