Mac markdown editor that saves as .txt

[Nicole C]

I'm going to respond to several of you here in one email, since I
unfortunately subscribed with the digest option at first:

*Chris*:  Yes, my issue is primarily caused by the lack of Android apps to
open/edit .md or .markdown files.  I'm really surprised there aren't any.

*Fletcher:*  Your post was a mini-revelation for me!  I had assumed that
Composer (and similar apps) required the special markdown file extensions
in order to utilize all of their features.  I didn't realize that manually
entering .txt instead of the default would work just fine.  Thank you!
 This essentially solves my problem.  I'll also experiment with customizing
the syntax coloring.

I really do like MMD Composer and think the syntax coloring options are
more attractive than most out there.  The one thing I do like about
ByWord's coloring that would be nice as an option in Composer (just an
option, not default) is the immediate greying-out of the code marks while
retaining the stylized text (bolded, italicized, etc.)  It makes your text
very readable for certain projects.  But I think I could achieve much the
same thing with some creative CSS editing, if I can manage it.

*Lasar:*  Thanks for clarifying about the file extensions.  You and
Fletcher have helped me a lot!

*jem:* I'm going to try out TextWrangler, since BBedit is on the pricey
side for my needs.  But thanks!

*Spencer:* I'm curious about the markdown bundle for Textmate, but you're
right, it's not a cheap program.  What sort of neat things does the bundle
do?

-Nicole

On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 5:21 AM,
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>   1. Mac markdown editor that saves as .txt (Nicole C)

>   2. Re: Mac markdown editor that saves as .txt (Chris Lott)

>   3. Re: Mac markdown editor that saves as .txt (Fletcher Penney)

>   4. Re: Mac markdown editor that saves as .txt (Jan Erik Mostr?m)

>   5. Re: Mac markdown editor that saves as .txt (Lasar Liepins)

>   6. Re: Mac markdown editor that saves as .txt (Spencer Wysinger)

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> Message: 1

> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 18:48:43 -0500

> From: Nicole C <ncat999 at gmail.com>

> Subject: Mac markdown editor that saves as .txt

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> Hi all,

>

> I'm a newer user of markdown & MultiMarkdown, and I'm looking for the

> perfect setup of software for my Mac and my Android phone.  I'd like to

> have my drafts editable from both.

>

> What I want is an attractive Mac app for writing (primarily blog posts and

> emails) that saves its files as .txt . Most of them save as .md or

> .markdown instead, and since there doesn't seem to be a true markdown

> editor for Android yet, using these programs isn't compatible with my

> phone.

>

> I know that I could use a text-editor that is meant for programmers, but

> I'm not really the proper audience.  I don't need the line counts, or even

> the fully colored syntax, and these programs aren't meant to create an

> aesthetically pleasing writing experience, which I'll admit is a priority

> for me.  In other words, ideally I want the equivalent of Byword or

> Macchiato with the option to save as .txt.

>

> So, are there any markdown editors for the Mac that do all the "pretty"

> things (receding the code, stylizing your text, etc) but that DON'T save as

> .md or .markdown files?  Am I correct that Macchiato only saves in markdown

> format?  I'd even take something like MMD Composer, with its colorized &

> stylized text, if it saved in plain text format.

>

> Are there any other Mac/Android users?  What are you doing to get around

> this problem?

>

> Thanks for any help or suggestions,

> -Nicole

>

> FYI, I have Marked, Byword, MultiMarkdown Composer, Mou, Tincta, and Clean

> Writer Pro.  I'm loving Epistle for my phone, since it saves to Dropbox and

> has a clean interface.  I'm trying a trial of MarkMyWords next...

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> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 15:02:27 -0900

> From: Chris Lott <chris at chrislott.org>

> Subject: Re: Mac markdown editor that saves as .txt

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> On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 2:48 PM, Nicole C <ncat999 at gmail.com> wrote:

> >

> > What I want is an attractive Mac app for writing (primarily blog posts

> and

> > emails) that saves its files as .txt . Most of them save as .md or

> .markdown

> > instead, and since there doesn't seem to be a true markdown editor for

> > Android yet, using these programs isn't compatible with my phone.

>

> Is this just an issue that the Android app can't be told to open files

> with different extensions?

>

> It annoys me that so many Markdown editors won't allow for arbitrary

> file extensions, though a few had come around last I looked.

>

> c

> --

> Chris Lott <chris at chrislott.org>

>

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> Message: 3

> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 19:46:51 -0500

> From: Fletcher Penney <fletcher at fletcherpenney.net>

> Subject: Re: Mac markdown editor that saves as .txt

> To: "Discussion related to Markdown."

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> Not sure I follow - Composer saves files in plain text, and you can use

> whatever file extension you like.

