Markdown has emerged as a popular authoring format for on-line documentation. The recently released Orion 6.0 includes a new split-pane Markdown editor that previews your generated HTML document as you type. You can try it out now, along with the rest of Orion 6.0, on OrionHub.
Initial editing of a .md file: Features typical Orion editor responsiveness, syntax styling and annotations. The preview pane is auto-scrolled to keep it in sync with the source editor, and its highlighted region reflects the caret position in the editor.
Some editor options you may wish to change (note: to add Word Wrap to this menu go to Settings > Editor and select the little circle beside the Word Wrap option)
Vertical split orientation: The preview pane is still auto-scrolled to keep it in sync with the source editor.
gfm extensions: The editor handles extended markdown syntax supported by the marked library, which includes Git Flavored Markdown. The following screenshot shows a gfm table, fenced code block and strikeout text.
What’s next?
The Markdown editor will continue to improve during the Orion 7.0 timeframe. We have some initial enhancement ideas in mind, including content assist, warning annotations, and various usability tweaks. We’d also really like to hear your enhancement requests and bug reports, to ensure that it’s the best markdown editor out there. Thanks in advance!