Markdown processor settings for project

[KevinC]

Hello,

I understand how to customize default Markdown processor settings.

However, I was wondering if it is possible to configure a specific Markdown processor and specific command line arguments to use for a specific project?

As a use case, I'm currently working on a project that uses Pandoc to create a slide show, and I would like to be able to adjust the preview BBEdit creates without having to change the settings for other Markdown files/projects that aren't slide shows.

Any ideas?

Thanks, Kevin

[Mark Mayberry]

Kevin,

I know this is not exactly what you are asking, but I regularly create slide shows in a variety of formats using the following "Create-Slideshow.sh" file.  I proof examine the output by reviewing the HTML files in Safari, and then making needed changes in BBEdit. It's a "back-n-forth" process but I usually get a properly formatted slide show after a few attempts.  After each needed change, I saved the MD files in BBEdit, and re-run the terminal command, and then hit reload page in Safari.

Yours,

Mark

#!/bin/bash
echo "Starting Create Slideshow script."
cd /Users/markmayberry/Documents/Pandoc-Processing/Conversions-Slideshows
pandoc Slideshow.md -f markdown -t html -s -o Slideshow-html.html
pandoc Slideshow.md -f markdown -t pdf --pdf-engine=/Library/TeX/texbin/pdflatex -s -o Slideshow-pdf.pdf
pandoc Slideshow.md -f markdown -t pptx -s -o Slideshow-pptx.pptx
pandoc Slideshow.md -f markdown -t s5 -s -o Slideshow-s5.html
pandoc Slideshow.md -f markdown -t slidy -s -o Slideshow-slidy.html
pandoc Slideshow.md -f markdown -t dzslides -s -o Slideshow-dzslides.html
pandoc Slideshow.md -f markdown -t revealjs -s -o Slideshow-revealjs.html
pandoc Slideshow.md -f markdown -t beamer --pdf-engine=/Library/TeX/texbin/pdflatex -s -o Slideshow-beamer.pdf
echo "Ending Create Slideshow script."

[KevinC]

Mark,

Thank you very much for your helpful script. I've been using a similar setup with a makefile that I call from the terminal, which produces pretty good results as well.

I was just hoping to be able to take advantage of BBEdit's build-in preview if possible. Or if not, at least find an easy way to call the makefile from BBEdit instead of always needing to switch to the terminal.

Thanks again!

Kevin

[Mark Mayberry]

Kevin,

I hope you are successful in streamlining the process because what you describe would be helpful to me also!

Yours,

Mark

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[Benjamin Irwin]

Hi Mark and Kevin,

I have just joined the BBEdit group, I've been using BBEdit for maybe 15 years, but don't know much about it until recently.

This solution is really out of the box, but it works for me.  I use node.js a lot in my work and I created the following server to display my index.md file that I use BBEdit to create and edit.  Once the index.js server is running all I have to do is place: localhost:8095/index in Safari and it displays the html rendering.  A browser refresh after changing and saving the file and the results are shown in Safari.

index.js

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var express = require("./node_modules/express");
var app = express();
var exec = require("child_process").exec;

app.get('/index', function (request, response) { index(request, response); });

var server = app.listen(8095, function(){ console.log(Date() + ": Server has started."); });

// To display the EHR Main Index Web Page.
function index(request, response)
  { 

cmdLine = "pandoc /home/biskate/gtm/doc/index.md --metadata title=\"GTM SERVICE OUTLINE\" -s";
    exec(cmdLine, {maxBuffer: 1024 * 3000}, function(error, stdout, stderr)
      { response.writeHead(200, {"Content-Type": "text/html"});
       response.write(stdout); response.end(); });

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