+++ Colin Fergus [Jan 26 15 23:36 ]:
In the context of this thread: I’m a software engineer and unfamiliar with the intimacies of the spec.
I feel that the exact interface I used to compose this comment on talk.commonmark fulfills a large number of my use cases, with emphasis on:
- Wiki style editing
- Composition of short form content, akin to emails
- Instant preview capabilities
- Trial and error learning
With that in mind, my selfish question:
Is the code underlying this editor open-source, and available to be incorporated into other apps?
I believe it is, but @codinghorror should be able to point you in the right direction.
Less selfish question:
Is there a ‘quickstart’ guide anywhere that could get an ‘ignorant’ user capable of composing a simple post? I’d be happy to begin or contribute towards such a guide.
Currently your best bet is to use John Gruber’s original Markdown docs.
http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/basics
There’s a thread in this forum about developing a CommonMark-specific guide. You might offer to help there.