Icrontic.com switching to Markdown

LincLinc OwnerDetroit Icrontian
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I'm going to be flipping Icrontic over to using Markdown in posts instead of HTML very soon.

Why?

* It's easier to read in the commenting box as you're writing
* It's easier to remember & type than HTML
* It's gained widespread support and adoption
* There's really no downside I can think of
* This would've auto-formatted into a list without me writing HTML manually

Functionally, very little will change for you. The button bar above the commenting box will stay exactly the same, it'll just use Markdown instead of HTML when you press the buttons.

Old discussions & comments will stay in HTML forever (including if you edit them).

Wanna learn more about Markdown? Here's the syntax guide: http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax

Vanilla will probably start shipping with Markdown set as the default in the very near future. We're really in love with it and hope you all enjoy using it.
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  • ardichokeardichoke Icrontian
    I have the strangest boner right now. Seriously. All web-edited content should be done in markdown. It's just good stuff.
  • NiGHTSNiGHTS San Diego Icrontian
    edited March 2014
    DaringFireball said:

    However, one wonderful addition that I would like to see added to the Vanilla boards is the ability to hide threads I may not be interested in.

    I agree with the above, might as well implement both at the same time.
    RyanFodderThraxKoreish
  • KoreishKoreish I'm a penguin, deal with it. KCMO Icrontian
    edited March 2014
    That awkward momemnt when you want to give both and awesomesauce, lulz; an awesomelulz if you will
  • GargGarg Purveyor of Lincoln Nightmares Icrontian
    Neat! We can still use a few permitted HTML tags though, right? Every once in a while I'll go through the unreasonable effort of putting in a table, or specifying the dimensions of an image.
  • BLuKnightBLuKnight Lehi, UT Icrontian
    Looks like you put a lot of thought into this. Thanks for the heads up.
  • LincLinc Owner Detroit Icrontian
    @Gargoyle My understanding is that most HTML will continue to render, yes.
  • SpectralfireSpectralfire /u/spectralfire /r/evangelion OH Member
    This is great! Thanks for the update.
  • LincLinc Owner Detroit Icrontian

    Markdown!

  • ardichokeardichoke Icrontian

    Reasons why I love @Lincoln:

    • Icrontic
    • Markdown
    • doge
    Gargoni_dels
  • shwaipshwaip bluffin' with my muffin Icrontian

    The syntax page was pretty hard to parse (for me).

    the basics page is a bit easier:

    http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/basics

  • midgamidga "There's so much hot dog in Rome" ~digi (> ^.(> O_o)> Icrontian
    edited March 2014

    That site seems to assume we know what all the tag crap it has in the "output" examples will actually look like. I just want something that says "do this, get this final format." Are there any user-friendly guides out there, preferably with a lot of pictures and maybe a quick reference guide?

    Side note, putting something in tag format makes it disappear even if it's not a valid tag. That's interesting.

  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian

    Reddit uses markup if you're familiar with that.

    Signal
  • shwaipshwaip bluffin' with my muffin Icrontian

    If all vanilla-based things are going to use it, it would definitely be nice to have a page that shows what the markdown and output is for common tags. The fireball page isn't very clear.

    midga
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian

    I agree that DF's rundown was not terribly enlightening. Nor is Reddit's system especially intuitive.

    GnomeQueenmidga
  • LincLinc Owner Detroit Icrontian

    Like this? http://www.markitdown.net/markdown

    GargErrorNullTurnipSignal
  • LincLinc Owner Detroit Icrontian

    One interesting thing about DaringFireball is you can add ".text" to any URL to see the unformatted source as an example. And so: http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax.text

    trooster89
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian

    @Lincoln said:
    Like this? http://www.markitdown.net/markdown

    Very help much good

  • NiGHTSNiGHTS San Diego Icrontian
    edited March 2014

    Can you add that markitdown.net link to the "You can use MARKDOWN in your post" of the leave a comment area? Many a moon have I attempted to click in the hopes that basic HTML would be explained to me, but alas, it requires a seperate google search since I am but a simpleton that does not code.

    RyanFoddertrooster89GargSignal
  • trooster89trooster89 Are you from London? Icrontian

    Ooo Fancy tooltip Spoilers!

    Garg
  • CantiCanti =/= smalltime http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9K18CGEeiI&feature=related Icrontian

    Does quoting a comment which includes a gif not work or am I stupid?

  • ardichokeardichoke Icrontian

    I had the same issue, quote seems to strip images out of the quoted post.

  • RyanFodderRyanFodder Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited March 2014

    1) this

    2) is

    3) a

    4) test

    1) test
    2) failed
    3) :(

  • NiGHTSNiGHTS San Diego Icrontian

    @NiGHTS said:
    Can you add that markitdown.net link to the "You can use MARKDOWN in your post"

    pls senpai

  • TiberiusLazarusTiberiusLazarus Icrontian

    @NiGHTS said:

  • LincLinc Owner Detroit Icrontian

    @CannonFodder said:
    1) test
    2) failed
    3) :(

    It's dots not parenthesis.

  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited March 2014

    @Lincoln:

    Carriage returns aren't working correctly.

    One return creates a continuous line (like Reddit). Two returns creates a new paragraph, instead of starting a new line (not like Reddit).

    GnomeQueen
  • RyanFodderRyanFodder Detroit, MI Icrontian
    1. item 1
    2. item 2
    3. item 3
    GnomeQueen
  • LincLinc Owner Detroit Icrontian

    @Thrax said:
    Lincoln:

    Carriage returns aren't working correctly.

    One return creates a continuous line (like Reddit). Two returns creates a new paragraph, instead of starting a new line (not like Reddit).

    Sounds like Reddit made up their own flavor of Markdown, which is fine, but it doesn't mean this implementation is broken.

    To do a line break, add 2 spaces to the end
    of the preceding line.

    Spectralfiremertesn
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian

    Not terribly intuitive, but okay.

    GnomeQueenMiracleManSmertesn
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian

    Found today: quoting someone's bulleted list just quotes asterisks and text; the quoted material does not remain bulleted.

    GnomeQueen
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