ReText

ReText is a Linux ready, simple (yet powerful) text editor for Markdown and reStructured text. ReText include a built in "Live preview" function so that writers can see their changes in real time.



Emerge
Emerge ReText just like any standard program:

Troubleshooting
If you start ReText and upon startup get messages such as these:

then you will need to build with the   USE flag enabled. The way of resolving this issue is to modify the file by adding  :

For more information on USE flags see the Handbook's USE flag documentation.

Modify:

Finally rebuild the system's world packages. This should satisfy all related issues:

If done correctly any packages that support  will be rebuilt, including webkit. The above command will probably take quite a while, but having a Markdown editor is worth it, right?!