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John Laudun | 2 Feb 16:21
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Re: Mac markdown editor that saves as .txt

I love BBEdit and Textmate as much as the next person, but those aren't answers to the poster's question. MMD
Composer is close to what the poster is asking about, but, Fletcher, you have to type in the `txt` extension
over the proffered `md` at the save prompt. Have you considered making that a possible preference for
user's to select? There are actually a couple of iOS apps that don't recognize the `md` extension, and so I
could see this affecting more than the current poster. I use PlainText, and I don't think I've encountered
this problem -- I can't remember now, however, if I had to re-set some of its preferences.

While we're on the topic of MMD Composer, and I bring it up here because this might prove an interesting
conversation more generally, I'd like to point out that in the Preferences, the question of applying
italics is posed as an either/or radio button. Luckily, in actual use the program formats both, no matter
which is checked, as italics. This is perfectly acceptable behavior for me. I actually use the two
differently: I use asterisks for emphasis, as in marking the use of a word as a term, and I reserve
underlines the titles of works. 

This makes it possible for me to use a microformat later in an adapted version of MD/MMD. I am "rolling my
own", but has any distro of MD pursued a similar logic?
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Nicole C | 2 Feb 00:48
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Mac markdown editor that saves as .txt

Hi all,


I'm a newer user of markdown & MultiMarkdown, and I'm looking for the perfect setup of software for my Mac and my Android phone.  I'd like to have my drafts editable from both.

What I want is an attractive Mac app for writing (primarily blog posts and emails) that saves its files as .txt . Most of them save as .md or .markdown instead, and since there doesn't seem to be a true markdown editor for Android yet, using these programs isn't compatible with my phone.  

I know that I could use a text-editor that is meant for programmers, but I'm not really the proper audience.  I don't need the line counts, or even the fully colored syntax, and these programs aren't meant to create an aesthetically pleasing writing experience, which I'll admit is a priority for me.  In other words, ideally I want the equivalent of Byword or Macchiato with the option to save as .txt.  

So, are there any markdown editors for the Mac that do all the "pretty" things (receding the code, stylizing your text, etc) but that DON'T save as .md or .markdown files?  Am I correct that Macchiato only saves in markdown format?  I'd even take something like MMD Composer, with its colorized & stylized text, if it saved in plain text format. 

Are there any other Mac/Android users?  What are you doing to get around this problem?  

Thanks for any help or suggestions,
-Nicole

FYI, I have Marked, Byword, MultiMarkdown Composer, Mou, Tincta, and Clean Writer Pro.  I'm loving Epistle for my phone, since it saves to Dropbox and has a clean interface.  I'm trying a trial of MarkMyWords next...
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Bowerbird | 30 Jan 10:48
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so, seumas

so seumas, what is it _you_ want to discuss?

-bowerbird
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Waylan Limberg | 22 Jan 20:22
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Python-Markdown 2.1.1 Released

Python Markdown version 2.1.1 has been released.

This is a bug fix release which fixes a few bugs which caused the
parser to choke on certain edge cases.

Everyone is encouraged to upgrade.

http://pypi.python.org/pypi/Markdown/2.1.1

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Bowerbird | 19 Jan 00:14
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what will january 19th bring?

so, the rumor is that apple will announce
an authoring-tool for e-books tomorrow,
and most specifically for digital text-books.

and, if you look closely, they _are_ rumors.
nothing more...  plus, they don't even seem
to be coming from sources inside of apple.

nonetheless, the rumor is "authoring tools".

"garageband for e-books", as ars called it...

if it's true, it'd be great.  at least it might be.

(apple's software rarely meets the reputation
for quality that's well-earned by its hardware.
indeed, apple's software often sucks _badly_,
even in the realm of publishing, surprisingly.
how many of you use "pages"?  i thought not.)

anyway, i'm hoping for a tool, and a good one.

i'd really like to shelve my plans for my apps,
because apple "did what needed to be done".

but to be honest, i don't think fletcher penney
and multimarkdown composer have to worry...

because it sure looks to my eyes like apple wants
to get cozy with the corporate textbook industry.
i mean, seriously, holding the event in new york?

the self-publishing revolution uses "new york" as
its catch-phrase for the corrupt big6 publishers.

apple might not believe the textbook nerds are
as bad as the music industry titans; but they are.
indeed, for the most part, they're the same guys,
once you peel away all the shells of ownership...

at any rate, i'm glad the wait is almost over...

-bowerbird
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John Laudun | 13 Jan 20:45
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Re: Markdown-Discuss Digest, Vol 106, Issue 4

> The only problem as I see it is that three dashes produce a long dash 
> and a hyphen rather than an em-dash, although two dashes seem to work 
> well. But investigating that will have to wait for the morrow!

