https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=170290
--- Comment #11 from Eyal Rozenberg <[email protected]> --- (In reply to Heiko Tietze from comment #10) I'll add that even though I accepted the WF resolution, I did say that if we got this request from multiple people, we should possibly reconsider. I can see the appeal of not having to memorize different mnemonics for LibreOffice, and being able type in Markdown mnemonics and have them converted to styles and formatting. I don't buy the argument of a strict separation between markup-mode and rendered-mode - as we (LO) break that with autocomplete, already. However - LO's focus is not being a Markdown editor. And it is pretty easy to open such an editor, e.g. with a preview; type up something you like; then copy-and-paste it with Markdown rendering. So you are really asking for a convenience feature which is somewhat redundant with other apps. Unless this is something many users expect or want, it doesn't seem reasonable to have this "feature creep". (In reply to Thomas Z from comment #8) > 1. I’d like to use lightweight Markdown markup as a keyboard‑only way to > apply styles, rather than reaching for the toolbar or memorising hot‑keys. Indeed. Another avenue to consider is whether or not this can be achieved via extension (I'm not sure); and again, you could ask for a customizable (sub)set of autocorrect rules, plus the feature of autocorrecting based on start-and-end markers rather than just start markers. Those two together would make it possible to get what you want. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.
