MacDownApp / MacDownApp/macdown
md parser breaks with hidden characters
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Description
I had some hidden characters when I copy/pasted stuff into the editor that ended up breaking the real time md parser in the Editor pane. Some sort of indication of a parse failure would be helpful to indicate where the problem is so that people can fix it.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Begin in the Editor pane's real-time Markdown parser and reproduce the failure with copied text containing hidden characters. Done means a parse failure is visibly indicated with enough location information for the user to fix it; no file or test is named in the issue, so the relevant parser and editor tests will need to be located.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- markdown, objective-c
- Domain
- content, desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100