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Xiangliang
3 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Dropbox paper not exporting the code block for markdown
I tried exporting my Dropbox paper documents as markdown files and it feels awesome. The only glitch that I see is that all the code blocks in the exported markdown file do not have the ``` surroundi...
- 3 years ago
Thanks Xiangliang, for the screenshot and sorry to jump in here.
The triple backtick (aka fenced code-blocks) isn't a standard markdown extension.
Paper isn't a markdown editor per se, and at this time, exporting a Paper doc converts fenced code blocks to four-space.
I hope this helps.
Jay
Dropbox Community Moderator
3 years agoHi Xiangliang, thanks for bringing this to our attention.
Could you attach a screenshot showing the export you're getting, while hiding an sensitive information?
This will help me to assist further!
- Xiangliang3 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Line 18-33 was a code block in Dropbox Paper doc.
- Xiangliang3 years agoExplorer | Level 4
- Hannah3 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
Thanks Xiangliang, for the screenshot and sorry to jump in here.
The triple backtick (aka fenced code-blocks) isn't a standard markdown extension.
Paper isn't a markdown editor per se, and at this time, exporting a Paper doc converts fenced code blocks to four-space.
I hope this helps.
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