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Issue created Jun 16, 2018 by inem@inem

Paste images straight into Web IDE while editing Markdown files

Problem to solve

One of the most annoying thing for anyone who writes content in Markdown files in Web editors is images insertion.

Further details

To insert an image with Web IDE, I need to stop writing text, upload image file, get that file name, and wrap it with the proper Markdown syntax.

The situation is even worse when I want to insert screenshot directly from clipboard. I have to somehow save it on my local file system first, then go through the cycle above.

The proposal is to automate this process, like it is done in the issue/MR description field for example. Another example of proper implementation of this feature can be found on https://hackmd.io

Proposal

On paste, upload the image in the same folder as the markdown file. The name of the file uploaded will be picked from the upload. User can later move the file around.

Other Comments ### What does success look like, and how can we measure that?

I paste image or image file directly from clipboard, or drag-and-drop it into contents of Markdown file → Image gets saved automatically → Proper image markdown "tag" gets added to the contents of the file.

Edited May 19, 2020 by Kai Armstrong
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