MacDownApp / MacDownApp/macdown
Option + delete behaviour
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Description
Deleting the previous word (`option + delete`) in MacDown seems to ignore formatting, which is unexpected and different from other tools I'm used to writing in (e.g. Sublime, Word).
E.g. If I have written the following document, and I'd like to remove the subtitle. (`|` denotes my cursor)
``` md
# My Title
## Subtitle|
```
I press `option + delete` once:
``` md
# My Title
## |
```
Then again:
``` md
# My |
```
Now half my title is gone.
##
Whereas in Sublime:
``` md
# My Title
## Subtitle|
```
``` md
# My Title
## |
```
``` md
# My Title
|
```
Is this desirable?
Contributor guide
Research direction
No source file or test is identified. Reproduce the reported Option+Delete sequence in MacDown with the Markdown heading example, then trace the editor's word-deletion behavior; it is done when deletion removes the subtitle text without consuming the preceding heading or title text.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- macos, 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
- 35/100