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
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
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 HNAgree 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 HNAgree 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 HNI'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