MacDownApp / MacDownApp/macdown

Images get cached by name and can't be modified thereafter.

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Description

If I have an image foo.png and later I want to change it, I have to rename it to foo1.png for it to refresh. Macdown should look for the image from the filesystem every time it compiles an exported PDF, at the very least...

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Research direction

Trace the image-loading path used when MacDown compiles an exported PDF, focusing on how an image named in the Markdown is retrieved and cached. Compare repeated exports after changing the same filesystem image; done means the updated image is picked up without renaming the file.

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Assessment

Tech stack
macos, objective-c
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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