MarkShow
Creative
presentation slides
SHOW HN2021
How HN took it
6 positive, 10 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 5 critical, out of 21 comments about the project. Thread score +0.07.
Idea: 4 for, 1 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean, usable Markdown-to-slides tool with good features like speaker view
From 3 comments
I've seen a few other implementations of MD slides before. This is the first one that really clicks for me by having all the features I need. Thanks for sharing!
praash on HNI first was like "not another one", but this is actually really well thought and nice. Speakers view is very nice.
entropie on HNNice job! It's been a little daunting to write the HTML for reveal.js for quite some time and I'm not really a fan of any GUI editor either. This seems perfect for scratching up…
siikanen98 on HN
Objections
Firefox Ctrl+D shortcut conflicts with bookmarking and deletes lines
From 1 comment
ctrl+D is used to bookmark on firefox. the page kept deleting lines with the same shortcut.
Qahlel on HN
License wording 'non-evil purpose only' is vague
From 2 comments
Looks nice! I will recommend it to friends. I laughed when I saw the "non-evil purpose only" in the license.[0] [0]…
yesenadam on HNThanks for the warning. That kind of license is needlessly vague. Why would I even use such software if there’s no reliable way to tell whether I’m using it legally?
Hackbraten on HN
Requests
Automatic text size fitting on slides
From 1 comment
Is there a tool like this one able to automatically reduce text font size to fit everything on the slide?
ngrilly on HN
Background images, custom CSS, TOC, and export to single HTML
From 1 comment
Nice work :-) I have a side project with the same goal. Some ideas: ``` - Once started, no way back? How about double-click? - Background images would be nice, custom CSS? - How…
sandreas on HN
Printing to PDF
From 1 comment
Very nice! A while ago, I’ve built something similar on top of the in-browser Markdown-plus-diagrams renderer Markdeep: https://github.com/doersino/markdeep-slides Aside from…
doersino on HN
Questions
How does it compare with slidify and other Markdown slide tools
From 1 comment
I faintly remember there was a project called slidify. https://github.com/ramnathv/slidify The last update was several years ago. Was it no longer maintained? How does it…
a_c on HN
Alternatives named
Marp
From 1 comment
I have been using https://marp.app/ and its VSCode extension, looks similar to https://mark.show/, but all on your local editor.
neturkas on HN
Deckset
From 1 comment
For macOS users, Deckset is excellent (and native) → https://www.deckset.com
guessmyname on HN
Slides.com
From 1 comment
This is very nice when you are willing to write basically code for your presentation, but nothing beats https://slides.com in productivity. It is the SaaS of the creator of…
kissgyorgy on HN
Pandoc with Reveal.js
From 1 comment
Looks nice. Related, if you already have Pandoc installed, you can get single markdown file => slideshow with Reveal.js (which the showcased site is based on) for free with ```…
oefrha on HN
HedgeDoc
From 1 comment
HedgeDoc is a collaborative Markdown editor that also has Reveal.js integration. It is free software (AGPL-3.0) https://demo.hedgedoc.org/slide-example?both
eulenteufel on HN