Clojurians Log v2
spam-reports 2023-12-11
Is there a way I can work on the version of question2answer that's deployed on http://ask.clojure.org? Or would submitting a patch upstream make more sense? No clue whether the code bases have diverged at all. The current implementation of Q2A invariably pisses me off every time I have to use it to such a degree that I'm ready to put aside a few days for it and see if I can improve it a bit.
Seems that patching only the upstream makes little sense - judging by just the names, the https://github.com/svivian/q2a-markdown-editor plugin is used, and it hasn't been updated in 6 years. And it's like 70% of my problems.
I am aware, don't have a solution
this is one of those "do you want Clojure 1.12 or do you want a slightly improved markdown editor" choices :)
clojure 1.12 please
and thanks
I meant that I would work on it, not you. :) Unless figuring out the logistics of me working on improving Q2A is somehow significantly more convoluted than I can imagine.
if you gave me an improved markdown editor, I would be happy to try it
it's php, so you just try random things from the internet till it does what you want
What if it requires changes to Q2A itself? Would it be reasonable to proceed and send patches as well?
when I last looked, there was not a better option, but maybe there is now
I mean, if making the markdown stuff better would force me to update something inside question2answer. I'm not looking for a total replacement of anything.
the plugins are isolated, so it's possible for me to update just the plugin
But, just in case the plugin API is limited - is it also a possibility to patch question2answer itself?
it is, but you won't need to
the editor plugin should be clean because they have multiple ones
Alright, thanks! Will get back to you with results, whatever they might be.