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Bug: Markdown renderer removes extra line breaks for Card Description

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#878 opened on Aug 3, 2021

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Description

Summary: Bug: Markdown renderer removes extra line breaks for Card Description

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Create a card
  2. Add two lines of text in the description
  3. Give 10 empty lines breaks in between them
  4. Click outside
  5. The spacing is removed

Expected behavior: The spacing should not be removed.

Screenshots: Attached a video. https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/11034289/128041967-8a75785a-381b-4970-9dd2-c51d24b16b22.mov

Platform:

  • Chrome Version 92.0.4515.107 (Official Build) (x86_64)
  • Mac Os 11.4 (20F71)

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Research direction
Inspect the markdown rendering component (likely `MarkdownEditor` or similar) and trace how it handles multiple newlines in card descriptions. Check if the issue is in the input processing or in the display rendering.
Tech stack
typescriptreact
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
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Active
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Clear
Prerequisites
TypeScriptReactMarkdown
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70