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View on GitHubMarkdown export does not preserve original formatting (indentation, list markers, and horizontal rules)
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#2,312 opened on May 21, 2026
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Description
Bug Report
Problematic behavior
When exporting a document to Markdown, the exported content does not preserve the original Markdown syntax:
- leading tabs and spaces at the beginning of blocks are removed
- unordered lists using
-are converted to* - horizontal separators written as
---are converted to***
Expected behavior/code
The Markdown export should preserve the original Markdown formatting exactly as written in the editor, including:
- leading tabs and spaces
- list markers (
-should remain-) - horizontal rules (
---should remain---)
Steps to Reproduce
- Create a document containing:
- indented lines using spaces or tabs
- unordered lists using
- - horizontal rules using
---
- Export the document as Markdown
- Open the exported
.mdfile - Notice that indentation is removed, list markers are changed to
*, and separators are converted to***
Environment
- Instance url: https://docs.numerique.gouv.fr/