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ReText - Markdown editor for Ubuntu

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Note, that retext also supports restructured text (which is imo the superior markup language).

Yip. rst is well supported on GitHub e.g. you can use README.rst in your projects rather than README.md which i didn't know until recently.

Makes including readme text in python packages for display on PyPI super convenient, in setup.py:

    """A silly setup.py example"""

    from setuptools import setup
    from os.path import dirname, join
    
    THIS_DIR = dirname(__name__)
    README = open(join(THIS_DIR, "README.rst")).read()
    
    setup(
        name ...,
        description=__doc__,  # """A silly setu...
        long_description=README
    )

Cool, i didn't know that! I always thought how much i would like to use rst instead of md, nice :)

If you want to try an alternative, you could give uberwriter a shot, which I made for an appshowdown not too long ago.

http://uberwriter.wolfvollprecht.de

There is a paid version in the software center, however it's GPL-3 licensed and free from my ppa.

I use Uberwriter and love it! It is definitely worth a look if you're looking for a product like this.

"for Ubuntu"? really?

The captions on the screenshots say kde and ubuntu, while they should probably say kde and gnome.

It would be unusual for something actually useful to only run on ubuntu.

Sad, but true.

ReText README file clearly states "ReText is written in Python language and works on Linux and other POSIX-compatible platforms." I expect this to work wherever Python and Qt run, maybe even Cygwin.

Title is misleading. Since when ubuntu is the only linux distro?

I see more and more of this as time goes on. Ubuntu is not the only GNU/Linux distribution! Hell, this program looks like it may run on any *nix that has Python and Qt.

People used to argue about how Linux is not Unix[1]. It seems things have devolved to the point where we need to argue that Ubuntu is not Linux. Sad.

[1] http://kernelbook.sourceforge.net/pdf/ch-intro.pdf

People still host things on sourceforge? Most user hostile UI ever.

Amazing bandwidth though.

They also do package/binary hosting as well. There are whispers in the grapevine that github may do this soon too, which would be fantastic.

You can upload binaries to releases on GitHub: https://github.com/Atarity/Lightpack/releases/tag/5.10.4

The reason sourceforge is preferred by some people for binary hosting is that you get download stats. People want to know their impact. I think GitHub would really drive sourceforge out of business if they started offering this.

Sourceforge is already driving Sourceforge out of business.

I thought they disabled that...?

Gotta love ISPs who mirror sourceforge, major props to them!

The README says:

     we recommend using version (Python) 3.2 or higher

It requires Python >= 3.2. It didn't run on my Ubuntu machine which has default 2.7

And it doesn't support tables or code syntax highlighting. [Of course, I know they aren't part of the original Markdown].

Python 3.x can be made into a dependency in the .deb.

Ubuntu 12.04 ships with Python 3.2.3, IIRC the 'python3' executable is installed by default (even though the default installation may lack some third party modules).

It might also be worth mentioning haroopad - http://pad.haroopress.com/

Wow, I didn't know about this, but its awesome. Thanks for the link!

I've been using this for a while (at least a year or so) and it's by far my favorite markdown editor. I love the side by side panes (code + preview) and the ease of use. It stays out of my way while I write.

I write Markdown for my blog and depending on what I'm doing, I like to write while I'm doing it, (to verify each step of a tutorial) which means I had to find a MD editor for 3 platforms (Windows, OSX, Linux). This one is by far the easiest, most reliable offering out of the three. The side by side preview is great.

I've used Uberwriter too, which would be great for a different kind of writing. Since I'm usually going through some steps of a tutorial I use a lot of images and code markup and it doesn't really handle this well. If I were writing a novel or article however Uberwriter works pretty great for that.

Why not invest in cross platform for such a simple app?

http://pad.haroopress.com/ - Not sure if open source https://github.com/bianchimro/markgiu - last updated 7month ago https://github.com/danielking/docular - last updated 9 months ago

These are node-webkit editors, as an easy-to-contribute example.

If you’re looking for a dedicated Markdown editor on Linux, maybe you’ll find something on my curated list, e.g. https://github.com/rhythmus/markdown-resources/blob/master/m...

Also see discussion https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6969897

Looks very nice, it resembles mdCharm, which I really like. I will try it out now, thank you.

For a similar, great markdown editor for OS X, check out: http://mouapp.com/

Do you know if something like ReText existe for Android ?

Wat else ? It's free! But this is no big deal for Ubuntu users. ;)

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