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Add the ability to change the code block language in rich text mode
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Description
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This was mentioned in another answer I believe, but I would like to add some mock UX for an idea of how it can work and look.
I just added an arrow next to the language to make it look like a selector.
When clicking on the language, a dialogue would appear with possible selection. For example, a list similar to the following.
✓ auto ------- c# css html javascript plaintext python
Another idea would be to show a dialogue similar to the image's details dialogue. Although this can be annoying and would much prefer the option above.
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Research direction
No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by locating the rich-text code block UI and its existing language handling, then clarify the selector behavior and supported language list from the proposed UX; done means a user can change a block's language in rich text mode and the selected language is reflected correctly.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100