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Re: Show HN: GitBook Editor Beta – Markdown WYSIWYG, TeX

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Post by wodenokoto »

JohnHammersley wrote: post #6

You might also want to check out Overleaf[1] -- it offers a rich text (WYSIWYG) layer on top of a full LaTeX distribution, with an automatic preview of the compiled document alongside the source in the browser. It's geared primarily towards research papers and associated material, but can be used for anything! One of the first projects (not by the founders) was a set of wedding invitations! [1] https://www.overleaf.c…

Can I edit my overleaf stuff while offline? Gitbook looks like you edit offline and send changes to the cloud, while overleaf looks like you can't work if your connection dies, on a plane etc.

Re: Show HN: GitBook Editor Beta – Markdown WYSIWYG, TeX

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Post by steveklabnik »

SwellJoe wrote: post #9

I'm working on a new book lately, and I've been trying to settle on the right workflow. I've been posting the chapters as blog entries, as I complete them, but editing in WordPress leaves a lot to be desired, and I don't really think HTML is the right authoritative source for a book. I wrote my first book, and a lot of old documentation in SGML DocBook, and then later converted it to XML DocBook...it had many benefit…

You might like AsciiDoc: it strikes a nice balance between DocBook and Markdown.

Re: Show HN: GitBook Editor Beta – Markdown WYSIWYG, TeX

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Post by JohnHammersley »

wodenokoto wrote: post #21
JohnHammersley wrote: post #6

You might also want to check out Overleaf[1] -- it offers a rich text (WYSIWYG) layer on top of a full LaTeX distribution, with an automatic preview of the compiled document alongside the source in the browser. It's geared primarily towards research papers and associated material, but can be used for anything! One of the first projects (not by the founders) was a set of wedding invitations! [1] https://www.overleaf.c…

Can I edit my overleaf stuff while offline? Gitbook looks like you edit offline and send changes to the cloud, while overleaf looks like you can't work if your connection dies, on a plane etc.

We have a git-bridge for offline working - it's in beta at the moment but has been pretty popular: https://www.overleaf.com/blog/195

It's not the same as having a full offline mode, but it certainly helps.

Re: Show HN: GitBook Editor Beta – Markdown WYSIWYG, TeX

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Post by _murphys_law_ »

JohnHammersley wrote: post #6

You might also want to check out Overleaf[1] -- it offers a rich text (WYSIWYG) layer on top of a full LaTeX distribution, with an automatic preview of the compiled document alongside the source in the browser. It's geared primarily towards research papers and associated material, but can be used for anything! One of the first projects (not by the founders) was a set of wedding invitations! [1] https://www.overleaf.c…

I am a huge fan of overleaf. I use it almost every day to take class notes, write up homework, etc. Two features which I see heavily requested are speed (people who compare overleaf to sharelatex often cite this as the reason they use sharelatex over overleaf) and offline editing. Thanks again for the great software!

Re: Show HN: GitBook Editor Beta – Markdown WYSIWYG, TeX

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Post by krisdol »

steveklabnik wrote: post #20
krisdol wrote: post #13

Rust by Example[0] (and possibly the Rust Book[1]) uses gitbook, for those curious as to how a language reference may look like with GitBook. [0]: http://rustbyexample.com [1]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/

Rust by example does, but The Rust Programming Language does not. The current version uses "rustbook", and the next gen will (probably, we'll see) use mdBook, both similar projects but written in Rust.

Thanks (for being so active here)! I definitely want to check out working with mdBook.

Re: Show HN: GitBook Editor Beta – Markdown WYSIWYG, TeX

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Post by daveguy »

cshimmin wrote: post #10

This is perhaps a general question about 3rd-party auth, but how am I supposed to trust an app like this when I click "log in with google/github/etc"? I'm simply shown a new pane within the same application that could easily be a phishing attack. There's no way to verify who the hell I'm sending my user/pass to. Is there some way for native apps to launch my preferred default browser to do this task? (Note: this is b…

If you are already logged in with google/github/etc you shouldn't need to re-enter your password, just give approval. The authentication and association would be handled in the background. If you have to enter a password when you are already logged in then it is a huge red flag and you should probably run.

