Marksmith
Dev tools
markdown editor
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How HN took it
3 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 3 critical, out of 12 comments about the project. Thread score 0.00.
Design: 1 for, 2 againstIdea: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Good looking project and useful for Rails developers
From 3 comments
This looks great! I'd also love a non-Markdown view for less technical folks. Or can you write in the "preview mode"? I read that 37signals will also spin-off the markdown editor…
shafyy on HNavo is just great! we have used it in 3 projects by now and couldn’t be happier with the product and community! nice to see that they are starting to push the whole ecosystem.
Bergrebell on HNlook good ~
sagasu007 on HN
Objections
DHH says Markdown editing will ship in Rails 8.1, making this redundant
From 1 comment
DHH has said that Markdown editing will be a feature in 8.1. Also, Marksmith requires the use of ViewComponent, which is non-standard.
Merovex on HN
Requires ViewComponent, which is non-standard
From 1 comment
DHH has said that Markdown editing will be a feature in 8.1. Also, Marksmith requires the use of ViewComponent, which is non-standard.
Merovex on HN
Lacks a non-Markdown or React option
From 2 comments
This looks great! I'd also love a non-Markdown view for less technical folks. Or can you write in the "preview mode"? I read that 37signals will also spin-off the markdown editor…
shafyy on HNThis is exactly what I needed, but I need JS or Python backend. Any chance to make it work?
sscarduzio on HN
Requests
Support for Mermaid diagrams
From 1 comment
Nice work Adrian. Out of interest are there any plans to support embedding Mermaid diagrams in the same way as Github supports?
Lio on HN
React or JS backend integration
From 2 comments
This is exactly what I needed, but I need JS or Python backend. Any chance to make it work?
sscarduzio on HNIf I was to build out a react integration, would you recommend: A. Rebuild the stimulus portions in react B. Write a react wrapper around the stimulus I use rails for everything…
adenta on HN
Integration with Harper grammar checker
From 1 comment
Huh. It would be cool to get Harper integrated into this https://writewithharper.com
chilipepperhott on HN
Non-Markdown or preview-only mode for non-technical users
From 1 comment
This looks great! I'd also love a non-Markdown view for less technical folks. Or can you write in the "preview mode"? I read that 37signals will also spin-off the markdown editor…
shafyy on HN
Questions
Does it integrate with ActionText?
From 1 comment
Another question: Does this integrate with action_text? Wasn’t that a big thing in rails 6/7, with like… trix?
adenta on HN
Do normal people use Markdown?
From 1 comment
Do normal people use Markdown? Or is it a dev/“techie” thing?
briandear on HN
Alternatives named
Rhino Editor (TipTap-based)
From 1 comment
I'd use the Rhino Editor for that. It's based on TipTap and is very extendable. I used it in a few projects and loved it.
adrianthedev on HN
Writebook markdown editor from 37signals
From 1 comment
This looks great! I'd also love a non-Markdown view for less technical folks. Or can you write in the "preview mode"? I read that 37signals will also spin-off the markdown editor…
shafyy on HN