/rimu-chrome-extension

Render Rimu Markup in the Google Chrome web browser.

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Rimu Markup Chrome Extension

Renders Rimu Markup (http://rimumarkup.org/) source files (.rmu) in the Google Chrome web browser. In addition, file URIs with a Markdown (.md) extension (URIs like file//*/*.md) are also rendered using Rimu.

Using the Viewer

  • The extension renders any file or http URL ending with .rmu as HTML.
  • Refresh with the usual browser reload command (F5).
  • View the Rimu Markup source with the usual browser View Source command (Ctrl+U).

Installation

  1. Clone the Github repository:

     git clone https://github.com/srackham/rimu-chrome-extension.git

  2. Open Chrome and go to the Extensions page (chrome://extensions/).

  3. Tick the Developer mode check-box.

  4. Press the Load unpacked extension... button and select the local repository directory created in step 1 -- this adds the Rimu Markup Viewer to the Extensions.

  5. Tick the Rimu Markup Viewer extension Allow access to file URLs check-box.

Now you will be able view file and URLs ending in .rmu and files ending in .md as HTML in the browser.