[Bug]: Markdown Live Preview Missing

[luizgamabh]

Describe the bug

There's no way to activate markdown live preview on version:

Version: 5.5.0
Electron: 34.1.1
Chrome: 132.0.6834.194
Node.js: 20.18.1
V8: 132.152.38-electron.o
OS: Windows NTx64 10.0.26100

To reproduce

1. Just install massCode-5.5.0-x64-sponsored.exe and try to preview a markdown using live preview.

App Version and Architecture

5.5.0

System info

System:
    OS: Windows 11 10.0.26100
    CPU: (16) x64 AMD Ryzen 7 5800H with Radeon Graphics
    Memory: 5.94 GB / 31.86 GB

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[antonreshetov]

Hello @luizgamabh. Please describe in detail the sequence of actions that leads to the bug (skip it if it's already there). Add screenshots of errors from the console. If possible add a video. Issues marked with need reproduction will be closed if they have no activity within 3 days.

[antonreshetov]

Live Preview is available in Notes and is the default editor mode. You can switch modes from the small mode selector in the bottom-left of the note editor, or from Editor -> Mode -> Live Preview when a note is focused.

[luizgamabh]

I couldn’t even find the menu you mentioned, but just the language selector. Maybe the version I’m using doesn’t have this feature?

[luizgamabh]

Oh, I see. I upgraded from an older version, so there wasn’t even a “Notes” menu before. I just noticed that all my notes are now under the “Code” tab and, because of that, they lost the live markdown preview functionality. Is there any way to migrate my notes from "Code" to "Notes" tab?
BTW, Is there any reason why there’s no markdown preview in the “Code” tab, even though Markdown is supported as a language there?

[antonreshetov]

You’re in the wrong space. You need a Note space. It is better to read the updated doc to understand the new concept and features https://masscode.io/

[antonreshetov]

BTW, Is there any reason why there’s no markdown preview in the “Code” tab, even though Markdown is supported as a language there?

The Code space is focused specifically on code snippets. Markdown in Code is supported as a language for syntax highlighting and snippet content, but it is not intended to provide the full markdown document workflow.

For markdown writing, preview, live preview, diagrams, images, internal links, mind maps, and presentations, the intended place is the Notes space.

[antonreshetov]

Is there any way to migrate my notes from "Code" to "Notes" tab?

At the moment, there is no built-in way to migrate Markdown snippets from Code to Notes.

Thanks for pointing this out. This is a valid workflow gap after the introduction of Spaces, and we’ll think about how to handle this migration properly.