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Steemit Condenser Contributions: Side by side editor/preview panes

Quoc-Huy Nguyen Dinh@quochuy (78)2378d

Context

When editing a new blog post on Steemit.com, the layout is a bit annoying with the text editor at the top and the preview at the bottom. It makes editing posts difficult because you have to keep scrolling up and down to see the preview and go back typing.

@stoodkev has introduced a side-by-side editing / preview in his SteemPlus, Chrome extension, that modifies Steemit.com pages on-the-fly. However, the release of Communities has broken few features including the side-by-side editing. This was the trigger for me to finally have a look at it and implement a built-in feature.

Steemit Condenser Contributions

The work done

To achieve the layout I had to modify both the DOM and the CSS that controls the editor in order to re-arrange the layout and make it responsive (make it adapt to all screen sizes).

Here is the desktop version: Side by side editing and preview

It also works in night mode: Night mode side-by-side

In narrow screens, the preview pane behaviour is unchanged and will sit below the editor.

I also had to modify the files for the comment editor as they share the same editor logic. When creating a comment, there will be no side-by-side feature but there is a slight change in design as seen below: Comment editor new look

Steemit Condenser Pull Request

This feature is not out yet, a pull request has been created: https://github.com/steemit/condenser/pull/3722

Once approved and merged, it will be available in a future release by Steemit Inc.

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Comments · 11

  • @joeyarnoldvn(68)· 2377d

    I like this as long as it's a feature that can be turned off.

  • @arcange(79)· 2377d

    Congratulations @quochuy! Your post was mentioned in the Steem Hit Parade in the following category:

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  • @nonameslefttouse(77)· 2377d

    Will we have the option to choose between side-by-side view and top to bottom view?

  • @murathe(61)· 2377d

    Superb developments there, moving up and down just to have a view on what you've written down is a hectic. Glad seeing hopes of the request being merged and a later released on the next...

    For that and many other reasons, casting my vote on your witness in a few.

  • @steem-plus(74)· 2378d

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  • @steemitboard(66)· 2378d

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  • @asgarth(72)· 2378d

    Good work ;)

  • @leesujin(57)· 2378d

    that's so great. i don't know about IT but i think when you do it for Steemit, it's so useful. thank you so much.

  • @atma.love(71)· 2378d

    Thanks @quochuy, it's sorely needed. One of the reasons i currently use steempeak instead.

    Happy to have you here. Voted for you as witness.

    Namaste Atma

    ps. I would appreciate you investigating the upcoming Matrix-8 platform which offers an inovative multi level governance system. I have a strong conviction this will be VERY helpful for Steem, and/especially for "saving the world" in general.

    Please take a look at my latest post and the white paper linked within to begin to get an idea. I am seeking developers to build this on Steem. Perhaps you can help?

  • @pennsif(77)· 2378d

    That's great. Thanks for this.

    I was hoping this feature would make it through - it helps a lot when I am editing the long Steem News posts.

  • @mindtrap(75)· 2378d

    Nice work. Although on my end it still doesn’t work side by side...maybe it is my screen? An observation. The search function atm seems broken. I mean one types a name and instead of being redirected to their profile, some random comments from 2 years back appear.

    It would have been cool it it was upgraded like on the other front ends, with auto complete and working properly.