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Re: TextNut – a WYSIWYG markdown editor for Mac

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Post by smackfu » Wed, Apr 29, 2015, 2:31 PM UTC

joshstrange wrote: post #19

So while this is common trend I really wish developers would stop using the "Download on the Mac App Store" graphic when it should be "Buy on the Mac App Store". Also there is NO MENTION of the price or even the fact this is not free (other than linking to trial which implies that). I really hate this practice of baiting and switching.

Blame it on Apple, they mandate using this button. I understand why they don't want to use prices, because those are localized, but agree that it should differentiate free vs. paid apps.

Re: TextNut – a WYSIWYG markdown editor for Mac

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Post by drewda » Wed, Apr 29, 2015, 2:34 PM UTC

Or, if you only need to edit one Markdown file at a time, I also recommend these Mac WYSIWYG editors:

- Mou http://25.io/mou/

- MacDown http://macdown.uranusjr.com/

The latter is free and open-source.

Re: TextNut – a WYSIWYG markdown editor for Mac

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Post by Fastidious » Wed, Apr 29, 2015, 2:44 PM UTC

There is a misspelled word on the "View" menu, first item. It is "libary."

Re: TextNut – a WYSIWYG markdown editor for Mac

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Post by outworlder » Wed, Apr 29, 2015, 2:50 PM UTC

pikzen wrote: post #20

outworlder wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not only pretty markdown editors. Software applications tend to be prettier in general under OSX. There's the financial incentive, as pointed out in other comments. Then, what I think it is most important, the technology support. Take just Cocoa, Core Animation and Quartz Composer and you are already light-years ahead of the competition. I won't even talk about things like the Win32 API or the existence of Swift. 'Pr…

>'Pretty' Windows apps, in particular, are a royal pain to create. Unless, maybe, if you target Metro. 1. Learn how to work with XAML (1.5. Know how to make good looking UIs) 2. Done. Really. If you're forcing yourself to use WinForms, you're doing yourself a disservice. Any Windows Dev that wants to push out good looking application should learn how to use XAML. You can even ignore the databinding part if you want.…

Perhaps one should try to create the same application on both platforms. I get a feeling that XAML (and WPF) are not a silver bullet and can't make up for deficiencies in other areas. Such as typography.

But my WPF knowledge is limited, so I'll try to keep an open mind and research more when I have the time.

Re: TextNut – a WYSIWYG markdown editor for Mac

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Post by quinndupont » Wed, Apr 29, 2015, 2:55 PM UTC

I'm really happy to see more What-you-see-is-what-you-mean Markdown editors. This previous HN discussion of Markdownify (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9354653) alerted me to Texts.io, which initially looked extremely promising, but was riddled with bugs. I ended up having to go back to iA Writer Pro (which is a solid, normal MD editor). For pure writing activities, stripping away (hiding) as much of the syntax and chrome as possible is very valuable, which is why I moved to MD from Word in the first place. Two-pane write/preview editors are a terrible solution.

Re: TextNut – a WYSIWYG markdown editor for Mac

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Post by lloydde » Wed, Apr 29, 2015, 2:59 PM UTC

joshstrange wrote: post #19

So while this is common trend I really wish developers would stop using the "Download on the Mac App Store" graphic when it should be "Buy on the Mac App Store". Also there is NO MENTION of the price or even the fact this is not free (other than linking to trial which implies that). I really hate this practice of baiting and switching.

The prominent trial button there is a near ideal experience to make it clear it's not free.

Re: TextNut – a WYSIWYG markdown editor for Mac

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Post by joshstrange » Wed, Apr 29, 2015, 3:00 PM UTC

lloydde wrote: post #26

joshstrange wrote: post #19

So while this is common trend I really wish developers would stop using the "Download on the Mac App Store" graphic when it should be "Buy on the Mac App Store". Also there is NO MENTION of the price or even the fact this is not free (other than linking to trial which implies that). I really hate this practice of baiting and switching.

The prominent trial button there is a near ideal experience to make it clear it's not free.

I get that but they are clearly hiding the price. I don't think there is anyway to argue against that.

Re: TextNut – a WYSIWYG markdown editor for Mac

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Post by Fastidious » Wed, Apr 29, 2015, 3:05 PM UTC

drewda wrote: post #22

Or, if you only need to edit one Markdown file at a time, I also recommend these Mac WYSIWYG editors: - Mou http://25.io/mou/ - MacDown http://macdown.uranusjr.com/ The latter is free and open-source.

MacDown is great! Thanks for the link.

Re: TextNut – a WYSIWYG markdown editor for Mac

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Post by lloydde » Wed, Apr 29, 2015, 3:11 PM UTC

joshstrange wrote: post #27

lloydde wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The prominent trial button there is a near ideal experience to make it clear it's not free.

I get that but they are clearly hiding the price. I don't think there is anyway to argue against that.

I also appreciate transparent pricing. On the other hand I can hope the use of a global store allows then to localize pricing.

Re: TextNut – a WYSIWYG markdown editor for Mac

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Post by quinndupont » Wed, Apr 29, 2015, 3:11 PM UTC

Files are saved in some undisclosed, unchangeable location (presumably the ~Library folder). This is a deal-breaker for me, since all of my documents live in a synced Dropbox folder (I could symlink the files over, but this should not need to be the case). This is more like a note taking application (like Notational Velocity), than a serious editor. Too bad, it looks nice.