MacDownApp / MacDownApp/macdown
Support for GitLab flavored markdown math syntax
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enhancement
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Description
GitLab now supports embedded KaTeX rendering but uses a different syntax:
Inline:
~~~
$`x^2`$
~~~
Block:
~~~
```math
x^2
```
~~~
It would be nice if there was an option to enable this syntax variant so that I can use MacDown to edit my GitLab-hosted markdown documents.
See https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/markdown.html#math
Contributor guide
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
Start with MacDown's existing Markdown and math-rendering behavior, then compare it with the GitLab math syntax described in the linked documentation. Done means the requested option supports both the `$`-backtick inline form and the fenced `math` block form for GitLab-hosted Markdown documents.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- markdown
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100