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Why not learn the markup so you don't depend on buttons?
This is a pretty unreasonable response.
This take is like, why not learn all your contact numbers, instead of using a contact app lol.
Why? Markdown is very easy and quick to learn and it's useful to know since it's widely used
No. No it isn't. Not for the average user. UX is not "what is easy for me."
That would work if each service didnโt use its own flavour of markdown.
Markdown is reasonably standard... Just not implemented correctly... Or the same everywhere... Kinda like json.
Of shit maybe you are right.
They don't diverge that radically, methinks. At least for the basics italicize bold
links
I have found that to be true for underlining (- or _) and highlighting, which I would like to use more but it always switches between = and ~ signs