11 votes

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

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  1. [2]
    jgb
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    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...

    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.

    7 votes
    1. SaucedButLeaking
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      Agreed. Maybe something to set on a back-burner until an API shows up or more contributors are available.

      Agreed. Maybe something to set on a back-burner until an API shows up or more contributors are available.

      3 votes
  2. [2]
    Ganymede
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    This has been added by Deimos to the GitLab issue tracker: https://gitlab.com/tildes/tildes/issues/25

    This has been added by Deimos to the GitLab issue tracker: https://gitlab.com/tildes/tildes/issues/25

    4 votes
    1. SaucedButLeaking
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      Ahh, thank you. I was looking for the git repo (and eagerly await the source code population)

      Ahh, thank you. I was looking for the git repo (and eagerly await the source code population)

      1 vote
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    aphoenix
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    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...

    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.

    2 votes
    1. SaucedButLeaking
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      That's the method I had in mind, actually, fitting with the design goals imo

      That's the method I had in mind, actually, fitting with the design goals imo