StackExchange / StackExchange/Stacks-Editor
Task list support
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- TypeScript
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Description
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Currently there's no task list support in stacks-editor, as described in GFM dialect. Also, when typing [ ] in markdown mode, then switching to rich text mode, then going back to markdown mode, the text is changed to \[ \].
Describe the solution you'd like
Add checkbox tool that can be accessed through the rich text mode toolbar and brackets in markdown mode.
Describe alternatives you've considered
It seems like the editor has support for custom plugins, but I couldn't find any documentation on how to implement one. If it's not possible to add this feature, I'd ask for any orientation on how to accomplish that by creating a custom plugin for it
Additional context
The editor is being used in Tasks.md and this feature is being requested for different users
Contributor guide
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by tracing the rich-text mode toolbar and markdown-mode handling described in the issue, including the conversion path that changes [ ] into escaped text. Done means task-list checkboxes can be inserted from the toolbar and represented correctly in markdown mode without unwanted escaping; the issue names no files or tests to run.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- markdown, typescript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100