One of the best markdown writers I have ever used is iA's Writer for Mac (and iOS) https://ia.net/writer/mac/
They have an Android version as well, but I have not used it.
TextNut – a WYSIWYG markdown editor for Mac
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#42http://www.foldingtext.com is my go to Markdown editor. Combine with Notational Velocity which reads from a folder on Dropbox, it is great. Especially since I can edit with Draft on my Android phone and tablet.
TextNut looks like it will combine the two (organization and editing) but I will wait until it has flatfile compatibility.
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#43So 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.
Odd, I could have sworn they provided a "Buy on the App Store" or similar but I just read through their marketing guidelines and you are right. Well then part of my argument doesn't hold up but still I feel like developers are doing this on purpose (obstructing the price and/or the fact it is paid not free) to hide that from you until after you get excited about the product/app.
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#44Where is the library stored? Is there any way to select a custom folder for the library? It's possible in iTunes, in Preferences > Advanced > iTunes Media folder location.
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#45Why are pretty markdown editors such a thing on Mac specifically? Is that the favored platform for bloggers, or something?
That's been generally how things are on OS X for years (even before the Mac App Store). Small companies like Panic (much smaller originally) have found out that people are willing to pay for quality tools.
Except the Markdown editors phenomenon is slightly different. The tools Panic makes are complex and useful; but there seem to be a huge number of hugely similar "editors" for a format which was designed to be written in plain text. Typically these editors don't add much tangible value over a general purpose text editor and cost twice the price.
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#46I find the "100% Compatible with CommonMark" a bit confusing, without looking I'd assume CommonMark was another product from the same people, and they'd done a re-branding, and wanted to make the association. That said, whilst writing this comment it occurs to me that CommonMark might also be an effort I've never heard of to standardise out some of John Gruber’s original undefined spec behaviours, but as a developer…
You're right that it was an effort to pin down the markdown spec by not-Gruber people. And Github actually was involved, along with some other big names like Reddit, Stackexchange, and Meteor.
But it didn't take off because Gruber threw a spanner in the works by refusing to endorse it and insisting they changed the name.
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#47Slightly related topic - what typeface (font) do you guys use for writing?
For programming, I use Adobe's Source Code Pro.
However, for writing non-code, what do you recommend?
I'm currently trying Adobe's Source Serif Pro, which isn't bad. There's also Source Sans Pro, but I would have thought a serif font would be better for non-code tasks, and more pleasing on the eyes.
Other recommendations?