# Uncategorized **URL:** https://talk.commonmark.org/c/uncategorized/1.md?no_subcategories=false&page=1 [Latest](https://talk.commonmark.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://talk.commonmark.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://talk.commonmark.org/tags.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [Make Image act as a hyperlink](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/make-image-act-as-a-hyperlink/2805)
**Author:** [@Fyrenic](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/Fyrenic)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2022, 4:46pm UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/make-image-act-as-a-hyperlink/2805 "2022-08-24T16:46:24Z")
Hi, First of all I am not very experienced in markdown and couldn’t find a good answer for what I am looking to do or if this is possible currently. When I write texts, I would like to be able to put in an image and wh… --- ## [Location of GFM Spec](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/location-of-gfm-spec/4250)
**Author:** [@Crissov](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/Crissov)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2022, 6:08pm UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/location-of-gfm-spec/4250 "2022-07-25T18:08:41Z")
Github publishes documentation for their “Github Flavored Markdown” extensions to CommonMark at GitHub Flavored Markdown Spec seemingly as a fork of the CM spec (still at 2019’s v0.29). However, I’m unable to locate the … --- ## [My Experiences Developing a Personal “Beyond Markdown” markdown - Touch Lightweight Markup Language](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/my-experiences-developing-a-personal-beyond-markdown-markdown-touch-lightweight-markup-language/4239)
**Author:** [@touchmarine](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/touchmarine)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2022, 2:37pm UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/my-experiences-developing-a-personal-beyond-markdown-markdown-touch-lightweight-markup-language/4239 "2022-07-20T14:37:57Z")
Originally posted in Djot: A light markup language by @jgm. Hello, I have been interested and have been following CommonMark and Beyond Markdown for a couple of years now. I love that you unified the different markdown… --- ## [Trying to understand parsing of overlapping code and link](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/trying-to-understand-parsing-of-overlapping-code-and-link/4195)
**Author:** [@drmikeando](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/drmikeando)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2022, 6:27am UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/trying-to-understand-parsing-of-overlapping-code-and-link/4195 "2022-06-10T06:27:44Z")
I’m trying to understand the difference in parsing two different cases where the document could be parsed as either inline code or link - but it feels the choice is not consistent. The two cases are \[\`\]()\` \[\](\`)\` These… --- ## [Can we toggle between code in different languages?](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/can-we-toggle-between-code-in-different-languages/4155)
**Author:** [@Pritha\_Dawn](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/Pritha_Dawn)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2022, 6:17pm UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/can-we-toggle-between-code-in-different-languages/4155 "2022-05-11T18:17:32Z")
Can we toggle between code in different languages? --- ## [An interesting project: Markdown driven task runner](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/an-interesting-project-markdown-driven-task-runner/4134)
**Author:** [@anon20778841](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/anon20778841)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2022, 8:37pm UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/an-interesting-project-markdown-driven-task-runner/4134 "2022-04-27T20:37:28Z")
Notes I would like to publish the project maid … I found this project very interesting maid What is a maidfile? A maidfile is where you define tasks, in Markdown! Have you guys heard about the maid project? Source-cod… --- ## [Links to John Gruber’s comments dead](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/links-to-john-gruber-s-comments-dead/4076)
**Author:** [@Calion](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/Calion)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 1:54am UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/links-to-john-gruber-s-comments-dead/4076 "2022-02-19T01:54:48Z")
gmane.org is gone. Therefore, all the links to John Gruber’s comments at CommonMark Spec (and possibly other places) are dead. They all seem to be still available in the Wayback Machine (for example: Gmane -- Mail To Ne… --- ## [Fast, extensible markdown parser for the linux command line](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/fast-extensible-markdown-parser-for-the-linux-command-line/3585)
**Author:** [@pihentagy](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/pihentagy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2022, 12:03pm UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/fast-extensible-markdown-parser-for-the-linux-command-line/3585 "2022-03-08T12:03:33Z")
I am looking for a fast but extensible command line markdown parser for commonmark. Do you have any recommendations? I’d like to add some extensions as plugins if possible (or write my own extensions). thanks --- ## [Unclear behaviour of double quotes](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/unclear-behaviour-of-double-quotes/4053)
**Author:** [@GuillaumeGomez](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/GuillaumeGomez)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2022, 4:37am UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/unclear-behaviour-of-double-quotes/4053 "2022-01-13T04:37:46Z")
We found out a weird behaviour in the commonmark reference implementation which doesn’t seem to have a counter-part in the spec (discussed in Fix smart punctuation by GuillaumeGomez · Pull Request #565 · raphlinus/pulldo… --- ## [Where can I find the commonmark bnf formalization?](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/where-can-i-find-the-commonmark-bnf-formalization/4084)
