I think a mark down wysiwyg would still be very useful, even if not perfect (as long as all outputs is consistent between computers)
Take for instance Adobe dreamweaver . It can edit both in output mode and in source code. The ability to switch between two views is a lifesaver. Plus this is a good opportunity to push the idea of separation between presentations and text for typical non tech savvy office workers. By perhaps a centralized repository of css styles for each type of documents. On 12/09/2014 2:16 pm, "bowerbird via Markdown-Discuss" < markdown-discuss@six.pairlist.net> wrote: > there is a lot of surface appeal to a system > which combines wysiwyg and light-markup. > > and one can do a few simple combinations. > > but before long, and certainly once you try > to tackle some more-complicated features, > you find yourself torn by an inherent conflict. > > starkly put, there is a _difference_ between > what you put in, and what you get out, and > the question is which one you want to "see". > > by definition, wysiwyg pictures the "output". > > but an inability to "see" your input means it > can become very difficult to edit that input. > > the inclination, upon that realization, is to > attempt to show "enough" of the input that > it becomes possible to do your editing, but > that just turns the wysiwyg into cruel illusion. > > i'm not gonna say that it's "impossible", but > i will advise anyone who is tempted to try it > to carefully map everything you need to do > before you even start to think about coding. > > if you want to take on the hardest thing first, > figure out how to successfully allow a paste > from an arbitrary ms-word file... good luck... > > -bowerbird > > p.s. even if you solve that fundamental gap, > you will also discover that "wysiwyg" carries > excess baggage, in that some people think > it entails one thing, and other people another, > so you're never gonna make everyone happy. > > p.p.s. all this also applies to contenteditable, > in case anybody is mulling that as a solution. > > _______________________________________________ > Markdown-Discuss mailing list > Markdown-Discuss@six.pairlist.net > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/markdown-discuss >
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