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Feature Request: Markdown preview
I'm not sure if it's a vanilla reddit feature or if it comes from RES, but I've become reliant upon the preview that shows up under a comment box that renders your response through markdown so you can see the formatting before you post it. This doesn't need to be real-time, since that would likely detract from the "lightweight" technical goal, but I feel like it might be useful
This is a fairly reasonable feature request, but IMO it's a nicety - I'd personally rather that more effort was invested into hashing out core mechanics while the site is still malleable. There are a couple of sites like dillinger.io and stackedit.io, as well as the useful command line utility
grip, which you may find helpful for previewing comments before you post them.Agreed. Maybe something to set on a back-burner until an API shows up or more contributors are available.
This has been added by Deimos to the GitLab issue tracker: https://gitlab.com/tildes/tildes/issues/25
Ahh, thank you. I was looking for the git repo (and eagerly await the source code population)
Would a button that you click to render a preview be acceptable?
Personally, I'm against the in-line preview (and I think @Deimos is as well), because it adds complexity that shouldn't be in the system. There would need to be a javascript markdown renderer that matches the markdown renderer of the server. But a button you click to render using the server's markdown render would mitigate that somewhat.
That's the method I had in mind, actually, fitting with the design goals imo