**Author:** [@anon20778841](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/anon20778841)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2022, 3:38am UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/where-can-i-find-the-commonmark-bnf-formalization/4084 "2022-02-04T03:38:36Z")
Hi, all! I was reading about it: Why isn't there a formal grammar for Markdown? – roopc.net A specification for Markdown https://talk.commonmark.org/t/commonmark-formal-grammar https://talk.commonmark.org/t/wording-of… --- ## [Add Syntax Highlighting Alda in Markdown](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/add-syntax-highlighting-alda-in-markdown/4082)
**Author:** [@anon20778841](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/anon20778841)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2022, 7:16am UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/add-syntax-highlighting-alda-in-markdown/4082 "2022-02-02T07:16:24Z")
Hi all! I program in Programming Language - Alda. Is there any possibility to use this: in markdown? link: alda.io :: Cheat sheet --- ## [Block Quotes, Laziness, and Link Reference Definitions](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/block-quotes-laziness-and-link-reference-definitions/3751)
**Author:** [@jackdw](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/jackdw)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2021, 7:40pm UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/block-quotes-laziness-and-link-reference-definitions/3751 "2021-01-16T19:40:09Z")
Okay guys, this one is bugging me, and I am hoping that I have not (yet again) not read something correctly in the specification. The Markdown in question is: \> \[foo\]: /url Now, the “dingus” says this should be: \ **Author:** [@dbuenzli](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/dbuenzli)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 7:54pm UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/anchors-and-tapping-into-the-expressiveness-of-undefined-shortcut-reference-links/4011 "2021-11-17T19:54:47Z") Hello, I’d like to ask if there is a syntax more popular than others for anchoring headings that people would recommend ? GitHub generates the anchors itself based on the heading inline content but that’s no so great f… --- ## [What's a good way to go up one header / section?](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/whats-a-good-way-to-go-up-one-header-section/3979)
**Author:** [@jtagcat](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/jtagcat)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2021, 9:14pm UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/whats-a-good-way-to-go-up-one-header-section/3979 "2021-09-25T21:14:11Z")
\# Title ## h2 1 Content under h2 1 under root ## h2 2 Content under h2 2 under root ### h3 1 Content under h3 1 under h2 2 under root \*\*\* a) Content under h3 1 under h2 2 under root (hdiv used as thinking space) OR b… --- ## [How do you deal with links that have \< or \> in them?](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/how-do-you-deal-with-links-that-have-or-in-them/3900)
**Author:** [@nadashin](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/nadashin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2021, 1:22pm UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/how-do-you-deal-with-links-that-have-or-in-them/3900 "2021-07-01T13:22:58Z")
\\> --- ## [Should a TAB after quoting start start a code block?](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/should-a-tab-after-quoting-start-start-a-code-block/3809)
**Author:** [@jo-so](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/jo-so)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2021, 9:49pm UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/should-a-tab-after-quoting-start-start-a-code-block/3809 "2021-03-05T21:49:56Z")
What should happen to this input: \>\\t#\\tFoo\\n\>\\tbar\\n\>\\tbaz\\n? The Spec 5.1 says a block quote marker starts with \> and an optional space. Because \\t is not a space, it’s not part of the block quote marker. Dingus pars… --- ## [Performance of CommonMark reference implementations](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/performance-of-commonmark-reference-implementations/16)
**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/codinghorror)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2021, 3:50pm UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/performance-of-commonmark-reference-implementations/16 "2021-02-08T15:50:20Z")
John MacFarlane says he has designed the CommonMark reference implementations (in C and JavaScript) to be fast. I’ll let him explain. I have designed the implementations to be fast – e.g. avoiding backtracking wheneve… --- ## [Am I Missing Something? Empty Lists and HTML Rendering](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/am-i-missing-something-empty-lists-and-html-rendering/3713)
**Author:** [@jackdw](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/jackdw)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2020, 6:16pm UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/am-i-missing-something-empty-lists-and-html-rendering/3713 "2020-12-07T18:16:45Z")
Going through a number of cases with my parser, making sure I have the edge cases are all captured. I ran into a series of these, where I don’t understand something. Including babelmark links for repeatability. All 4 … --- ## [Supporting nonbreaking spaces in headings](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/supporting-nonbreaking-spaces-in-headings/2384)
**Author:** [@danielsamuels](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/danielsamuels)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2020, 1:58am UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/supporting-nonbreaking-spaces-in-headings/2384 "2020-11-20T01:58:09Z")
I recently ran into some issues with some headers not being parsed by CommonMark and the issue turned out to be caused by non-breaking spaces. The current specification defines a space as U+0020 and the requirements for… --- ## [Formatting FAQs or configurations (general markdown question)](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/formatting-faqs-or-configurations-general-markdown-question/3556)
