It seems like a Quicklook generator for Markdown would be a more convenient solution in this case, since the workflow already involves going into the Finder and selecting the files... There has to be something out there for Github-flavored Markdown, right?
Very nice. I tend to go to web dingus and copy and paste my markdown in, so this is much handier.
Some comments:
* It doesn't seem to be working on Safari (v. 5.1, OS X Lion) for me. When I drop the file in, the blue bar stays properly, but the content area below that goes blank.
* The option to upload via a standard file input would be nice as well. I like that the primary usage is dropping, but sometimes I run my windows in full screen and it'd be nice to not have to exit out of that, open Finder, find the folder, and the drag.
* Maybe indicate that this is indeed the page on which you are supposed to drag. At first, I was unsure about that, but decided to go for it anyway. You could give a visual indication with a dotted box suggesting they drop there (but letting them drop anywhere, if they decide).
* Under instructions, I was left hanging. I get that you're showing that it's only two steps, but you showed a picture of it dropping onto the page and the instructions ended there. A "You're done!" with a small clipping of what the page with the rendered markup looks like might be nice.
Thanks, man. I'll check on the Safari bug and agree about a standard file input. Will definitely take into account the need for clarity in instructions, too.
Your site is hard to use, because it doesn't look like a place where you should be dropping files/text. It looks like a normal website. Ditch the instructions, and instead make the site look like a "pad" where you can drag things. If it looks inviting to drag files into a zone on the site then people will understand that they can do it.
Same problem here with Chrome 15.0.874.83 beta & Ubuntu 11.04. With Opera 11.51, it just shows the Markdown source. With Konqueror 4.6.5 it opens the file in gedit. I suppose these are all different symptoms of the same issue which is that the drop event doesn't get handled as expected.
It works great with Firefox. Very interesting tool!
You are using it correctly, so must be missing some support. You might mention what version of Chrome (although, I assume that's the latest given their automatic updates) you are using and whether or not you are blocking JavaScript.