Woofmark

Dev tools

markdown editor

SHOW HN2015

58points
9comments
#486of 2,565 in 2015
Top 19%of 2015 by points

How HN took it

DebatedReal support and real criticism

2 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 7 comments about the project. Thread score +0.02.

Design: 1 for, 2 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Liked the editor and considered using it in a project

    From 1 comment
    • I like it. In fact I am considering using it for a project I am currently working on (https://github.com/jchampemont/notedown) as well as your other project 'insignia'.
      jchampem on HN

Objections

  • Demo UI is confusing: button labels and active-box highlighting are unclear

    From 2 comments
    • Cool demo [0]. The highlights around the text editor and the ambiguity of the buttons' functions (what does a button labelled "ಠ.ಠ" intuitively mean?) ruin parts of the demo for…
      logane on HN
    • Agree with all of those, and in addition please don't use white text on light grey background like when adding a picture or link. http://i.imgur.com/RCvcB9g.png
      wingerlang on HN

Requests

  • Use more standard buttons and clearer highlight colours

    From 2 comments
    • Cool demo [0]. The highlights around the text editor and the ambiguity of the buttons' functions (what does a button labelled "ಠ.ಠ" intuitively mean?) ruin parts of the demo for…
      logane on HN
    • Agree with all of those, and in addition please don't use white text on light grey background like when adding a picture or link. http://i.imgur.com/RCvcB9g.png
      wingerlang on HN

Questions

  • Is depending on the author's own small modules NIH or justified?

    From 2 comments
    • I found it interesting that the project's only dependencies are also written by the author:…
      unindented on HN
    • I'd suspect, just going with what's more known. In addition, you can remove any limitations you encounter a lot easier. it is partially NIH, but that doesn't mean its unjustified.
      RubyPinch on HN
  • Should a user of a WYSIWYG editor switch to woofmark?

    From 1 comment
    • Cool, slightly OT, I currently use Voog Wysiwyg since some years, should I use woofmark instead? Any other wysiwyg editor? (Markdown stored is fine with me)
      bababoosh on HN

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