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Comment 3 for bug 495898

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Jaap Karssenberg (jaap.karssenberg) wrote : Re: [Bug 495898] Re: [Request] Markdown syntax support

On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 1:43 AM, Benjamin Weber
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> Why not to use the existing module of Python named 'markdown'?
> I think it would be best to provide one of following options:
> (1) a switch button to change your view between markdown code and markdown parsed code
> (2) dual-view mode with live parsing
>
> For performance issues an alternative implementation should be preferred.
> Take a look at: http://code.google.com/p/python-markdown2/source/browse/trunk/lib/markdown2.py

One of the key design principles of zim is to edit the formatted text
directly. A dual view interface would break the experience.

-- Jaap