Markdown extension doesn't support checkboxes

[andradei]

"- [ ] Item to be checked"

should be rendered as

• Item to be checked

[f111fei]

fyi markedjs/marked#689

[andradei]

So it is a GitHub flavor. Could the extension get that behavior as a githubFlavor option?

[rarrarrarr]

This is my #1 request of vscode and I'm willing to work on making it happen, but I'm not sure where to start.

[mjbvz]

This is not something we really want to add to the core markdown extension, but #22916 added an experimental API in vscode 1.11 that allows extensions to extend the markdown preview.

Here's an example extension that adds github style checkbox support: https://github.com/mjbvz/vscode-markdown-checkboxes

If you are interested in working with this API or run into any issues with it, please let me know

[andradei]

Sounds good. That being the route taken, I'm going to close this issue.

[Tom-Spring]

Hi Matt, it would be great to have a similar solution for VSTS: https://github.com/mjbvz/vscode-markdown-checkboxes!

[mjbvz]

@Tom-Spring Could you please explain more? Do you mean supporting checkboxes in VSTS online readmes?

[andradei]

@mjbvz I think he meant he'd like the linked extension integrated natively into VSCode's Markdown feature.

But the way he wrote it implies the other way around (which is confusing and maybe doesn't make sense).

[Tom-Spring]

@mjbvz<https://github.com/mjbvz> My Goal would be to be able to add DODs as checkboxes using Markdown to a "multiple Line Text Field" of a work item in vsts. Similar to the tasklists decribed at this Link https://github.com/blog/1375%0A-task-lists-in-gfm-issues-pulls-comments Von: Matt Bierner [notifications@github.com] Gesendet: Dienstag, 10. Oktober 2017 18:35 An: Microsoft/vscode Cc: Tom Spring; Mention Betreff: Re: [Microsoft/vscode] Markdown extension doesn't support checkboxes (#10367) @Tom-Spring<https://github.com/tom-spring> Could you please explain more? Do you mean supporting checkboxes in VSTS online readmes? — You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<#10367 (comment)>, or mute the thread<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AZKOdS2q2zS0vcuPIgHtNETop3YDzljeks5sq5zlgaJpZM4JgnGg>.

[mjbvz]

@Tom-Spring Sorry but I don't understand what you are requesting. If this is related to something on VSTS, please try filing feedback against VSTS. Otherwise, please open a new issue and provide an example of what you are talking about