Blog: Design
Mark it down
21 Mar 04 by DL Byron
I dig Movable Type, use it for my business, and evangelize it. However, one of the things I don't dig so much, is the posting process:
- Write in BBEdit.
- Log into MT, paste the post, preview.
- Switch back to BBEdit for revisions.
- Repeat until done.
- Publish.
Last week, Daring Fireball released Markdown. I read through the lengthy introduction, was daunted by learning a new syntax, but decided to give it a go. This post is written with Markdown. ok. cool. That eliminated several posting steps.
A few issues I've found:
- Not able to add a target="_blank" on links.
- Not able to have more than one link on the same line.
- I like visual interfaces.
Markdown is certainly more productive. After switching to BBEdit, nearly full-time, I've abandoned Dreamweaver except for quick layouts or tables. I'm just more efficient in code with templates. I do wonder where the visual interfaces to MovableType are? By that I mean a visual app that connects to an MT post.
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Posted by Nick | 21 Mar 04
No one should ever use target="_blank" in links anymore... it drives me crazy when I go to sites that do this. I know how to right click and open in a new window, if that's what I wanted I'd do it... I guess this was one of those things I used to think was good for "off site" links but then I realized how much of a pain in the ass it becomes when some sites don't use them and then others do. I say let the user decide.
Posted by -b- | 22 Mar 04
Good point. I've argued on both sides and at my last client, we decided to continue opening a new window for external links and I still think that has advantages. However, that was before pop-over and under windows. Another consideration to the right-click is tabbed browsing, where the user opens a new tabbed window for the link.
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