Re:Show HN: Markdrop — drag and drop Markdown previews
by __init__py on Saturday October 08, 2011 @10:28PM
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Thanks, man. I'll check on the Safari bug and agree about a standard file input. Will definitely take into account the need for clarity in instructions, too.
Re:Show HN: Markdrop — drag and drop Markdown previews
by rachelbaker on Saturday October 08, 2011 @10:25PM
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Agreed, it took me a few page scans to realize that the "drop zone" is at the top of the webpage itself.
Re:Show HN: Markdrop — drag and drop Markdown previews
by __init__py on Saturday October 08, 2011 @10:40PM
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Yeah, I need to clarify the instructions. If the files are dropped anywhere but the blue navigation bar, they should be converted.
Some comments:
* It doesn't seem to be working on Safari (v. 5.1, OS X Lion) for me. When I drop the file in, the blue bar stays properly, but the content area below that goes blank.
* The option to upload via a standard file input would be nice as well. I like that the primary usage is dropping, but sometimes I run my windows in full screen and it'd be nice to not have to exit out of that, open Finder, find the folder, and the drag.
* Maybe indicate that this is indeed the page on which you are supposed to drag. At first, I was unsure about that, but decided to go for it anyway. You could give a visual indication with a dotted box suggesting they drop there (but letting them drop anywhere, if they decide).
* Under instructions, I was left hanging. I get that you're showing that it's only two steps, but you showed a picture of it dropping onto the page and the instructions ended there. A "You're done!" with a small clipping of what the page with the rendered markup looks like might be nice.