Feature #16373

TextFormatting help for Markdown formatting

Added by Ofer Nave over 6 years ago. Updated almost 4 years ago.

Status:ClosedStart date:
Priority:NormalDue date:
Assignee:Jean-Philippe Lang% Done:

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Category:Documentation
Target version:3.1.0
Resolution:Fixed

Description

Just recently became a Redmine user/administrator. Started with 2.4.2, but upgrading to 2.5.0 yesterday once I learned about the new Markdown support in the core: #15520

Shortly after, I started editing wiki pages and attempted to add an inline image for the first time using the syntax documented here:

RedmineTextFormatting#Inline-images

However, the markup ("!new_project.png!") ends up rendered as plain-text, rather than being replaced by the inline image of the same name which I attached to the same Wiki page.

I then went to the Redmine Demo to confirm that I am in, in fact, doing it right:

http://demo.redmine.org/projects/test-of-in-lining-images-in-wiki/wiki/Wiki

So, I suspect this has something to do with changing my setting to Markdown. I'm attaching a screenshot showing the results of my failed attempt.

From the admin info page:

Redmine 2.5.0.stable.12980

Environment:
Redmine version 2.5.0.stable.12980
Ruby version 1.9.3-p484 (2013-11-22) [x86_64-linux]
Rails version 3.2.17
Environment production
Database adapter Mysql2
Redmine plugins:
no plugin installed

Screenshot from 2014-03-18 02_12_57.png (47 KB) Ofer Nave, 2014-03-18 07:13

wiki_syntax_md.html Magnifier - Markdown version of wiki_syntax.html (4.5 KB) Go MAEDA, 2015-03-09 13:00

wiki_syntax_detailed_md.html Magnifier - Markdown version of wiki_syntax_detailed.html (14.1 KB) Go MAEDA, 2015-03-22 06:37

markdown_help.diff.gz - patch to add Markdown help (please apply with -E option) (230 KB) Go MAEDA, 2015-03-22 14:34

0001-Remove-remaining-textile-refs-from-_detailed_markdow.patch Magnifier (111 KB) Mischa The Evil, 2015-07-12 11:39

Related issues

Duplicated by Redmine - Feature #16086: Markdown syntax help button in toolbar is needed. Closed

Associated revisions

Revision 14187
Added by Toshi MARUYAMA about 5 years ago

rename textile wiki syntax help files (#16373)

Revision 14189
Added by Toshi MARUYAMA about 5 years ago

add English markdown wiki syntax help (#16373)

Contributed by Go MAEDA.

Revision 14190
Added by Toshi MARUYAMA about 5 years ago

copy English markdown wiki syntax help to other languages (#16373)

Revision 14191
Added by Toshi MARUYAMA about 5 years ago

add markdown wiki syntax help to tool bar (#16373)

Contributed by Go MAEDA.

Revision 14446
Added by Jean-Philippe Lang almost 5 years ago

Removes textile references in markdown help (#16373).

Patch by Mischa The Evil.

Revision 14447
Added by Jean-Philippe Lang almost 5 years ago

Merged r14446 (#16373).

History

#1 Updated by Jean-Philippe Lang over 6 years ago

  • Tracker changed from Defect to Feature
  • Subject changed from Wiki inline images broken with Markdown to TextFormatting help for Markdown formatting
  • Category changed from Wiki to Documentation

The markup you're using (!new_project.png!) is a Textile markup. If you want to use Markdown, you'll have to use the Markdown markup for that, eg. ![Alt text](new_project.png).

Part of the documentation available in RedmineTextFormatting is specific to textile formatting. We should split it and add Markdown examples.

#2 Updated by Ofer Nave over 6 years ago

Ah, I see. I had read somewhere that the syntax for linking to internal objects was Redmine-specific, so I assume that meant independant of wiki syntax. (For example, the syntax for inlining an external image still works the same after the changeover.)

I just tested it to confirm this, and it's working. Thanks!

#3 Updated by Jean-Philippe Lang over 6 years ago

Yes, internal linking syntax does not depend on text formatting setting. The documentation should explain that.
Thanks for your feedback.

#4 Updated by Toshi MARUYAMA over 6 years ago

  • Description updated (diff)

#5 Updated by Go MAEDA over 5 years ago

  • Duplicated by Feature #16086: Markdown syntax help button in toolbar is needed. added

#6 Updated by Go MAEDA over 5 years ago

I have written Markdown version of wiki_syntax.html.
I am going to deal with wiki_syntax_detailed.html too in a few days.

#7 Updated by Go MAEDA over 5 years ago

Markdown version of wiki_syntax_detailed.html.

#8 Updated by Go MAEDA over 5 years ago

I have created a patch to add Markdown help.
You will be able to see appropriate version of help for the active markup.

#9 Updated by Go MAEDA over 5 years ago

  • Target version set to 3.1.0

#10 Updated by Toshi MARUYAMA about 5 years ago

  • Status changed from New to Closed
  • Resolution set to Fixed

Committed from r14187 to r14191, thanks.

#11 Updated by Mischa The Evil almost 5 years ago

There are still five textile references left in the new *_detailed_markdown.html files. The attached patch fixes them. The patch is created against source:/trunk@14420 and can be applied using "patch -p1 < 0001...".

#12 Updated by dezhi xiong almost 5 years ago

Hi @Go MAEDA, I can see this syntax help link within the official redmine issue editor. But there's no link in my own deploy. Is this link only available in the official site?

