Today, my TIP toolchain moved from Linux to Windows (sorry for that,
Linux box not available due to network issues).
To edit Markdown, the editor notepad++ has syntax highlighting and a
live preview. You directly see what you type.
To activate this, it is required to add two packages to notepad++, as
described here:
https://superuser.com/questions/586177/how-to-use-markdown-in-notepad
Harald