mofo said: > I think a mark down wysiwyg would still > be very useful, even if not perfect
except it wouldn't be anywhere near "perfect". i'm saying that it is, in the end, _unworkable._ > Take for instance Adobe dreamweaver. > It can edit both in output mode and in source code. except that's explicitly _not_ wysiwyg. not at all. rather, it's a multi-mode environment, where you _switch_ between fully different representations. (again noting "wysiwyg" means _so_ many things.) > The ability to switch between two views > is a lifesaver. right. because sometimes what you do in one view screws up stuff in the other, and it cannot be fixed without switching to work in that other environment. thus, what you end up with when you try to mush the two environments together is the worst of both worlds, where you can't tell for sure whether it's right or wrong, and -- if it's wrong -- you don't know how you can fix it. this example upholds my point, it's not a counter to it. > Plus this is a good opportunity to push the idea > of separation between presentations and text > for typical non tech savvy office workers. yet another case of not choosing your battles carefully. for all of these issues, a much better solution is the two-up interface with both your input and the output, in the form almost all the good implementations use (i.e., edit on one half the screen, display on the other): dillinger, ghost, mmd-composer, stackedit, markable, and a host of other tools, not to mention marked2.app. if you can show me any wysiwyg implementation that works anywhere near as well as any of those tools, do. or any tool that tries to mush together input and output. even medium, with all of evan william's money, cannot work it well for more than a meager handful of features. i'm not going to review the attempts, because it would be overly cruel and i sincerely wish 'em good luck, but as far as i can see, it will take some big breakthroughs. -bowerbird _______________________________________________ Markdown-Discuss mailing list Markdown-Discuss@six.pairlist.net http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/markdown-discuss
