Can we use MarkDown to create articles on CodeProject?
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Sometimes the online editor is a bit ... difficult ... I couldn't find any way to use MarkDown to easily create one ... was wondering if it's possible, or am I missing something? Is there any markdown to codeproject converter out there ?
Not yet, but we've been discussing allowing it for some time. The issue is there's no WYSIWYG editor (that I can find) for Markdown. Plenty of live previewers, but I'd prefer to have a WYSIWYG option for novices. What issues are you seeing with the current editor?
cheers Chris Maunder
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Not yet, but we've been discussing allowing it for some time. The issue is there's no WYSIWYG editor (that I can find) for Markdown. Plenty of live previewers, but I'd prefer to have a WYSIWYG option for novices. What issues are you seeing with the current editor?
cheers Chris Maunder
Of the top of my head: - For many things I need to stop typing and then click on the icons on the top. - I usually end up going into the HTML view to actually fix/add/remove some tags. Not a biggie if you know HTML, but if you don't you'll be lost. - Examples: - formatting something from normal to header to code might end up with multiple rubbish empty tags. - fine control of images, needs html view as well. - Uploading images is broken is the system goes into sleep and comes back. I find it much easier to work locally, and then just upload everything, which I hoped I could achieve with markdown and some of it's editors. (out of curiosity, what's the problem with live previwes ws WYSIWYG?)
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Of the top of my head: - For many things I need to stop typing and then click on the icons on the top. - I usually end up going into the HTML view to actually fix/add/remove some tags. Not a biggie if you know HTML, but if you don't you'll be lost. - Examples: - formatting something from normal to header to code might end up with multiple rubbish empty tags. - fine control of images, needs html view as well. - Uploading images is broken is the system goes into sleep and comes back. I find it much easier to work locally, and then just upload everything, which I hoped I could achieve with markdown and some of it's editors. (out of curiosity, what's the problem with live previwes ws WYSIWYG?)
So it seems more a desire to avoid HTML, which I get. My experience in Markdown is that you spend a hell of a lot of time (at first) fighting to do things like spacing around blocks to activate a paragraph formatting directive or getting list numbering working. I love having my Notepad style notes convert nicely into HTML, but when I'm formatting for publishing (and not just for note taking) I always fall back to HTML. However, I'm not everyone. My desire for WYSIWYG is that, ultimately, the debate shouldn't be Text vs Markdown vs HTML. It should be "Edit the article as you want it to look".
cheers Chris Maunder
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So it seems more a desire to avoid HTML, which I get. My experience in Markdown is that you spend a hell of a lot of time (at first) fighting to do things like spacing around blocks to activate a paragraph formatting directive or getting list numbering working. I love having my Notepad style notes convert nicely into HTML, but when I'm formatting for publishing (and not just for note taking) I always fall back to HTML. However, I'm not everyone. My desire for WYSIWYG is that, ultimately, the debate shouldn't be Text vs Markdown vs HTML. It should be "Edit the article as you want it to look".
cheers Chris Maunder
well, HTML is good and bad ... :) Didn't have that much experience with markdown, but i'm using MarkdownPad2 atm and the following seems to be formatted ok and it's easy to work with: ##some header## 1. hello **world**. 2. seems fine 3. *some italic* Anyways, the bottom line seems to be: Either use the editor, or export to html, paste that in, and just edit it afterwards :).
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Not yet, but we've been discussing allowing it for some time. The issue is there's no WYSIWYG editor (that I can find) for Markdown. Plenty of live previewers, but I'd prefer to have a WYSIWYG option for novices. What issues are you seeing with the current editor?
cheers Chris Maunder
Not having markdown is what holds me writing more articles. Using current editor is fine but too much time consuming.
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Not yet, but we've been discussing allowing it for some time. The issue is there's no WYSIWYG editor (that I can find) for Markdown. Plenty of live previewers, but I'd prefer to have a WYSIWYG option for novices. What issues are you seeing with the current editor?
cheers Chris Maunder
In case you're interested, I just published Authoring CodeProject Articles in Markdown. I've created a markdown parser for Markdown Monster that produces HTML compatible with the article submission wizard. Ultimately it would be great if there was an API for article submission. That way you could author and upload an article directly with a tool such as Markdown Monster. Cheers, Daniel
Daniel Vaughan LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog | Microsoft MVP | Codon | Outcoder
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In case you're interested, I just published Authoring CodeProject Articles in Markdown. I've created a markdown parser for Markdown Monster that produces HTML compatible with the article submission wizard. Ultimately it would be great if there was an API for article submission. That way you could author and upload an article directly with a tool such as Markdown Monster. Cheers, Daniel
Daniel Vaughan LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog | Microsoft MVP | Codon | Outcoder
Amazing. Thank you kindly for the article!
Thanks, Sean Ewington CodeProject
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Amazing. Thank you kindly for the article!
Thanks, Sean Ewington CodeProject