>

> And you don't have to use the default theme with solarized colors if you

> want a less colorful editor window.

>

>

> What does it not do in this regard that you are looking for?

>

>

> Fletcher

>

>

> --

> Fletcher T. Penney

> fletcher at fletcherpenney.net

>

> On Feb 1, 2012, at 6:48 PM, Nicole C wrote:

>

> > So, are there any markdown editors for the Mac that do all the "pretty"

> things (receding the code, stylizing your text, etc) but that DON'T save as

> .md or .markdown files?  Am I correct that Macchiato only saves in markdown

> format?  I'd even take something like MMD Composer, with its colorized &

> stylized text, if it saved in plain text format.

> >

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> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 10:19:28 +0100

> From: Jan Erik Mostr?m <lists at mostrom.pp.se>

> Subject: Re: Mac markdown editor that saves as .txt

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> If you use BBEdit you can set it to use Markdown for the default

> language for txt-files (and md and markdown and ...)

>

> - jem

>

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> Message: 5

> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 10:29:14 +0100

> From: Lasar Liepins <lasar at liepins.net>

> Subject: Re: Mac markdown editor that saves as .txt

> To: "Discussion related to Markdown."

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> Hi,

>

> ByWord, iA Writer and probably most of the other apps you mentioned

> will by default save to .md or .mdown files, but that is just the

> file suffix. These files ARE plain text.

>

> It's just a way to distinguish between "normal" plain text files and

> markdown-formatted plain text files.

>

> Rename your file.md to file.txt and it will work just as well. When saving

> a new document the apps should prompt you for a file name that ends in

> .md as well (unless you have that "hide suffix" checkbox checked), you

> can replace it with .txt right away.

>

> Greetings,

>

> _Lasar

>

> On 2012-02-02, at 01:02, Chris Lott wrote:

>

> > On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 2:48 PM, Nicole C <ncat999 at gmail.com> wrote:

> >>

> >> What I want is an attractive Mac app for writing (primarily blog posts

> and

> >> emails) that saves its files as .txt . Most of them save as .md or

> .markdown

> >> instead, and since there doesn't seem to be a true markdown editor for

> >> Android yet, using these programs isn't compatible with my phone.

> >

> > Is this just an issue that the Android app can't be told to open files

> > with different extensions?

> >

> > It annoys me that so many Markdown editors won't allow for arbitrary

> > file extensions, though a few had come around last I looked.

> >

> > c

> > --

> > Chris Lott <chris at chrislott.org>

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> _Lasar Liepins

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> Message: 6

> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 02:21:29 -0800

> From: Spencer Wysinger <swysinger at tivo.com>

> Subject: Re: Mac markdown editor that saves as .txt

> To: "Discussion related to Markdown."

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>

> Let's also give some love to TextMate, one of the best Mac editors around

> (tho it costs money).  They have a Markdown bundle that does lots of neat

> things and, as dictated by the name, it works exclusively with plain text

> files.

>

> Spencer

>

>

> On Feb 2, 2012, at 1:29 AM, Lasar Liepins wrote:

>

> > Hi,

> >

> > ByWord, iA Writer and probably most of the other apps you mentioned

> > will by default save to .md or .mdown files, but that is just the

> > file suffix. These files ARE plain text.

> >

> > It's just a way to distinguish between "normal" plain text files and

> > markdown-formatted plain text files.

> >

> > Rename your file.md to file.txt and it will work just as well. When

> saving

> > a new document the apps should prompt you for a file name that ends in

> > .md as well (unless you have that "hide suffix" checkbox checked), you

> > can replace it with .txt right away.

> >

> > Greetings,

> >

> > _Lasar

> >

> > On 2012-02-02, at 01:02, Chris Lott wrote:

> >

> >> On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 2:48 PM, Nicole C <ncat999 at gmail.com> wrote:

> >>>

> >>> What I want is an attractive Mac app for writing (primarily blog posts

> and

> >>> emails) that saves its files as .txt . Most of them save as .md or

> .markdown

> >>> instead, and since there doesn't seem to be a true markdown editor for

> >>> Android yet, using these programs isn't compatible with my phone.

> >>

> >> Is this just an issue that the Android app can't be told to open files

> >> with different extensions?

> >>

> >> It annoys me that so many Markdown editors won't allow for arbitrary

> >> file extensions, though a few had come around last I looked.

> >>

> >> c

> >> --

> >> Chris Lott <chris at chrislott.org>

> >> _______________________________________________

> >> Markdown-Discuss mailing list

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> >>

> >

> >

> >

> > --

> > _Lasar Liepins

> > lasar at liepins.net

> > http://liepins.net/

> > http://10110101.net/

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