By default, I think most users already have a “what you see is what you get” editor, where you format text by selecting it.
You can make sure the Markdown editor has not been enabled on the settings page
Got it! I guess a live draft and a little link to a page that explains markdown stuff would be nice on the page while you’re writing the post?
Also it seems like some markdown stuff works and some doesn’t like [linking things](in this format)
some doesn’t like [linking things](in this format)
I think you might not have Markdown editing mode selected then? Because if I put:
[example](https://example.com)
it shows up as “example”.
I don’t understand why users would use markdown, unless they already knew it.
I’m used to markdown from other rationalist forums and I guess it just makes it easier for me. Also the editor does incorporate some markdown features like# for headers, but leaves out others. So it’s confusing.
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By default, I think most users already have a “what you see is what you get” editor, where you format text by selecting it.
You can make sure the Markdown editor has not been enabled on the settings page
Got it! I guess a live draft and a little link to a page that explains markdown stuff would be nice on the page while you’re writing the post?
Also it seems like some markdown stuff works and some doesn’t like [linking things](in this format)
I think you might not have Markdown editing mode selected then? Because if I put:
it shows up as “example”.
I don’t understand why users would use markdown, unless they already knew it.
I’m used to markdown from other rationalist forums and I guess it just makes it easier for me. Also the editor does incorporate some markdown features like# for headers, but leaves out others. So it’s confusing.