Tinderbox Training - Working with Markdown and templates in Tinderbox

Описание: NOTE: This training requires Tinderbox 9.

In this lesson, I explain how to work with markdown notation in Tinderbox.


Markdown is a convenient method for creating stylized, human-readable, notes that can easily be rendered into HTML and other formats. I provide a detailed contrast to HTML and show how the two notation methods can lead to the same result, both in terms of an HTML Preview in Tinderbox but also an exported file. Which is better, markdown or HTML? The answer is, it depends. It depends on what you’re trying to accomplish and what you’ll be using your notes for.


One important thing to note about markdown is that it is relatively young and there is no universally accepted standard for its notation and how to render it. The most common notations, like headings and bullets, are pretty consistent across flavors of markdown, but the notations for handling image sizing, footnotes, citation notation, etc., can vary. In this training, I demonstrate how two different rending methods, CommonMark and Pandoc can lead to different results. Again, which is better? As above, the answer is it depends. CommonMark is the default markdown engine within Tinderbox. If you want to use Pandoc, and all is transformation capability, you’ll need to install additional open-source software and learn a variety of new syntaxes (it's not hard, but if you’re not familiar with the command line it could take some time and training to get familiar).


This lesson is a wonderful example of the flexibility that Tinderbox affords you, you can take command of your material. Enjoy!

Acknowledgment: BTW, huge thanks to Bernardo Vasconcelos who has helped me with Markdown and Pandoc.


Lesson Reference File
You’ll find a Tinderbox reference file for this video on the Tinderbox Forum: https://forum.eastgate.com/t/tinderbo....

Need more help with Tinderbox?
If you need more help with Tinderbox, come on over to the Tinderbox Forum, https://forum.eastgate.com/, a vibrant community with members the revel in helping each other. You'll find every walk of life at the forum—academics, authors, musicians, engineers, scientists, artists, philosophers, lawyers, doctors, and more, who are all looking to use Tinderbox, and related apps (like DevonThink, TexExpander, etc.) to manage the 4Cs of knowledge-making and exchange (collection, curation, creation, and contribution). Ask your question and you will be answered. We also hold weekly meetups to discuss Tinderbox how-tos, strategies, tactics, share examples, and more.

A Tinderbox Reference File
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