MacDownApp / MacDownApp/macdown

A name tags are broken under 10.13 (17A264c)

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Description

Either something broke in macOS 10.13 (High Sierra) or in MacDown 0.7.1 (870). No errors are thrown when run in the console. Attaching test file which reproduces the issue (as a zip since GitHub won't take an md extension).
[test.md.zip](https://github.com/MacDownApp/macdown/files/1082698/test.md.zip)

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Research direction

Start by opening the attached test.md from test.md.zip in MacDown 0.7.1 on macOS 10.13 (17A264c) and observe the reported name-tag rendering issue. Compare the result with the intended rendering and investigate the relevant Markdown display path; done means the reproduction no longer shows broken name tags.

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Assessment

Tech stack
macos, markdown
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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