MacDownApp / MacDownApp/macdown

Support for Pandoc style inline code syntax highlighting

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Description

Pandoc supports highlighting for inline code blocks:

This is should be Redcarpet.new("Hello World!"){.js} highlighted.

Supporting this feature would be awesome.

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/23226224/inline-code-syntax-highlighting-in-github-markdown
http://pandoc.org/MANUAL.html#verbatim

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Research direction

Review the Pandoc verbatim documentation and the linked Stack Overflow example first. Define support for the shown Redcarpet.new("Hello World!"){.js} inline syntax, then verify that the example renders with JavaScript highlighting in MacDown.

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Assessment

Tech stack
markdown
Domain
content, desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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