**Author:** [@pihentagy](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/pihentagy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2020, 6:51pm UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/formatting-faqs-or-configurations-general-markdown-question/3556 "2020-07-21T18:51:57Z")
Since markdown without extensions does not support tables nor definition lists, how do you format small(!) faqs (oneliner question, oneliner answer). Using headers seems overkill and typing html tags does not look nice (… --- ## [Unicode Character 'BULLET' (U+2022)](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/unicode-character-bullet-u-2022/397)
**Author:** [@kagan](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/kagan)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2020, 7:20pm UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/unicode-character-bullet-u-2022/397 "2020-07-04T19:20:15Z")
Thanks to unicode, we can write the following bulleted list in plain text, without the translation to HTML • Hello • World! Again, what you see above is NOT the following code, but plain text: \ \Hello\ … --- ## [Allow namespace in tag names and attributes](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/allow-namespace-in-tag-names-and-attributes/3465)
**Author:** [@ioquatix](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/ioquatix)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 6:35am UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/allow-namespace-in-tag-names-and-attributes/3465 "2020-05-19T06:35:22Z")
It can be useful to embed tags with namespaces and have them pass through correctly. Some parsers already support this: irb(main):002:0\> Kramdown::Document.new("\\\nbaz\\n\").to\_html =\> "\\\nbaz\\n\<… --- ## [Highlighting CommonMark syntax in Vim](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/highlighting-commonmark-syntax-in-vim/3450)
**Author:** [@anon62197958](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/anon62197958)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2020, 1:45am UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/highlighting-commonmark-syntax-in-vim/3450 "2020-05-17T01:45:28Z")
Is there a solution for highlighting CommonMark syntax in Vim? --- ## [Typesetting Markdown](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/typesetting-markdown/3417)
**Author:** [@DaveJarvis](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/DaveJarvis)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 10:25am UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/typesetting-markdown/3417 "2020-05-14T10:25:42Z")
Of possible interest, I’ve been writing a series of blog posts regarding typesetting Markdown. The posts primarily focus on using pandoc’s extended Markdown: https://dave.autonoma.ca/blog/ The later posts rely heavily … --- ## [Markdown-aware spell check?](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/markdown-aware-spell-check/3152)
**Author:** [@novelistparty](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/novelistparty)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2020, 9:30am UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/markdown-aware-spell-check/3152 "2020-04-15T09:30:26Z")
I searched a lot and could not find a syntax-aware spell check for Markdown. This means it would ignore things within backticks, code blocks, URLs. The most serious discussion is at Atom, specifically this Atom spell-ch… --- ## [Changing ordered lists?](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/changing-ordered-lists/3384)
**Author:** [@Christopher](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/Christopher)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2020, 4:41pm UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/changing-ordered-lists/3384 "2020-03-11T16:41:21Z")
When creating markdown files, markdown has the ability to create numbered lists as in; 1,2,3,4 etc. Although is it possible, that when creating the list and an item such as 3 is removed, making 4 number 3 etc; among oth… --- ## [How to write output from cmark to disk on Windows 10?](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/how-to-write-output-from-cmark-to-disk-on-windows-10/3374)
**Author:** [@anon62197958](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/anon62197958)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2020, 2:15pm UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/how-to-write-output-from-cmark-to-disk-on-windows-10/3374 "2020-03-03T14:15:25Z")
How to write output from cmark to disk on Windows 10? Example, output to file.html. --- ## [New features? colorizing?](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/new-features-colorizing/3350)
**Author:** [@Jim\_Woodworth](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/Jim_Woodworth)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2020, 10:41pm UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/new-features-colorizing/3350 "2020-02-01T22:41:17Z")
something that I miss in the current implementation is colorizing of fonts and font background. i understand that it is beyond the original idea but I find it very useful in other editors. however those other editors are… --- ## [Speech synthesis markdown language? (Or conversational markup?)](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/speech-synthesis-markdown-language-or-conversational-markup/834)
**Author:** [@mofosyne](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/mofosyne)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2020, 1:36pm UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/speech-synthesis-markdown-language-or-conversational-markup/834 "2020-01-04T13:36:48Z")
tl;dr: The concept is a lightweight markup based on how people talk in instant messaging or IRC. This is unlike markdown's source of influence, which is more based on emails and forum posts. Just a thought: There is a… --- ## [How does one integrate commonmark into a website?](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/how-does-one-integrate-commonmark-into-a-website/1273)
**Author:** [@paxperscientiam](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/paxperscientiam)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2019, 1:56pm UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/how-does-one-integrate-commonmark-into-a-website/1273 "2019-09-11T13:56:17Z")
Hi y'all. I recently discovered the commonmark project and I'm very excited about using it. However, I've been unable to find any explanation on how to actually integrate it into a website. My understanding is that com… [Previous page](https://talk.commonmark.org/c/uncategorized/1.md?no_subcategories=false) [Next page](https://talk.commonmark.org/c/uncategorized/1.md?no_subcategories=false&page=2)