MacDownApp / MacDownApp/macdown

Subscript support

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Description

Markdown has been gaining traction for scientific texts over the past few years. Subscripts are quite frequent in many fields (e.g., chemistry and physics, obviously). It would be nice to have at least some version of subscripts. FWIW I personally prefer `H~2~O` to `H~(2)O` and `^14^C` to `^(14)C` for reasons of consistency with other delimiters, but anything functional would be great, frankly.

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Research direction

Start by reviewing how MacDown currently parses and renders Markdown, then determine which subscript syntax should be supported from the alternatives proposed in the issue. Done means an agreed syntax works reliably for scientific text in the macOS editor and its behavior is covered by verification appropriate to the existing project.

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Assessment

Tech stack
markdown
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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