I'm afraid you are confusing two different replies. SmartyPants looks for two hyphens (or tee dashes) and
turns them into an em dash. The three dashes is for another implementation of Markdown. (There are a
variety of "flavors" or "distros" or "forks" or whatever of it.)

john
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R (Chandra) Chandrasekhar | 13 Jan 18:52
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Inline HTML link and mailto: link

Dear Folks,

I am just starting out with Markdown and am trying to get two elements 
working:

(1) An inline HTML link; and

(2) An inline mailto: link

as shown in the text below:

We invite you to [browse] (http://academy.swanlotus.com/index.html) this 
website. Take a look and see if you find anything useful. And do [drop 
us a line] (mailto:feedback <at> swanlotus.com) with your comments for 
improvement.

I tried it out on Dingus and failed to get the expected HTML version like:

We invite you to <a 
href="http://academy.swanlotus.com/index.html">browse</a> this website. 
Take a look and see if you find anything useful. And do <a 
href="mailto:feedback <at> swanlotus.com">drop us a line</a> with your 
comments for improvement.

Instead, Dingus gave me:

We invite you to [browse] (http://academy.swanlotus.com/index.html) this 
website. Take a look and see if you find anything useful. And do [drop 
us a line] (mailto:feedback <at> swanlotus.com) with your comments for 
improvement.

This is my first experience with Markdown, although I am conversant with 
HTML and very conversant with LaTeX.

What am I doing wrong and why am I not getting the expected HTML markup?

FYI, I am on Kubuntu 11.10 using Markdown, version 1.0.1 from the 
standard .deb package.

Thanks in advance.

Chandra
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Michel Fortin | 8 Jan 19:29
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PHP Markdown 1.0.1o & Extra 1.2.5

This is a small update to PHP Markdown and PHP Markdown Extra fixing three bugs.
<http://michelf.com/projects/php-markdown/>

Also of note: PHP Markdown is now available on Github (has been for a few months), so if any of you wants to fill
bug reports, or fix those bugs and send pull requests, you're most welcome.
<https://github.com/michelf/php-markdown/>

PHP Markdown 1.0.1o (8 Jan 2012):

*	Silenced a new warning introduced around PHP 5.3 complaining about
	POSIX characters classes not being implemented. PHP Markdown does not
	use POSIX character classes, but it nevertheless trigged that warning.

PHP Markdown Extra 1.2.5 (8 Jan 2012):

*	Fixed an issue preventing fenced code blocks indented inside lists items 
	and elsewhere from being interpreted correctly.

*	Fixed an issue where HTML tags inside fenced code blocks were sometime
	not encoded with entities.

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yegle | 22 Dec 04:27
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A bug or an undocumented feature?

Hi list,

I'm using Python-Markdown and found a potential bug ( or an
undocumented feature? )
Can anyone confirm this? Thank you :-)

Bug report on Python-Markdown issue list:
https://github.com/waylan/Python-Markdown/issues/64
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Bowerbird | 16 Dec 21:23
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as the scale tips

i said:
>   here's the thing that tips the scale.

i'm glad i wrote that post.

helped me see the big picture,
and understand my motivation.


>   so when they do, i wanna
>   be able to reply by saying this:
...
>   i tried and tried and tried.

as i continue to "do the mental math",
it has occurred to me that i've already
_done_enough_ to be able to say that.

more than enough, actually.

so i must report to you that i do believe
the scale has now tipped the other way:
i see no need to make yet another effort
to explain things you don't want to hear.

that's how it stands right now, but...

...i won't lock in a decision until monday.

meanwhile...  have a nice weekend!     :+)

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chris said:
>   I'm interested, consider your posts
>   generally on-topic, and would rather
>   you stuck around.

oh, this ain't no "i'm leaving!" situation.

either way -- last-ditch effort or not --
i will remain subscribed to this listserve
and do my best to be the "good citizen"
that i've always been in the past.  cheers!

-bowerbird

p.s.  good suggestions, sherwood; thanks.
when it's time for me to begin to compete
against markdown, all i need is one word
-- "inconsistencies" -- but i do appreciate
the thought that went into your message...
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John R. Rambo | 16 Dec 18:57
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Disappointed

I have subscribed to this list for about a month now.


I am just a MarkDown user; new to it. Using it within Ema Personal Wiki & Epistle for Android.

I am not trying to implement this cool little light language into an app I am developing; maybe someday. 

I signed up because I thought I might get some MarkDown use tips.

I have learned nothing from this list.

I have witnessed a lot of bitching (which I guess you could accuse me of now) and in-fighting. Adults acting like children.

I just read a long post about how "no one is listening to me...." 

Waah. Waah.

Probably going to unsubscribe; so far all of these emails have just been DELETE, DELETE, DELETE.

I hope to gather some useful knowledge on this little light markup language. I suspect I'll not find it here. Sad.

Save your flames, I'll not engage, I'll just unsubscribe & go sit at the big-people's table.

John

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