hey. I just added Dialogues to Scrolldown.
cool. But what's Scrolldown?
Scrolldown is a new alternative to Markdown that is easier to extend.
how is it easier to extend?
because it's a tree language and tree languages are highly composable. for example, adding dialogues was a simple append of 11 lines of parser code and 16 lines of CSS.
okay, how do I use this new feature?
the source is below!
chat
hey. I just added Dialogues to Scrolldown.
cool. But what's Scrolldown?
Scrolldown is a new alternative to Markdown that is easier to extend.
how is it easier to extend?
because it's a tree language and tree languages are highly composable. for example, adding dialogues was a simple append of 11 lines of parser code and 16 lines of CSS.
okay, how do I use this new feature?
the source is below!
May 14, 2021 — Dialogues seem to be a really common pattern in books and writings throughout history. So Scroll now supports that.
Here is the parser in the commit that added support for Dialogues:
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Links
- Try Scroll: https://scroll.pub
- Chat CSS style inspiration: https://codepen.io/karolsw3/pen/KZmvGG