I make heavy use of TextExpander to fill in table data and, most importantly, redundant bits of data (places where scores repeat, pronouns, first name, etc). Add to that the ability to clean up MMD tables, and it’s pretty easy to move to this workflow. At first I used the command line, but Automator tools and a TextMate bundle make it easy as well. In farting around with this workflow, I stumbled upon Pandoc, which makes the process of moving from MMD file to PDF pretty smooth. This, of course, is why Markdown is so great as a syntax: you can write and focus on content with minimal markup. I’d used LaTeX before (straight markup, using TextMate), and I liked the output, but I grew tired of staring at all of the markup while trying to focus on content. I was fiddling around with the MMD bundle for and was impressed by the ability to create a PDF of the document going through the LaTeX engine.
This summer, I found myself trying MultiMarkdown out again. I abandoned my attempts to move to Byword and MultiMarkdown. I was able to make tables using MultiMarkdown for reporting scores and plotting demographic data, but I was unhappy with how I would have to handle formatting like centering (the app is better with this now, but you still have to convert to rich text). I’ve always wanted to try writing reports in Markdown, however, and about two summers ago I found myself trying out Byword on my then-new MacBook Air. In the spring of 2012, I sprung for Nisus Writer Pro, and that summer, adapted my report-writing workflow around that application. It’s also when I am tempted to change up my writing tools.
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Summer is the time to fiddle: at work, this is often when I learn how to use new assessments and tools at work, because the pace, generally, is a bit slower than during the school year, and I have the time to try new things.
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