tag:help.lighthouseapp.com,2008-09-20:/discussions/suggestions/3192-better-line-end-formattingLighthouse: Discussion 2014-09-02T15:09:11Ztag:help.lighthouseapp.com,2008-09-20:Comment/341942652014-08-19T13:36:57Z2014-08-19T13:36:57ZBetter Line End Formatting<div><p>Please recognize line endings better. See screenshot. Tired of
having to always edit my lists.</p></div>Stephentag:help.lighthouseapp.com,2008-09-20:Comment/341942652014-08-19T13:55:23Z2014-08-19T13:55:23ZBetter Line End Formatting<div><p>Hi Stephen,</p>
<p>Lighthouse uses <a href=
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markdown#Example">Markdown</a> for
text formatting. Lists are block elements and as such need to be
separated by a new line. This means that you always need a new line
before a list:</p>
<pre>
<code>This is a list
* Item A
* Item B
* Item C</code>
</pre>
<p>Rather than:</p>
<pre>
<code>This is a list
* Item A
* Item B
* Item C</code>
</pre>
<p>which would indeed not be recognized as a list.</p>
<p>If you're a bit tech savvy, you could look at <a href=
"http://blog.entp.com/post/55210801875/how-to-make-markdown-awesome">
this blog post</a> which describes ways to have a great Markdown
experience in the browser.</p>
<p>Let me know if you have any question.</p>
<p>Cheers!</p></div>Julientag:help.lighthouseapp.com,2008-09-20:Comment/341942652014-08-19T14:46:00Z2014-08-19T14:46:00ZBetter Line End Formatting<div><p>I realize there are technical reasons for this. However
it’s just one more thing for the user to remember and
detracts from the simplicity message that Lighthouse markets.</p></div>Stephentag:help.lighthouseapp.com,2008-09-20:Comment/341942652014-08-19T14:57:59Z2014-08-19T14:57:59ZBetter Line End Formatting<div><p>Hi Stephen,</p>
<p>While it does require a bit of learning, the advantage of
Markdown is that over the years it has really taken off as the the
"lingua franca" or "default" text formatting syntax for most
technical tools. So it is a familiar syntax that people usually
feel at home with. It also has a great number of tools and
libraries available, including great editors (<a href=
"http://clockworkengine.com/lightpaper-mac/">LightPaper</a>,
<a href="http://mouapp.com/">Mou</a>, <a href=
"http://marked2app.com/">Marked</a>).</p>
<p>That being said, non-technical people (and sometimes tech people
too) are not always familiar with it, and I can understand the
desire for something that "just works".</p>
<p>So I do understand the frustration. Unfortunately, I don't think
we'll change our syntax for the time being.</p>
<p>Let me know if you have any question.</p>
<p>Cheers.</p></div>Julien