# Markdown Paste Smartly paste for Markdown. **Support Mac/Windows/Linux!**. ![markdown paste demo](https://github.com/telesoho/vscode-markdown-paste-image/raw/master/./res/markdown_paste_demo_min.gif) ## Requirements * 'xclip' command be required (Linux) * 'powershell' command be required (Win32) * 'pbpaste' command be required (Mac) ## Features - Paste smart Smartly paste in markdown by pressing 'Ctrl+Alt+V' ('Cmd+Alt+V' on Mac) - If you paste an image, the extension will create an new file for the image and insert link code to Markdown. - If you paste a text, it will test the text with customize regex, and replace matched content by regex. - If you paste a text contain HTML tag, it will try to convert the HTML content to Markdown. - If you paste a rich text, it will try to convert the rich text to Markdown.(Linux only) - Ruby tag Also if you want to write article for learning asian language like Chinese or Japanese, ruby tag(for example:聪明(Cōngmíng)) may be useful. Now a ruby tag snippet are prepare for you, select some text and press 'Ctrl+Alt+T'. ```HTML 聪明(pronunciation) ``` This extension will not get the pronunciation for you in this version. You have to replace 'pronunciation' by yourself. - Insert latex math symbol You can insert latex math symbol to any text file, such as Julia source file. press 'Ctrl+Alt+\\' or input "Insert latex math symbol" in vscode command panel, then input latex symbol name and choose symbol you want. ![](https://github.com/telesoho/vscode-markdown-paste-image/raw/master/res/insert-math-symbol-2018-08-12-18-15-12.png) ## Config - `pasteImage.path` The folder path that image will be saved. Support absolute path and relative path and the following predefined variables - ${workspaceRoot} - the path of the folder opened in VS Code - ${fileBasename} - the current opened file's basename - ${fileBasenameNoExtension} - the current opened file's basename with no file extension - ${fileExtname} - the current opened file's extension - ${fileDirname} - the current opened file's dirname Default value is `./`, mean save image in the folder contains current file. - `pasteImage.silence` enable/disable showing confirm box while paste image. Set this config option to `true`, filename confirm box will not be shown while paste image. Default value is `false` - `MarkdownPaste.rules` If you want to define your own regex to parse and replace content for pasting text. You can fill the following JSON, and set it to this option. ```JSON [{ // rule 1 "regex": "(https?:\/\/.*)", // your javascript style regex "options": "ig", // regex option "replace": "[](https://github.com/telesoho/vscode-markdown-paste-image/blob/master/$1)" // replace string }, { // rule 2 "regex": "(https?:\/\/.*)", // your javascript style regex "options": "ig", // regex option "replace": "[](https://github.com/telesoho/vscode-markdown-paste-image/blob/master/$1)" // replace string }, ... ] ``` The extension will try to test text content by regex defined in this option, if matched it whill replace content by using the TypeScript function string.replace(). Default value is ```JSON [{ "regex": "^(?:https?:\/\/)?(?:(?:(?:www\\.?)?youtube\\.com(?:\/(?:(?:watch\\?.*?v=([^&\\s]+).*)|))?))", "options": "g", "replace": "[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/$1/0.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=$1)" }, { "regex": "^(https?:\/\/.*)", "options": "ig", "replace": "[](https://github.com/telesoho/vscode-markdown-paste-image/blob/master/$1)" }] ``` ## Format ### File name format If you selected some text in editor, then extension will use it as the image file name. If not the image will be saved in this format: "Y-MM-DD-HH-mm-ss.png". ### File link format When you editing a markdown, it will pasted as markdown image link format `![](https://github.com/telesoho/vscode-markdown-paste-image/raw/master/imagePath)`, the imagePath will be resolve to relative path of current markdown file. In other file, it just paste the image's path. ## FAQ 1. Extension not working on windows os. https://github.com/telesoho/vscode-markdown-paste-image/issues/6 ## Contact If you have some any question or advice, Welcome to [issue](https://github.com/telesoho/vscode-markdown-paste-image/issues) ## License The extension and source are licensed under the [MIT license](https://github.com/telesoho/vscode-markdown-paste-image/blob/master/LICENSE.txt).