Scrapbox Markdown

ScrapboxはMarkdownで書けるわけではないし、そもそも記事を書くためのプラットフォームでもなさそうなので、エクスポートした記事を今後移行するかは未定。 おしまい。.

• Scrapbox ではtable:hogeで表が表現できます。 行の先頭が空白である限り、表が続きます。 Scrapbox の表にはヘッダがないのですが、Markdown ではヘッダなしの表を表現できないので、強制的に 1 行目をヘッダと解釈します。.
• Scrapbox parser. GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

I’m nearing the halfway mark on my Markdown journey and today I’m exploring the versatility of my devices and whether or not Markdown can be accessible via my iPad.

I’m writing this post using Writing Kit, and after playing with Byword on the Mac this app has a very different feel…yet can handle Markdown really well.

It does have similar resources to Byword available — by touching the Info button the app opens up a handy Markdown reference guide. The interface is inviting and it does link up with DropBox, so I’m pleased with that as well. Whether or not the app gets used a lot is an entirely different matter.

I often use a combo of Simplenote and BlogPress when drafting up posts on my iPad. Simplenote allows for syncing (via nvALT) should I want to tweak it on my MacBook Air and if I choose to go right to the site with my writing, then I simply copy and paste from Simplenote to BlogPress and publish away. The lack of true multitasking on the iPad is what could hinder my Markdown progress here. That may seem odd, but with little ability to go the CMS directly, it isn’t as friendly as I’d like. A personal preference…but one that changes my perspective on this device. Yet Writing Kit has managed to incorporate a semblance of multitasking into itself that enables me to get my writing done (research, linking and all) without ever leaving the app before completion of said work.

As I make my way through this entry in the series, I have noticed that the shortcuts Writing Kit has to offer make a big difference. Simply by pressing corresponding buttons on the top line of the iPad onscreen keyboard I can enter Markdown syntax quickly.

Sharing via Writing Kit is simple and incredibly diverse. Options include:

• Posterous
• Tumblr
• Email
• Twitter
• Evernote
• Facebook
• Pastebot/li>
• Instapaper

The sheer amount of options (all can be turned on and off in Settings) is astounding.

Another bonus is the Research functionality, allowing me to perform quick searches to support my work. And with a built-in web browser at my fingertips, Writing Kit has done all it can to keep me “in app” while I’m writing away. Pretty darn impressive.

The image embedding isn’t as much of a problem as I first thought, either. That is, as long as you set up an image hosting service preference before getting into your work. Oh, and it has to be through CloudApp. But…once that’s done, adding an image is easy.

Scrapbox Markdown Code

I’ve yet to really dive into Elements, mainly because Writing Kit has a lot of what I like built right in. I can even send items to OmniFocus from it…which is something I’ve not seen in this type of app to date. Export options are plentiful— as are the shortcuts. Since I can’t see a reason to switch apps while adapting to Markdown, I’m going to keep playing with Writing Kit until I’ve got it down cold. I’m impressed with it on the whole and it does exactly what I need and more.

That said, I will give other options a go in the future. Then we will see if Writing Kit will be usurped as my Markdown mainstay on my iPad.

Next up: The Journey to Markdown – On the iPhone

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Scrapbox Markdown Schedule

Hello! I'm Tomo, a Zettelkasten beginner. In this article, I want to introduce scrapbox.io web application ( https://scrapbox.io/ ), my favorite wiki-like app, which I think can be comfortably used as Zettelkasten app. For more than 1 year I am a Scrapbox user and now I have more than 1200 Zetteln in my Scrapbox.

Because I am not a good English writer, I'm afraid that I could not explain its features enough. I gave up to refine this article grammatically and stylistically, for it would take too much time. I wish you try it out by yourself. It's free for non-commercial use (see below)!

• Official User Guide: https://scrapbox.io/help/
• I think there is no official tutorial video, neither unofficial movie in English. This video may show you how it works a little: (Japanese)

Creating account

You need a Google account to sign up. It offers no other options.

