MacDownApp / MacDownApp/macdown
Adding another language for syntax highlighting in code blocks
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enhancement
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- Dominant language
- Rich Text Format
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Description
How can I add support for another language (i.e. Vala) when writing code blocks?
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 by locating MacDown’s syntax-highlighting configuration or entry point for languages used in code blocks, then trace how an existing language is registered. Verify how the requested Vala example is recognized and rendered; done means the language is supported in code blocks and the behavior is covered by the project’s available checks.
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
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100