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Comments on Markdown spoiler sections - is there any need?
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Markdown spoiler sections - is there any need?
Standard markdown does not include spoiler sections (hidden until clicked on). Personally, on those rare occasions when I find need to temporarily hide something, I'm happy using <details> HTML tags instead, which gives a sufficiently similar effect:
<details>
<summary>Spoiler! Click here to reveal</summary>
Secret details
</details>
is rendered as:
Spoiler! Click here to reveal
Secret detailsHowever, I'm aware that not all Codidact communities are related to code, and not everyone is familiar with HTML. Is there any demand for a way to do this in markdown without needing to use tags?
Currently, Codidact uses CommonMark markdown, which does not support spoilers.
Someone proposed a Puzzle site so yeah I can see a need for it in case that proposal ever goes live.
7mo ago
Instead of modifying CommonMark, maybe we can make `` more visible to people who don't know about it or think of it. Ed …
7d ago
Using HTML is easy enough. There is no need for a redundant Markdown, as long as how to do spoilers is documented where …
7mo ago
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