@rugk

Yes, but not all .md editors are the same. Editors for coders that can do .md are a lot different than editors designed for writers (features and usability around that aspect of use).

Can you give me some examples to look at?

Also need a Scrivner replacement, but I think Manuskript will work for that.

Do you know of any replacements for these types of tools:

https://screenotate.com

https://glamdevelopment.com/outlinely

https://www.mellel.com/ (desktop publishing)

@aral

@wion @aral don't know that much… only saw FocusWriter on flatpak lately, that seems to be solely about writing (novels, or so) and not get distracted.
Also just searched the repo and found http://uberwriter.wolfvollprecht.de/ (which – from a first look – looks surprisingly similar to ) and "Marker" (which preents some tex-style graphs and formulars in the screenshots)

Let me know if you find some more or try one or another out.

(And as for screenshot tools there are yet even more.)

@rugk

Thanks. All noted for checking out.

@aral

@charlag

I might do that. Won't be right away, though, a lot on my plate for the foreseeable future.

But for me, as far as a writer's text editor goes, nobody is doing it better right now than the folks at iA, except for one detail: no Textile. 😞

If I had the Linux equivalent of iA Writer but it supported Textile (including the advanced footnotes functionality the PHP version has) instead of Markdown, I would be in 7th heaven, as they say, as far as an quick text editor goes.

@aral

@starbreaker

> How about Focuswriter or Ghostwriter?

Noted for checking out. Thanks.

> Thing is, you really don't need anything fancy if all you want is to compose text.

I've heard that a million times by linux bros. But the thing is, writing is a personal endeavour, just like coding, I'm sure. I can use a yellow Ticonderoga No. 2 on envelopes if I wanted to, but I'd rather use something more fitting and effective. Japanese carpenters don't use Stanley.

@aral

@wion @aral

You're welcome.

BTW, I understand how you feel concerning writing as a personal endeavor because I've written a few novels and short stories. I started out with a plain text editor because at the time it was all I had (on a 486 running DOS).

In my experience (naturally, your mileage may vary) there's a certain Zen in just firing up an editor you know reasonably well and bashing out text without even worrying about formatting or markup.