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bug(rich-text) Html comment at top translates into blue bar displayed across width of RT mode
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bug
good first issue
mode - rich text
- Dominant language
- TypeScript
- Stars
- 437
- Forks
- 61
- Avg merge
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- Merged PRs (30d)
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Description
To Reproduce
- Add text in MD mode
<!-- a comment -->
paragraph
- Switch to RT, observe the blue bar
Expected behavior
No blue bar in RT mode for an html comment
Screenshots
Desktop (please complete the following information):
Windows 11 Chrome 103
Additional context
https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/380409/51
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue in the editor: add an HTML comment and paragraph in Markdown mode, then switch to Rich Text mode and observe the blue bar. Trace the Markdown-to-Rich-Text handling for HTML comments; done means the comment remains hidden and no blue bar spans the editor.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- html, markdown, typescript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100