Re: Using BBEdit for markdown presentation?

2021-04-20 Thread Christopher Stone
On 04/20/2021, at 14:31, Tibor Páli mailto:palitiborlas...@gmail.com>> wrote: > Is TextsQuickLook.qlgenerator a script that you wrote, it is something > provided with Marked 2? > Tibor > >> I've got 3 apps on my system that include a Quick Look module for MarkDown. >> >>

Re: Using BBEdit for markdown presentation?

2021-04-20 Thread Tibor Páli
Is TextsQuickLook.qlgenerator a script that you wrote, it is something provided with Marked 2? Tibor > On 2021. Apr 20., at 20:42, Christopher Stone > wrote: > > On 04/20/2021, at 12:23, Tibor Páli > wrote: >> So, if I force to open an .md file with Safari,

Re: Using BBEdit for markdown presentation?

2021-04-20 Thread Tibor Páli
Dear Chris, this is great! I will check it out! Tibor > On 2021. Apr 20., at 20:42, Christopher Stone > wrote: > > On 04/20/2021, at 12:23, Tibor Páli > wrote: >> So, if I force to open an .md file with Safari, it opens it as an >> un-rendered markdown

Re: Using BBEdit for markdown presentation?

2021-04-20 Thread Tibor Páli
Dear James, I do not want to replace Apple Notes. I need an interlinked note management system (see my explanation in another message). Tibor -- This is the BBEdit Talk public discussion group. If you have a feature request or need technical support, please email "supp...@barebones.com" rather

Re: Using BBEdit for markdown presentation?

2021-04-20 Thread Christopher Stone
On 04/20/2021, at 12:23, Tibor Páli mailto:palitiborlas...@gmail.com>> wrote: > So, if I force to open an .md file with Safari, it opens it as an un-rendered > markdown text file, just like BBEdit. > > I think Chrome can render markdown files. I my install and try. Hey Tibor, Take a good look

Re: Using BBEdit for markdown presentation?

2021-04-20 Thread Todd Wachob
> On Apr 20, 2021, at 1:23 PM, Tibor Páli wrote: > > So, if I force to open an .md file with Safari, it opens it as an un-rendered > markdown text file, just like BBEdit. > > I think Chrome can render markdown files. I my install and try. An application requires an implementation of a

Re: Using BBEdit for markdown presentation?

2021-04-20 Thread Tibor Páli
and before html there was the fully text-based usenet system that was very fast to write, browse and find info (with grep search) using pine or macsoup. Never, since then I could review and manage essential information as quickly, cleanly and efficiently as with usenet. Today, even if I know

Re: Using BBEdit for markdown presentation?

2021-04-20 Thread Tibor Páli
Yes, it is very strange that although markdown has great uses in many areas and it is very much simpler than RTF or HTML neither the OS (Mac standard quick view also does not know it) or standard browsers can render a markdown file without some hacking. Best, Tibor > On 2021. Apr 20., at

Re: Using BBEdit for markdown presentation?

2021-04-20 Thread Tibor Páli
So, if I force to open an .md file with Safari, it opens it as an un-rendered markdown text file, just like BBEdit. I think Chrome can render markdown files. I my install and try. Best, Tibor > On 2021. Apr 20., at 18:43, Gerald Davenport wrote: > > Tibor... I figured I was out of line...

Re: Using BBEdit for markdown presentation?

2021-04-20 Thread Tibor Páli
Dear James, thanks for your thoughts. I came to the markdown territory because I want to rationalise my note taking. It is a bit off-topic but let me explain briefly because BBEdit is central to it. Until now I exclusively logged notes and tasks in plain text files in BBEdit. All notes

Re: Using BBEdit for markdown presentation?

2021-04-20 Thread James Reynolds
Ok, I've got to say this. The original WorldWideWeb (Nexus) browser from 1990 had the ability to edit, link, and browse documents. And didn't HyperCard have this functionality too? Basically a rich text editor, browser, and note organizer? The internet is massive now but I think the original

Re: Using BBEdit for markdown presentation?

2021-04-20 Thread Gerald Davenport
Tibor... I figured I was out of line... Sorry. Thought it might have worked. When you say safari cannot be selected, have you changed the ENABLE: Recommended Applications to All Applications. then you can choose what ever app you want to open anything in. **_I no I do not need to say to this

Re: Using BBEdit for markdown presentation?

2021-04-20 Thread Tibor Páli
Dear Gerald, If I chose "open with” in Finder, no app is offered with which I could browse over several interlinked .md files without leaving the (rendered) preview mode. Actually no app is offered at all which does render the markdown code. All the offered apps open an .md file in text

Re: Using BBEdit for markdown presentation?

2021-04-20 Thread James Reynolds
I've been watching this thread and because someone mentioned Joplin I tried it out. I'm having so many problems with it I'm afraid of using it now. It is constantly losing the undo history. When I performed an undo, it wouldn't zoom to the location that was undid so I had to copy the before and

Re: Using BBEdit for markdown presentation?

2021-04-20 Thread Gerald Davenport
Apologies if I am coming in on this a little late and not understanding the issue. But could you not just get info on an md file and change the open with and change all? I did and now when I click on an md file, it does not open in bbedit it opens is the app i changed it to. _again_ apologize

Re: Using BBEdit for markdown presentation?

2021-04-20 Thread Tibor Páli
Dear Patrick, many hanks for clarification! Interestingly, the situation is the same with Devonthink on .md files. I can open an md. file and it gets rendered but clicking on a link to another .md file will be opened in BBEdit editor mode. (Some time ago, I could use DT as browser on rtf

Re: Using BBEdit for markdown presentation?

2021-04-20 Thread Patrick Woolsey
On 4/19/21 at 12:00 PM, palitiborlas...@gmail.com (Tibor Páli) wrote: Is it possible to have the BBEdit preview to open new .md files by clicking to links and REMAIN WITHIN THE BBEdit Preview, preferably in full screen mode (and opening the .md files in the background)?. I regret it is not

Re: Using BBEdit for markdown presentation?

2021-04-20 Thread Darren Duncan
On 2021-04-19 9:00 a.m., Tibor Páli wrote: Is it possible to have the BBEdit preview to open new .md files by clicking to links and REMAIN WITHIN THE BBEdit Preview, preferably in full screen mode (and opening the .md files in the background)?. As someone who uses inter-linked collections of