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Abricotine – WYSIWYM Markdown editor – open source and cross platform

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Re: Abricotine – WYSIWYM Markdown editor – open source and cross platform

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Post by drenvuk »

jahewson wrote: post #9
drenvuk wrote: post #3

This is cool but it makes me wonder about all of the electron apps that are coming out. Is there something more efficient that could do the same? Why are QT and GTK not nearly as popular?

"More efficient" how? At saving developer time? At producing shippable end products? At debugging? Will using GTK result in a better product that increases the end-user's "efficiency" more? Or will it really result in the developer shipping a product with 1/10th the features, or nothing at all?

Funny how you mentioned nothing of the computing resources required to run any of these. Sometimes it's alright to spend more time creating a product when the end result uses less CPU and less memory. It's not all or nothing.

Re: Abricotine – WYSIWYM Markdown editor – open source and cross platform

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Post by jamessb »

timwis wrote: post #8

Anyone know of a markdown editor that has quick, notational velocity style file search/creation and just saves files to the hard disk? (So I can sync the directory via Dropbox or Google drive myself)

I use nvALT.

>nvALT 2 is a fork of the original Notational Velocity with some additional features and interface modifications, including MultiMarkdown functionality.

http://brettterpstra.com/projects/nvalt/

Re: Abricotine – WYSIWYM Markdown editor – open source and cross platform

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Post by kej »

always_good wrote: post #7
coleifer wrote: post #6

Too bad it's electron. I'm working on a just-for-fun markdown editor using GtkSourceView and GtkWebkit and, despite a slight learning curve getting familiar with gtk, it's been a pleasure to work on. Ugh...electron? Really??

These kinds of dismissive comments make me wonder if the writer ever created anything of substance in their life. For example, notice how this project is actually accessible for people to try today. Building something in the privacy of localhost is pretty worthless if you think it equips you with the power of judgement. That's the easiest part of building something. Congratulations on your unreleased hobby project th…

One, you're replying to a guy with thousands of stars on his released github projects.

Two, there are tradeoffs in using electron, and it's not unreasonable to discuss those. This place would lose a lot of its value if we're not allowed to discuss the pros and cons of technical decisions that go into a project.

Re: Abricotine – WYSIWYM Markdown editor – open source and cross platform

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Post by fastball »

rayalez wrote: post #10

This looks really awesome! I really wish I could use it as a library and embed it into my SaaS app. Is there a way to extract just the rendering functionality and add it to a website?

Why not just use a markdown rendering engine with added features like kramdown[1]?

1. https://kramdown.gettalong.org/

Re: Abricotine – WYSIWYM Markdown editor – open source and cross platform

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Post by rayalez »

fastball wrote: post #14
rayalez wrote: post #10

This looks really awesome! I really wish I could use it as a library and embed it into my SaaS app. Is there a way to extract just the rendering functionality and add it to a website?

Why not just use a markdown rendering engine with added features like kramdown[1]? 1. https://kramdown.gettalong.org/

Because I want realtime WYSIWYG markdown editing, kinda like in SimpleMDE or Typora.

Re: Abricotine – WYSIWYM Markdown editor – open source and cross platform

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Post by ianai »

kej wrote: post #13
always_good wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

These kinds of dismissive comments make me wonder if the writer ever created anything of substance in their life. For example, notice how this project is actually accessible for people to try today. Building something in the privacy of localhost is pretty worthless if you think it equips you with the power of judgement. That's the easiest part of building something. Congratulations on your unreleased hobby project th…

One, you're replying to a guy with thousands of stars on his released github projects. Two, there are tradeoffs in using electron, and it's not unreasonable to discuss those. This place would lose a lot of its value if we're not allowed to discuss the pros and cons of technical decisions that go into a project.

It’s weird, but I think you’re both right. My first reaction to anything html/javascript/etc is a mix of “ew” and “that’s not very impressive“. But I also think it’s important to be inclusive and flexible. Society’s best off when people fight past their internal prejudices, but my past experiences with html/JavaScript put a bad memory in my mind.

