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StackEdit: A free, open-source Markdown editor based on PageDown

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Re: StackEdit: A free, open-source Markdown editor based on PageDown

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Post by joeblau »

chavesn wrote: post #8
joeblau wrote: post #4

The best M↓ editor I've used is Haroo Pad[1]. I like it because you don't need to visit a webpage to use it which makes it ideal for offline idea dumps while you're on a plane for example. [1] - http://pad.haroopress.com/

I've never seen that one, but it looks pretty similar to the one I use, Mou -- http://mouapp.com/

I actually started off with Mou, but I've found Haroo to work a bit better for my needs. It's got better shortcuts (although I don't need them) the interface is a bit nicer and it's got more customization. Plus since Haroo is built using node-webkit, it runs cross platform.

Re: StackEdit: A free, open-source Markdown editor based on PageDown

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Post by joeblau »

JasonFruit wrote: post #10
joeblau wrote: post #4

The best M↓ editor I've used is Haroo Pad[1]. I like it because you don't need to visit a webpage to use it which makes it ideal for offline idea dumps while you're on a plane for example. [1] - http://pad.haroopress.com/

I really don't there's a need for a special application for this; I use Emacs's markdown-mode, python-markdown, and xhtml2pdf along with a docview pane to edit and preview Markdown, and I can't imagine a smoother experience with a dedicated editor — plus I get to use the editor to which I'm generally accustomed.

You're right, you definitely don't need a dedicated application, but I would rather just open up one executable instead of cobbling together multiple utilities. It's all about your workflow though, for me, I feel more comfortable using a M↓ where scrolling is synced and it can watch what I'm doing in real-time.

I'm gonna look into your setup though. I'm definitely all about being on the terminal, does your setup work well with VIM as well?

Re: StackEdit: A free, open-source Markdown editor based on PageDown

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Post by nathancahill »

bloometal wrote: post #5
nathancahill wrote: post #2

Very slick. Nice touch adding the delay between scrolling and moving the other page. Your logo looks like StackOverflow's, is there a relationship between the two? Otherwise I'd consider changing it. Also, the save/download buttons (the first thing I look for in an app like this) are hidden behind a sliding panel. Move them front and center!

I had the same question too. The footnote #1 states that >"StackEdit is a free, open-source Markdown editor based on PageDown, the Markdown library used by Stack Overflow and the other Stack Exchange sites."

Based on the same library that another website uses doesn't warrant the use of a similar logo though. It was confusing to the point of "Oh look, a StackOverflow button, I wonder if it posts to StackOverflow"

Re: StackEdit: A free, open-source Markdown editor based on PageDown

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Post by guynamedloren »

Jonovono wrote: post #9

What I want to see is an open source markdown editor that renders the preview as you type where you type (not side by side). For an example check out http://mangomarkdown.com/ (which powers foldingtext). There are a few projects that do this, but not open source, that I can find! It might not be that hard to change the current ones that go side by side to do this. (I am planning to work on one, but have not gotten ar…

Have you seen http://prose.io/?

Looks similar to mangomarkdown, and it's open source. I'm using it in a project I'm working on and loving it.

Edit: actually, I think I like the mango style even better. Didn't realize this before, but the markdown tags are hidden after you type - pretty neat. (My initial test was a few heading tags, which still display the '#' in the margin).

Re: StackEdit: A free, open-source Markdown editor based on PageDown

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Post by Jonovono »

guynamedloren wrote: post #14
Jonovono wrote: post #9

What I want to see is an open source markdown editor that renders the preview as you type where you type (not side by side). For an example check out http://mangomarkdown.com/ (which powers foldingtext). There are a few projects that do this, but not open source, that I can find! It might not be that hard to change the current ones that go side by side to do this. (I am planning to work on one, but have not gotten ar…

Have you seen http://prose.io/ ? Looks similar to mangomarkdown, and it's open source. I'm using it in a project I'm working on and loving it. Edit: actually, I think I like the mango style even better. Didn't realize this before, but the markdown tags are hidden after you type - pretty neat. (My initial test was a few heading tags, which still display the '#' in the margin).

Oh, cool! I have heard of this, but I did not know they did the rendering like this. Thanks!

edit: Ya, I still like mongo and how they make the header kinda fade out, have support for checkboxes (well folding text does), and when you are on a unordered list and press enter it automatically makes a new one. Mango has just made a codemirror mode to handle this it looks like.

Re: StackEdit: A free, open-source Markdown editor based on PageDown

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Post by Shank »

(Context: Using ChromeOS)

The biggest flaw I see in this (and in several alternatives suggested below) is that it doesn't support native browser spell check because it uses Ace (and in the case of alternatives, they do text rendering that isn't native and isn't detected as text). I use Markdown for taking outline based notes - and one of the biggest stopgaps is that I can spell check my work to make sure I'm not screwing up my own notes as I type during a lecture.

In that regard, the only thing I've found that meets this criteria isn't a Markdown editor, it's Writebox -- https://write-box.appspot.com/

Re: StackEdit: A free, open-source Markdown editor based on PageDown

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Post by IbJacked »

joeblau wrote: post #4

The best M↓ editor I've used is Haroo Pad[1]. I like it because you don't need to visit a webpage to use it which makes it ideal for offline idea dumps while you're on a plane for example. [1] - http://pad.haroopress.com/

I, too, have been playing around with Haroo Pad. During a typical day, I'm using Ubuntu, Windows, and OSX, so I really like the cross-platform availability. While I'm a paying user of Mou, and really like it, it is unfortunately OSX-only.

Congrats to the creator of StackEdit, it seems very well done. It also seems to work really well while offline, which is nice. The biggest blocker for me is that when I need to create or edit a markdown file, it's usually a local file in a git repo. In my case, it is simply more convenient to use a native app.

Re: StackEdit: A free, open-source Markdown editor based on PageDown

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Post by IbJacked »

joeblau wrote: post #11
chavesn wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've never seen that one, but it looks pretty similar to the one I use, Mou -- http://mouapp.com/

I actually started off with Mou, but I've found Haroo to work a bit better for my needs. It's got better shortcuts (although I don't need them) the interface is a bit nicer and it's got more customization. Plus since Haroo is built using node-webkit, it runs cross platform.

Much the same, here. For some reason the font rendering on my Ubuntu machine seems sub-par (only in the editor, the preview pane looks good). The Windows and Mac versions don't have that problem.

Re: StackEdit: A free, open-source Markdown editor based on PageDown

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Post by jsilence »

Very well done!

Would love to see it integrated with Etherpad somehow so that several people could colaborate on the same document.

We're often using Etherpad to collect notes during meetings. Converting them to a nice formatting in real time would be nice for those who are only following the document.

Synchronization with ownclowd would be nice as well.

Re: StackEdit: A free, open-source Markdown editor based on PageDown

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Post by laacz »

I was searching for the best way to edit online content and Markdown was obvious choice. Until I saw what Medium has done. I believe that WYSIWYG is the only way. You still get emphasys on text but with no need to learn any kind of markup no matter how human readable it is.

On the other hand Medium's approach is tied to their visual style and design, it does not support many things I'd wish it would. Still, I'm rooting for WYSIWYG in the future.

[edit] Sorry, forgot to add that nevertheless this Markdown editor is impressive.

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