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title = "The appeal of wysiwyg"
author = ["Anne"]
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For a DIY kind of girl like me, [Hugo](<https://gohugo.io>) is the best. Hugo is a static website generator that gives you complete control of its output --- right from the command line. What more could a girl wish for?
For a DIY girl like me, [Hugo](<https://gohugo.io>) is awesome. Hugo is a static website generator that gives you complete control over its output --- right from the command line. What more could a girl wish for?
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Even better, you can use your [favorite text editor](<https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/>) to write new content or tweak your theme. While I love the command line, I do understand the appeal of wysiwyg: it's nice to be able see how your content will look before publishing it online. But do you really need a full-blown content management system with all the bells and whistles for that? Nope, actually you don't. Hugo can help you out just as easily!
Even better, you can use your [favorite text editor](<https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/>) to write new content or tweak your theme. While I love the command line, I do understand the appeal of wysiwyg: it's nice to be able see what your content will look before publishing it online. But do you really need a full-blown content management system with all the bells and whistles for that? Nope, actually you don't. Hugo can help you out just as easily!
## My workflow {#my-workflow}
So what does my workflow look like? In a nutshell: I create some new content on my laptop, check out how it renders locally in my browser, and when I'm satisfied, push it to [Gitea](<https://about.gitea.com/>) --- which automaticaly deploys it online.
So what does my workflow look like? In a nutshell: I create some new content on my laptop, check out how it renders in my browser locally, and when satisfied, push it to my server --- which automaticaly deploys it online.
Preferably, I write in Emacs, typing away on my laptop sitting somewhere cozy, with a cup of coffee within reach. On my laptop, I have a local repo clone of my blog. The git repository lives on Gitea on my private server, which also serves my blog to the world.
Preferably, I write in [Emacs Org Mode](<https://orgmode.org/>), typing away on my laptop sitting somewhere cozy, with a cup of coffee within reach. On my laptop, I have a local clone of my blog. The main git repository lives online on [Gitea](<https://about.gitea.com/>) on my private server, which also serves my blog to the world.
> Note to self: write a post about magically deploying a static website with Hugo, Gitea and webhooks.
Before I start writing, I `cd` into the root of my local copy of my blog's repository and fire up the Hugo web server:
```sh { linenos=false }
cd ~/projects/blog.minded.net
hugo server --buildDrafts --navigateToChanged
```
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emacs content/posts/my-new-post.md
```
Every time I save my changes in Emacs, ox-hugo exports the org files to markdown files for Hugo. The Hugo server then renders the new content, so I can immediatly see what my writings look like in my browser. Wysiwyg enough for me!
Every time I save my changes, the Hugo embedded server renders the new content on the fly, so I can immediatly see what my writings look like in my browser. Wysiwyg enough for me!
> Side note: Hugo supports several [content formats](<https://gohugo.io/content-management/formats/>) out of the box. [Markdown](<https://www.markdownguide.org/tools/hugo/>) is the default format, but it also supports [Emacs Org Mode](<https://orgmode.org/>) and other formats. I really love Org Mode, together with [ox-hugo](<https://github.com/kaushalmodi/ox-hugo>) to export my Org files to Markdown for Hugo. Maybe I'll circle back on that in another post.
## Get it out there {#get-it-out-there}
When I'm done writing, I commit and push my edits to the repository in Gitea:
When I'm done writing, I commit and push my edits to my main repository on Gitea:
```sh { linenos=false }
git add content/posts/my-new-post.md
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Note to self: don't forget about `draft = true` in the [front matter](<https://gohugo.io/content-management/front-matter/#draft>) of my new post :P
If you are curious, you can find the source code of this blog here: <https://git.minded.net/anne/blog.minded.net>.
If you are curious, you can find the repo of this blog here: [git.minded.net](<https://git.minded.net/anne/blog.minded.net>).