Ultimately, this looks like a well executed program from the screenshots. I say kudos to the developer of it. They did something productive and made something useful.

Re: Abricotine – WYSIWYM Markdown editor – open source and cross platform

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Post by nocman »

always_good wrote: post #7
coleifer wrote: post #6

Too bad it's electron. I'm working on a just-for-fun markdown editor using GtkSourceView and GtkWebkit and, despite a slight learning curve getting familiar with gtk, it's been a pleasure to work on. Ugh...electron? Really??

These kinds of dismissive comments make me wonder if the writer ever created anything of substance in their life. For example, notice how this project is actually accessible for people to try today. Building something in the privacy of localhost is pretty worthless if you think it equips you with the power of judgement. That's the easiest part of building something. Congratulations on your unreleased hobby project th…

People are entitled to their opinions, and they are entitled to share them on HN. There are plenty of reasons to like Electron, and there are also plenty of reasons to say "ugh, Electron".

Instead of saying "Let's keep this sort of comment off HN" because you happen to disagree with the guy's opinion, why not just ask him why he's so dead set against using Electron for this sort of app?

People usually have strong opinions for a reason -- it isn't always because they are ignorant, or because they are arrogant jerks (yes, sometimes that happens, but not always). You might even learn something about Electron from the guy's explanation (depending, of course, on what his reasons are).

Re: Abricotine – WYSIWYM Markdown editor – open source and cross platform

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Post by always_good »

nocman wrote: post #17
always_good wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

These kinds of dismissive comments make me wonder if the writer ever created anything of substance in their life. For example, notice how this project is actually accessible for people to try today. Building something in the privacy of localhost is pretty worthless if you think it equips you with the power of judgement. That's the easiest part of building something. Congratulations on your unreleased hobby project th…

People are entitled to their opinions, and they are entitled to share them on HN. There are plenty of reasons to like Electron, and there are also plenty of reasons to say "ugh, Electron". Instead of saying "Let's keep this sort of comment off HN" because you happen to disagree with the guy's opinion, why not just ask him why he's so dead set against using Electron for this sort of app? People usually have strong opi…

We all know why one might prefer something over Electron. It's just a worthless comment.

"Ugh, the color blue! Me no likey!" Does it really matter why they don't like blue, or whether I agree with them?

Re: Abricotine – WYSIWYM Markdown editor – open source and cross platform

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Post by willglynn »

rayalez wrote: post #10

This looks really awesome! I really wish I could use it as a library and embed it into my SaaS app. Is there a way to extract just the rendering functionality and add it to a website?

I'm not sure if it's exactly the same features but I've had success with https://simplemde.com for rich Markdown entry on the web.

I like that it's usable by people who want to click buttons -- and that by showing users both the formatting and the Markdown that caused it, it teaches how to skip the buttons in the future. At the same time, if you're a Markdown user doing everything on the keyboard, it's completely unobtrusive. Everybody wins.

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Post by avinassh »

always_good wrote: post #7
coleifer wrote: post #6

Too bad it's electron. I'm working on a just-for-fun markdown editor using GtkSourceView and GtkWebkit and, despite a slight learning curve getting familiar with gtk, it's been a pleasure to work on. Ugh...electron? Really??

These kinds of dismissive comments make me wonder if the writer ever created anything of substance in their life. For example, notice how this project is actually accessible for people to try today. Building something in the privacy of localhost is pretty worthless if you think it equips you with the power of judgement. That's the easiest part of building something. Congratulations on your unreleased hobby project th…

> These kinds of dismissive comments make me wonder if the writer ever created anything of substance in their life.

Ad hominem [0].

And he has. I use the things he has built in production. He has contributed to Python community (and SQLite) to a great extent. Some of the amazing things he built [1], [2], [3].

[0] - https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/ad-hominem

[1] - https://github.com/coleifer/peewee

[2] - https://github.com/coleifer/huey

[3] - https://github.com/coleifer/sqlite-web

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