Added hints to description fields to use markdown syntax, rendered all description fields in the splash as markdown

app/views/conference/_call_for_papers.html.haml

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
         Call For Papers
       - if !@conference.call_for_papers.description.blank?
         %p
-          = @conference.call_for_papers.description
+          = markdown(@conference.call_for_papers.description)
       - if !@conference.call_for_papers.start_date.blank? && !@conference.call_for_papers.end_date.blank?
         %p.lead Proposals will be accepted between
         #cfp-date

app/views/conference/_location.html.haml

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
           %strong #{ @conference.venue.address }
       - unless @conference.venue.description.blank?
         %p
-          = @conference.venue.description
+          = markdown(@conference.venue.description)
       %ul.location-links
         - unless @conference.venue.address.blank?
           %li

app/views/conference/_lodging.html.haml

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   %h2 Lodgings
   -unless @conference.lodging_description.blank?
     %p.lead
-      = @conference.lodging_description
+      = markdown(@conference.lodging_description)
 
   %div.row.text-center
     - @conference.venue.lodgings.each do |r|
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
           -unless r.name.blank?
             %h4.text-center #{ r.name }
           -unless r.description.blank?
-            %p.text-left #{ r.description }
+            %p.text-left #{ markdown(r.description) }
           - unless r.website_link.blank?
             .text-center
               = link_to 'Go to Website', r.website_link

app/views/conference/_registration.html.haml

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     %h1 Registration
   - if !@conference.registration_description.blank?
     %p
-      = @conference.registration_description
+      = markdown(@conference.registration_description)
   - if @conference.registration_dates_given?
     -if @conference.registration_end_date >= Date.today
       %h4 Registration period #{ date_string(@conference.registration_start_date, @conference.registration_end_date) }

app/views/conference/_sponsor.html.haml

@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
     %div.col-md-12
       %h2 Sponsors
       -if !@conference.sponsor_description.blank?
-        %p #{ @conference.sponsor_description }
+        %p
+        = markdown(@conference.sponsor_description)
       -if !@conference.sponsor_email.blank?
         %h3= mail_to "#{ @conference.sponsor_email }", 'Become a Sponsor'
   - if !@conference.sponsorship_levels.blank?

app/views/conference/_tickets.html.haml

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 %div.row
   %h3 Tickets
   -if !@conference.ticket_description.blank?
-    %p #{ @conference.ticket_description }
+    %p
+      = markdown(@conference.ticket_description)
     - @conference.supporter_levels.each do |s|
       %div.col-md-6
         - if !s.title.blank?

app/views/conference/_tracks.html.haml

@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
         %h4
           = t.name
         %p
-          = t.description
+          = markdown(t.description)

app/views/conference/show.html.haml

@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
           - unless @conference.description.blank?
             .row-fluid
               .col-md-12.lead
-                %p= @conference.description
+                %p
+                  = markdown(@conference.description)
           -unless @conference.photos.blank?
             = link_to 'Gallery', gallery_photos_conference_path(@conference.short_title), class: 'btn btn-primary btn-lg', id: 'gallery-btn', remote: true
             = render 'gallery'