Markdown-UI
Dev tools
ui prototyping markup
SHOW HN2015
How HN took it
2 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 9 critical, out of 15 comments about the project. Thread score -0.40.
Idea: 2 for, 3 againstDesign: 0 for, 4 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful for prototyping interactive UIs with non-technical people
From 1 comment
I built something similar called Formdown: https://github.com/bradgessler/formdown If you're wondering why something like this would be useful, it's great for prototyping…
bradgessler on HN
Objections
Using Markdown for UI markup is a poor fit; plain HTML or YAML is clearer
From 3 comments
I don't know what to make of this. I like the general idea but I really don't like the use of Markdown here. Markdown makes writing markup faster and reading markup easier. It's…
florianletsch on HNI don't get the fascination with "markdown". Even for messaging systems, BBcode ([i]like this[/i]) was easier. Markdown is always fighting with indentation for other purposes.
Animats on HNI like the idea of using something like Markdown to write GUI descriptions. But I don't think pressing a meta-language into Markdown is the way to go. Better use the same…
erikb on HN
Buttons built from divs are not keyboard focusable or accessible
From 2 comments
Please don't ever make buttons with <div>s! [0] Focusable should be the default, as many folks can't (or don't want to) use a mouse. Use the semantic <button> tag or even just an…
prezjordan on HNWhy not just inline html? doesn't conflict with pre-existing markdown specifications, more usable for breaking out of document flow (if one is making a proper form, this helps a…
RubyPinch on HN
The name Markdown is misapplied to this niche syntax
From 1 comment
I don't think this should use the name of "Markdown" in the name, this is a niche feature this just waters down the meaning of "Markdown".
Ciantic on HN
The title's UX claim is misleading
From 2 comments
That's not what User Experience means.
sneak on HNMaybe I'm not getting something quite right, but why is there a "UX" in the title?
raphael_l on HN
Requests
Use semantic button elements instead of divs
From 1 comment
Please don't ever make buttons with <div>s! [0] Focusable should be the default, as many folks can't (or don't want to) use a mouse. Use the semantic <button> tag or even just an…
prezjordan on HN
Explain how layouts and nested layouts are handled
From 1 comment
It's a good beginning even if there are already some good alternatives out there as well. Wishing to see how you solve the problems of layouts and nested layouts (including…
nudpiedo on HN
Questions
What is the goal compared to existing alternatives
From 1 comment
What is the different goal here compared to Salt? http://plantuml.sourceforge.net/salt.html
aries1980 on HN
Why not use inline HTML
From 1 comment
Why not just inline html? doesn't conflict with pre-existing markdown specifications, more usable for breaking out of document flow (if one is making a proper form, this helps a…
RubyPinch on HN
Alternatives named
Formdown
From 1 comment
I built something similar called Formdown: https://github.com/bradgessler/formdown If you're wondering why something like this would be useful, it's great for prototyping…
bradgessler on HN
Salt (PlantUML)
From 1 comment
What is the different goal here compared to Salt? http://plantuml.sourceforge.net/salt.html
aries1980 on HN
Marx and Classless CSS frameworks
From 1 comment
Anyone interested in this should also look at * Marx, the CSS framework without classes: https://github.com/mblode/marx * Classless, the HTML5 framework and themes for CMS-like…
fiatjaf on HN
Emmet
From 1 comment
Seriously! Every editor in the world by now has an Emmet plugin (possibly still called "zencoding" if it hasn't been updated in a while), and I'd rather write an easy-to-learn…
aaronem on HN