I like Dingus except that it does not create a complete html file.
I would like something like a webpage with a file chooser for input and a file chooser for output which would read a file on my hard drive and write there as well. Or just require me to copy in and copy out manually, like on Dingus, except that it would produce a complete html file.
I appreciate that there are downloads I could install but after looking at that stuff it just seems like complications…
I am using BBEdit now. But it does not have a Markdown
language module available. That would provide syntax
highlighting. That would be enough, for now anyway. I
think I can just eyeball it once I master Markdown. Then
view it on Github. It will suffice.
An alternative suggestion for Dingus: add a button to copy
the html output window contents to the clipboard. That would
be extremely useful.
I’m happy either way. But it does seem like you have
developed a “Mr. Fusion” device and connected it to
a coffee brewer instead of a DeLorean.
Unless you like using a generic plain text editor BBEdit, I’d recommend you use a Markdown specific one. I use Typora, which gives me a WYSIWYG view, and a view to the underlying Markdown when I need it. You enter text using Markdown syntax, so it’s the best of both worlds.
If you’re using GitHub, I recommend you use GitHub’s conventions for internal links to headings. That convention consistent with the most popular way heading anchor links are supported by other tools (e.g. Typora and Markdown-base web-publishing tools).
OK! Thanks for the info. I am archiving your post for reference.
BTW, I don’t like BBEdit. I am in love. Bare Bones Software
relies on individual contributors to create “Language Modules”
so if anyone wants Fame without Fortune, creation of
a CommonMark Language Module for BBEdit is a huge
opportunity. I just use their Freeware version – for 10+ years(?)