{"id":2730,"date":"2025-07-16T08:26:48","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T12:26:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matthannan.net\/blog\/?p=2730"},"modified":"2025-07-16T08:26:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T12:26:50","slug":"writing-in-markdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matthannan.net\/blog\/writing-in-markdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing in Markdown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why bother?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Doing it this way is totes easy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I am doing it now.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I want to explore writing posts in Joplin and publishing here<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Code block<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>from package import function\n\ndef my_function(input1, input2):\n    output = float(input1) \/ float(input2)\n    return output\n\n\ninput1 = input(\"give me a number:\")\ninput2 = input(\"give me another number:\")\noutput = my_function(input1, input2)\nprint(\"The answer is:\", output)\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>I got to this point and the native WordPress editor started getting in my way. This is exactly why I am looking at alternative ways to create posts. The native editor should not create the friction that it does. It should be invisible and effortless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Image<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matthannan.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Merk Moop\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don&#8217;t know why, but the editor just would not allow me to type or input or select anything prior to hitting the &#8220;Back&#8221; button a couple of times. An editor that does not allow editing is useless.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why bother? Code block I got to this point and the native WordPress editor started getting in my way. This is exactly why I am looking at alternative ways to create posts. 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