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NeoOffice for Mac has been sunset

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Re: NeoOffice for Mac has been sunset

#6

Markdown editors with JS macros & embedded CSVs should have been pushed harder by public institutions instead of proprietary formats & licensing

Markdown is popular in the developer niche but it's actually not that nice for end users at all. Too geeky, too difficult to manage with (in most implementations) 2 different panes etc.

It also lacks most of the capabilities people would expect from an office product now, like accurate placement of text, font selection etc.

I don't see how it is an alternative for something like MS Word at all.

Re: NeoOffice for Mac has been sunset

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post #6

Markdown editors with JS macros & embedded CSVs should have been pushed harder by public institutions instead of proprietary formats & licensing

Markdown is popular in the developer niche but it's actually not that nice for end users at all. Too geeky, too difficult to manage with (in most implementations) 2 different panes etc. It also lacks most of the capabilities people would expect from an office product now, like accurate placement of text, font selection etc. I don't see how it is an alternative for something like MS Word at all.

The lack of kitted out editors for it is a bigger problem, plenty WYSIWYG editors exist but primarily for CMS apps only & not for standalone usage.

Re: NeoOffice for Mac has been sunset

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Markdown editors with JS macros & embedded CSVs should have been pushed harder by public institutions instead of proprietary formats & licensing

Markdown is great for simple notes, otherwise it is wacky format for anything more complex.

All my books are written in markdown. B-)

I hear you, though. It is limited and doing things like embedding images (and sharing files with embedded images) is certainly easier in an office suite.