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- 13Just as a comment, I do routinely use Markdown in mobile. I’d give rich text a shot in that context, but honestly I doubt that I would prefer it even in that situation.KRyan– KRyan2021-01-27 18:47:45 +00:00Commented Jan 27, 2021 at 18:47
- 8+1 for "I use Markdown on mobile," because selecting text is a pain. I'd much rather just type an extra character, which my Android keyboard allows me to do with a long press from the normal keyboard.Ryan M– Ryan M2021-01-28 07:45:13 +00:00Commented Jan 28, 2021 at 7:45
- 1@RyanM I don't need to select text on mobile with the new editor :) I can just press the B or I icon and start typing, and whatever I type will show up in italics or bold. It's the one thing I actually like about the Rich Text editor on mobile: No more switching keyboards with long button presses, and no more selecting text.Tinkeringbell– Tinkeringbell Mod2021-01-28 08:28:26 +00:00Commented Jan 28, 2021 at 8:28
- 7It would be really helpful to me if the devs said something about why they’re so opposed to markdown mode having a preview. I assume there’s some reason behind it, but I haven’t seen it explained anywhere (maybe I missed it?). OP just says it’s embarrassingly old-fashioned and lists a bunch of software I don’t use or hate and says they don’t do it. My main experience with this paradigm is Canvas and it’s an awful mess that I hate and can never get to behave the way I want it to.Noah Snyder– Noah Snyder2021-02-01 14:01:21 +00:00Commented Feb 1, 2021 at 14:01
- 1Believe it or not the existing editor with preview works so nicely in mobile (i use Firefox on android). Almost 80 percent of my contribution on math.se is from mobile (ie from last 5 years or so even before they launched responsive design).Paramanand Singh– Paramanand Singh2021-02-04 02:21:11 +00:00Commented Feb 4, 2021 at 2:21
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