HTML + Markdown lister plugin for Total Commander (32/64-bit version)
Based on HTMLView 1.2.6 source, this plugin supports the original HTMLView functionality and displays Markdown files via hoedown. Markdown rendering should work reliably for UTF-8 and UTF-16 encoded files (file format is detected with text-encoding-detect). For other encodings, Internet Explorer-based autodetection is used, so results may vary.
Plugin configuration is specified in MarkdownView.ini. Markdown-related settings are:
MarkdownExtensions: file extensions recognized by the plugin as markdown files.HoedownArgs: custom arguments passed to the hoedown engine (control fine settings of markdown rendering).UseSmartypants: controls whethersmartypantsshould be invoked after processing.CustomCSS: a path to a CSS sheet for customizing the resulting look of the document. A collection of four sheets from Markdown CSS and six Github-inspired sheets courtesy of S. Kuznetsov is included into the package.
For more information on hoedown arguments and smartypants functionality, check this quick reference.
The plugin is based on an obsolete Internet Explorer engine, which can be upgraded via registry hacks (check MSDN for details.)
The binary plugin archive comes with the setup script. Just enter the archive, and confirm installation.
The current project file can be compiled with Visual Studio 2022. However, if Windows XP support is needed, Visual Studio 2019 version 16.7 or earlier must be used. In any case, the code is currently compiled with 141_xp toolset (enable Windows XP support for C++ option in the optional components of the Desktop development with C++ workload to install it). Note that /Zc:threadSafeInit- compiler switch is needed for Windows XP.