Markdrop
Dev tools
markdown previewer
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How HN took it
1 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 3 critical, out of 7 comments about the project. Thread score -0.18.
Execution: 1 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 2 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Handier than pasting into a web renderer
From 1 comment
Very nice. I tend to go to web dingus and copy and paste my markdown in, so this is much handier. Some comments: * It doesn't seem to be working on Safari (v. 5.1, OS X Lion) for…
michaelschade on HN
Works well once the drop zone is understood
From 1 comment
Took me a bit to realise where to drag to as well but I thought it was pretty cool when it worked. I was going to say it didn't parse ``` properly but then realised that's part…
pyrmont on HN
Objections
Unclear where to drop files; looks like a normal website
From 2 comments
Agreed, it took me a few page scans to realize that the "drop zone" is at the top of the webpage itself.
rachelbaker on HNYour site is hard to use, because it doesn't look like a place where you should be dropping files/text. It looks like a normal website. Ditch the instructions, and instead make…
pkamb on HN
Did not work in Safari 5.1; content area goes blank
From 1 comment
Very nice. I tend to go to web dingus and copy and paste my markdown in, so this is much handier. Some comments: * It doesn't seem to be working on Safari (v. 5.1, OS X Lion) for…
michaelschade on HN
Drop opens or saves the file instead of rendering in some browsers
From 2 comments
How does this work? I tried drag and dropping my markdown file to the page and instead I got prompted to save the file locally. Using Ubuntu & Chrome.
reledi on HNSame problem here with Chrome 15.0.874.83 beta & Ubuntu 11.04. With Opera 11.51, it just shows the Markdown source. With Konqueror 4.6.5 it opens the file in gedit. I suppose…
rhizome31 on HN
Dropping a second time without reloading fails
From 1 comment
Work all right with my Chrome 14 on Ubuntu 10.10, but doesn't work if you drop a second time without going back to home.
gbog on HN
Requests
Add a standard file input upload option
From 1 comment
Very nice. I tend to go to web dingus and copy and paste my markdown in, so this is much handier. Some comments: * It doesn't seem to be working on Safari (v. 5.1, OS X Lion) for…
michaelschade on HN
Clearer instructions and a finished-state example
From 1 comment
Very nice. I tend to go to web dingus and copy and paste my markdown in, so this is much handier. Some comments: * It doesn't seem to be working on Safari (v. 5.1, OS X Lion) for…
michaelschade on HN
Questions
Is there a Quicklook generator for GitHub-flavored Markdown?
From 1 comment
It seems like a Quicklook generator for Markdown would be a more convenient solution in this case, since the workflow already involves going into the Finder and selecting the…
callahad on HN
Alternatives named
qlmarkdown Quicklook generator
From 1 comment
https://github.com/toland/qlmarkdown
navs on HN