Line breaks in code blocks

[nstahl]

Hello,

I would expect line breaks to be parsed in code blocks.

For example, the markdown

```javascript
var x = 1;
var y = 2;
```
should render, much like it does on Github, as

var x = 1;
var y = 2;

Instead, markdownx renders it as

var x = 1; var y = 2;

Is that intentional or am I missing something?

Thank you for building markdownx!
-- Niko

[xenatisch]

It is not caused by MarkdownX. Rather, it is the Markdown interpreter you are using that's causing it (as I see it).

Here is an example of what you wanna do in practice:

[xenatisch]

How did it go? Let me know if you can't figure out to solve the problem.

[nstahl]

Hi @xenatisch -- thanks for your quick response!

I'm not quite sure how to set a Markdown interpreter that can fix this. Can you advise? I'm trying to replicate the functionality that github has for rendering .md files.

Thanks!

[xenatisch]

Have you followed the documentations, particularly the details on Markdowify function?

[nstahl]

Thanks @xenatisch. Your answers were very helpful. I ended up using Github's API for my use case – it adds all the css needed for code formatting.

[xenatisch]

Excellent. Maybe we can suggest the API somewhere in our tutorials so others can also benefit from it. You're welcome to submit it as a contribution if you so wish.

All the best with your project.

[djcroissant]

I had the same issue where line breaks were not rendering correctly in code blocks. I found the issue only occurs when using the backtick notation.

Markdown:

>```
>line 1
>line 2
>```

Renders as:

line 1 line 2

However, using the indent notation works.

Markdown:

>    line 1
>    line 2

Renders as:

line 1
line 2

This behavior is inconsistent with other Markdown rendering tools. But the work-around is easy if you know what to expect.

[vishvanath45]

Have you followed the documentations, particularly the details on Markdowify function?

@xenatisch Hi, I am facing the same error in code formatting, the Markdownify function that you mentioned seems to be dead link, can you suggest me how to solve this issue.