nextcloud / nextcloud/notes-android
Checkbox lists are not indented
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Description
In the Single Note Widget, nested checkbox lists are not intendet.
This is caused by calling replaceCheckboxesWithEmoji(), which also removes the leading dashes (-). The parser then is not able to recognize a nested list anymore.
A fix is already work in progress.

(Original issue reported by @fl0rianB : https://github.com/nextcloud/notes/issues/737)
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Research direction
Start by locating the Single Note Widget and its call to replaceCheckboxesWithEmoji(). Verify how nested checkbox markdown is transformed, then confirm that nested lists retain their leading dashes and render with indentation; a fix is already reported as in progress.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, java
- Domain
- mobile
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100