EDIT: Done correctly, "Log in with ..." should NEVER need your password for the site it will use separate authentication tokens to associate with your account. It may try to redirect you if you're not logged in, just make sure you log in by directly accessing the primary auth site first.

Re: Show HN: GitBook Editor Beta – Markdown WYSIWYG, TeX

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Post by steveklabnik »

krisdol wrote: post #25
steveklabnik wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Rust by example does, but The Rust Programming Language does not. The current version uses "rustbook", and the next gen will (probably, we'll see) use mdBook, both similar projects but written in Rust.

Thanks (for being so active here)! I definitely want to check out working with mdBook.

Any time. :)

I've really been enjoying mdBook. https://github.com/azerupi/mdBook/issues/29#issuecomment-168... for example is so awesome, can't wait until it lands.

Re: Show HN: GitBook Editor Beta – Markdown WYSIWYG, TeX

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Post by Fogest »

_murphys_law_ wrote: post #24
JohnHammersley wrote: post #6

You might also want to check out Overleaf[1] -- it offers a rich text (WYSIWYG) layer on top of a full LaTeX distribution, with an automatic preview of the compiled document alongside the source in the browser. It's geared primarily towards research papers and associated material, but can be used for anything! One of the first projects (not by the founders) was a set of wedding invitations! [1] https://www.overleaf.c…

I am a huge fan of overleaf. I use it almost every day to take class notes, write up homework, etc. Two features which I see heavily requested are speed (people who compare overleaf to sharelatex often cite this as the reason they use sharelatex over overleaf) and offline editing. Thanks again for the great software!

I've got a question for you since you mentioned that you use it to take class notes. I have attempted this in the past and I have found it pretty hard to keep up with a professor while they talk and write things down. When it is just straight speech I am taking notes of there is no problem of course since it is just normal text. But when math starts being quickly written on a board I find it hard to keep up.

Writing out all the symbols names and getting the formatting right seems to take a fair amount of time and I typically get behind.

I have a Microsoft Surface I use for class, so what I have just switched to handwriting the notes now on the surface.

Re: Show HN: GitBook Editor Beta – Markdown WYSIWYG, TeX

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Post by _murphys_law_ »

Fogest wrote: post #28
_murphys_law_ wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I am a huge fan of overleaf. I use it almost every day to take class notes, write up homework, etc. Two features which I see heavily requested are speed (people who compare overleaf to sharelatex often cite this as the reason they use sharelatex over overleaf) and offline editing. Thanks again for the great software!

I've got a question for you since you mentioned that you use it to take class notes. I have attempted this in the past and I have found it pretty hard to keep up with a professor while they talk and write things down. When it is just straight speech I am taking notes of there is no problem of course since it is just normal text. But when math starts being quickly written on a board I find it hard to keep up. Writing…

I guess my reply wasn't worded so well. I don't really mean in-class notes. In class, I do the same thing you do - I write everything down on paper. In the past I have tried to type everything and ran into the same problem you stated. What I currently do is move most of my written notes into class independent documents on Overleaf. It then become easy to create study guides for exams since all of my notes can be printed and shared from a single document. Sorry for the confusion!

Re: Show HN: GitBook Editor Beta – Markdown WYSIWYG, TeX

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Post by JohnHammersley »

Kwpolska wrote: post #8
JohnHammersley wrote: post #6

You might also want to check out Overleaf[1] -- it offers a rich text (WYSIWYG) layer on top of a full LaTeX distribution, with an automatic preview of the compiled document alongside the source in the browser. It's geared primarily towards research papers and associated material, but can be used for anything! One of the first projects (not by the founders) was a set of wedding invitations! [1] https://www.overleaf.c…

You should run a more modern LaTeX engine, such as XeLaTeX or LuaLaTeX. I can’t type diacritical characters (ąęłóż) without going to the past and figuring out the necessary encoding things.

You can already use these with Overleaf if you need to :)

We try to detect which compile engine to use, and you can always specify it manually in the editor settings. Just click the gear icon in the top right.

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