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Feature: New column type "Description"

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

I often find myself limited as to what fixed input I can provide in a table or view.
Views don't even allow Rich-Text in the description.

As of now, I can't per example add an html link in the description field of any row type or bold font, bullet points etc.

Describe the solution you'd like

Add a new column type "Description".
This one is feature wise similar to the "Text" with Rich-Text turned on, but it contains only the description field, which is by default Rich-Text and it does NOT provide an input field for the user.
As it is Rich-Text, this can cover so many use cases at once and the code is already there.

A weaker alternative:
Allow markdown in description fields or even better in any "text" field, which is not already Rich-Text.

Describe alternatives you've considered

I tried to utilize html and markdown in the description field of the already existing column types, but to no avail.

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Research direction

Start by locating the existing Text column implementation and the current description-field rendering mentioned in the issue. Compare how Rich-Text is enabled and how column types are registered. Done means a Description column offers a Rich-Text description without a user input field and works in tables and views.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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