Comment on Show HN: Chalk.ist – Create beautiful images of your source codeComments−rane3yWhat's the use case for this?−hbcondo7143yI just used this for my repo's readme:https://github.com/hbcondo/revenut-apiI originally used the image editor Pinta[1] to depict the JSON response from my API but Chalk.ist was much easier!Commit diff: https://github.com/hbcondo/revenut-app/commit/740f907d42e189...[1] https://www.pinta-project.com−rane3yCool. Personally, I'd favor text-based examples so that the user may easily run them on their own.−bravetraveler3yDittoFor those unaware, on GitHub you can get highlighting by giving the language at the start of the code block. For example: ```yaml --- - hosts: all vars: idk: {} ```−matthewtse3yReminds me of https://xnapper.com/, except for code.I imagine some people might tweet snippets of code, and this makes the snippet look much more visually appealing.
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What's the use case for this?
I just used this for my repo's readme:
https://github.com/hbcondo/revenut-api
I originally used the image editor Pinta[1] to depict the JSON response from my API but Chalk.ist was much easier!
Commit diff: https://github.com/hbcondo/revenut-app/commit/740f907d42e189...
[1] https://www.pinta-project.com
Cool. Personally, I'd favor text-based examples so that the user may easily run them on their own.
Ditto
For those unaware, on GitHub you can get highlighting by giving the language at the start of the code block. For example:
Reminds me of https://xnapper.com/, except for code.
I imagine some people might tweet snippets of code, and this makes the snippet look much more visually appealing.