#13 Updated by Go MAEDA almost 5 years ago

dezhi xiong wrote:

Hi @Go MAEDA, I can see this syntax help link within the official redmine issue editor. But there's no link in my own deploy. Is this link only available in the official site?

Markdown help will be available in Redmine 3.1.0 (not yet released). Please wait 3.1.0 or consider overwriting public/help/*/wiki_syntax.html and public/help/*/wiki_syntax_detailed.html on your installation with wiki_syntax_md.html and wiki_syntax_detailed_md.html.

#14 Updated by Jean-Philippe Lang almost 5 years ago

  • Status changed from Reopened to Closed
  • Assignee set to Jean-Philippe Lang

Patch committed, thanks.

#15 Updated by dumb blob almost 5 years ago

In the discussion starting with http://www.redmine.org/issues/15520#note-11 there was a revelation of Redmine having a special Markdown flavour, not standard Markdown. This should be visibly emphasized at the beginning of the documentation and in the settings, the name shouldn't be Markdown any more, but rather Redmine Markdown indicating it's a non-standard Markdown/CommonMark flavour.

Also if you really decide in the end, that HTML will be disabled, this should be also emphasized in the Redmine Markdown help, because it's another major divergence from the standard Markdown/CommonMark.

#16 Updated by Go MAEDA almost 5 years ago

dumb blob, this issue and #15520 are closed.
It would be better to create a new issue if you want to discuss support of inline HTML.

#17 Updated by Hiroo Hayashi almost 4 years ago

Could you update http://www.redmine.org/projects/redmine/wiki/RedmineTextFormattingMarkdown page, too?

For Markdown formatting see #15520, #16373 and #21443.

#20497 should be added. Or as dumb blob wrote, adding

Currently HTML is disabled. See #20497 for details.

may be better.

#18 Updated by Toshi MARUYAMA almost 4 years ago

Hiroo Hayashi wrote:

Could you update http://www.redmine.org/projects/redmine/wiki/RedmineTextFormattingMarkdown page, too?

You can edit it.

#19 Updated by Hiroo Hayashi almost 4 years ago

Maruyama-san,

You can edit it.

Yes, I can.

But I only have wiki_syntax_detailed_md.html. I think it must be generated from a Textile source code.
If you send it to me, I am glad to replace http://www.redmine.org/projects/redmine/wiki/RedmineTextFormattingMarkdown page with it.

Thank you.

#20 Updated by Toshi MARUYAMA almost 4 years ago

Hiroo Hayashi wrote:

Maruyama-san,

You can edit it.

Yes, I can.

But I only have wiki_syntax_detailed_md.html. I think it must be generated from a Textile source code.
If you send it to me,

What do you mean?

#21 Updated by Hiroo Hayashi almost 4 years ago

But I only have wiki_syntax_detailed_md.html. I think it must be generated from a Textile source code.
If you send it to me, I am glad to replace http://www.redmine.org/projects/redmine/wiki/RedmineTextFormattingMarkdown page with it.

What do you mean?

We need a Textile source code (text) to update http://www.redmine.org/projects/redmine/wiki/RedmineTextFormattingMarkdown which is written in Textile.
Without the textile text I have to convert wiki_syntax_detailed_md.html written in HTML to Textile.

I hope this makes sense for you.

#22 Updated by Toshi MARUYAMA almost 4 years ago

I don't know RedmineTextFormattingMarkdown status.
If you think it is not synced with source:trunk/public/help/en/wiki_syntax_detailed_markdown.html@15715 ,
You can edit it manually.

#23 Updated by Hiroo Hayashi almost 4 years ago

Maruyama-san,

If you think it is not synced with source:trunk/public/help/en/wiki_syntax_detailed_markdown.html@15715 ,

It is not sync-ed at a glance.

But I understand the situation by checking history of source:trunk/public/help/en/wiki_syntax_detailed_markdown.html.

I thought Maeda-san attached wiki_syntax_detailed_md.html which was converted from textile.
But you are maintaining the two same contents separately.

I'll try to sync the wiki page with the HTML. Give me some time.

#24 Updated by Hiroo Hayashi almost 4 years ago

I'll try to sync the wiki page with the HTML. Give me some time.

Before doing this, I've found we have to sync source:trunk/public/help/en/wiki_syntax_detailed_textile.html with RedmineTextFormattingTextile.

As far as I took a look, RedmineTextFormattingTextile is most maintained. I am going to use RedmineTextFormattingTextile as a master file.
I will sync the Textile helps first. Then I will sync the Markdown helps with the Textile helps.

#25 Updated by Hiroo Hayashi almost 4 years ago

I've updated RedmineTextFormattingTextile first. Please double-check.

The section Redmine Links is common to RedmineTextFormattingTextile and RedmineTextFormattingMarkdown (according to the current documents. I have not test most of them in Markdown mode.)
So I'd like to propose the following change to sync each other. Do you see any concern or problem?

#26 Updated by Hiroo Hayashi almost 4 years ago

So I'd like to propose the following change to sync each other. Do you see any concern or problem?

  • create a wiki page RedmineTextFormattingRedmineLinks.
  • Move the section "Redmine Links" into the new wiki page.
  • let RedmineTextFormattingTextile and RedmineTextFormattingMarkdown include the new wiki page

I've made these changes.

#28 Updated by Go MAEDA almost 4 years ago

This issue is closed. Please create a new issue for a new topic.

#29 Updated by Hiroo Hayashi almost 4 years ago

This issue is closed. Please create a new issue for a new topic.

I've opened #23413.

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