Note Connections

Being a Wiki, Scrapbox has been developed in order to make connecting Zetteln as easy as possible. It does not require a double bracket ([[link]]) to make a link. A single bracket ([link]) is enough. Furthermore, you do not need Zettel-IDs, for Scrapbox provides a semi-auto link updating feature, so to say. When you change the title of a Zettel, Scrapbox suggests changing all [link] texts which occur in other notes. For example, suppose you have a Zettel with the Title “Halloren Kugeln are nice”. You have also a couple of notes which have one or more links to the page “Halloren Kugeln are nice” (i. e. which contain the string [Halloren Kugeln are nice]). Getting the thought that its title should be “Halloren Kugeln teste good” (perhaps because the word “nice” is ambiguous), you can simply change it. Then Scrapbox suggests you rewriting all strings [Halloren Kugeln are nice] in all Zetteln to [Halloren Kugeln testes good]. So you do not need IDs in order to keep links stable.

Note Retrieval

Scrapbox has a search bar, which works in these ways:

1. when you type any character in the search bar, the auto-completion works. If you search for a specific Zettel whose title you know, you can simply select it from the candidates it suggests.
2. Scrapbox has also full document search. It is not so convenient as other apps e. g. nvALT, the Archive and so on, for two reasons. First, it is a web application and its searching function and page refreshing are not so slow as the apps that you can use off-line. Second, it does not offer an incremental search.

There is another feature that may perplex you: it does not distinguish tags and links. Whereas the links that are used as links in the ordinary sense function as links to non-empty Zetteln, the links that are used as tags in the ordinary sense function as links to empty Zetteln. Why can they work like tags, i. e. keywords that unify one or more pages concerning the same object? The answer is: because any Zettel has the list of Zetteln, to which it refers and from which it is referred.

Markup and Text Editing

You may already have noticed that Scrapbox does not use Markdown markup language. You may be a Markdown-lover and the lack of Markdown may be enough for you to get Scrapbox out of your eyes. However, I wish I could give a couple of reasons that Markdown is not the best approach to Zettelkasten method.

1. What is the best mark-up language? The answer obviously depends on what do you want with it. As it goes with Zettelkasten-method, the first thing it should concern is link creation. In this respect, the Scrapbox mark-up language is better than Markdown, for the former needs only single brackets while the latter requires double brackets.

2. What is the second thing with which a Zettelkastener should have an interest? It is, in my opinion, to keep your Zetteln as simple as best. What I mean is that you should use item lists and enumerations instead of prosaic sentences. It is not as better to write “Halloren Kugeln are sweet. It is round. Furthermore, it is small.” as to write like:

Item lists are not important to organize the content inside individual Zetteln. They are also useful to make structure notes.

Making item lists with Markdown is not difficult; doing it with Scrapbox mark-up language is easier. Scrapbox render spaces and tabs on the top of a line as itemization.

Scrapbox has an additional feature that makes it easy to edit item lists: outline editing. Ctrl+←↓↑→ move the line on which the cursor is (or the lines you select) upwards and downwards, or indent or outdent it (or them).

Data Import/Export

You can your whole Zettelkasten as a single JSON data. Scrapbox also offers a daily back-up feature.

Unfortunately, Scrapbox does not offer any Markdown-to-Scrapbox import or conversion feature. But there is an unofficial Markdown-to-Scrapbox converter. https://github.com/pastak/md2sb

Additional Features

Scrapbox Markdown 変換

• In-line markup preview (including KaTeX)

• free for individuals, families, interest groups, NPOs, classes, labs, or clubs at universities, freelancers, startups pre-incorporation, and events not hosted by a company

  • Including not-for-profit public or private schools and solo professionals

• Real-time collaborating

• In-line preview for pictures, Youtube, Google Map, etc.
• Slack notification
• etc.

Scrapbox Markdown Table

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