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+# Markdown editor
+
+`@vscode/markdown-editor` is an experimental, browser-based hybrid Markdown
+editor. It keeps Markdown source as the canonical document while presenting
+inactive blocks in rendered form and active blocks in editable source form.
+
+## Package releases
+
+The npm release pipelines run `pnpm exec turbo build --filter=@vscode/markdown-editor`.
+The package build depends on the workspace observables, HubRPC, and web-editors
+builds. Fixture-only dependencies (Component Explorer and the cmark WASM compiler)
+remain in the fixture/screenshot task graph, not the library release graph.
+Both stable and nightly release jobs install Chromium before running the package
+tests, which include real-browser clipboard and widget tests.
+
+The Markdown test runner is temporarily pinned to Playwright 1.56.1, matching
+Monaco's release tooling. Its Chromium download uses Microsoft's distribution
+endpoint; newer Chrome-for-Testing downloads redirect to Google storage, which
+failed with `EPERM` on the Azure release agent. Keep the exact pin until the newer
+download route is approved and verified on that agent. This affects test tooling,
+not the published editor's runtime dependencies or Component Explorer's renderer.
+
+## Embedded editor presentation
+
+Iframe editor descriptors can opt into host-owned presentation controls:
+
+```ts
+presentation: {
+    resizable: true,
+    fullWidth: true,
+    fullView: true,
+    minHeight: 180,
+}
+```
+
+These controls work without an editor protocol implementation in the iframe.
+Full width uses the Markdown viewport width while retaining document flow.
+Full view fills the visible Markdown viewport, keeps the same iframe alive,
+and restores the previous width mode, inline height, and scroll position on exit.
+The host toolbar groups copy and presentation actions in a compact, themed Codicon
+overlay. It appears on hover or keyboard focus without reserving a header row,
+alongside a rounded border around the iframe and its resize grip. These use the
+same 4px frame and 6px toolbar radii as the Mermaid preview controls.
+The toolbar and border fade in and out over 200ms with `ease-in-out`, matching
+Markdown preview. Reduced-motion preferences disable these transitions.
+The toolbar always provides an exit button in full view. Escape also exits when handled
+by the injected iframe bootstrap (nested remote pages can use the message below).
+Resize handles support pointer capture and Arrow Up/Down. After a user resize,
+content-size reports no longer override the chosen height; **Automatic height**
+returns control to the content. Full view always uses the host viewport height.
+Presentation changes never edit the Markdown source.
+The host iframe uses the page theme's background in every presentation mode.
+Guest HTML can remain transparent to show that color without revealing the
+Markdown document behind it in full view.
+
+Cooperative pages can advertise the same preferences with
+`parent.postMessage({ type: 'vscode-markdown-editor::presentation', preferences }, '*')`.
+Explicit descriptor properties override guest preferences, including `false`.
+The host sends `{ type: 'vscode-markdown-editor::presentation', mode }` to the
+iframe on binding, loading, and mode changes. Modes are `inline`, `full-width`,
+and `full-view`; pages measure dimensions with their own resize observer.
+Pages should check `event.source === parent` before accepting this notification.
+Send the same message type with `action: 'request-state'` to request the current
+mode, or `action: 'exit-full-view'` to leave full view.
+
+The **Experimental / Embedded presentation** group contains page-sized fixtures,
+each with one embedded editor. Provider controls, guest preferences, and explicit
+provider overrides use a release-notes editor backed by the sample web editor's
+text mode. Its borderless red background
+distinguishes guest UI from the Markdown host's themed controls. Edits update the underlying Markdown
+block through the real web editor protocol. **Transparent editor** shows only
+centered text, with no guest background or border, and a host-owned height-resize
+grip. Embedded mode fills the browser; Explorer page mode supports desktop/mobile
+viewports. Their light/dark Playwright tests exercise scaled-preview alignment,
+drag capture, minimum height, size-report precedence, full-width
+and full-view geometry, mode notifications, state retention, and restoration.
+
+**Red editor (hover)** and **Transparent editor (hover)** default the `mockHover`
+fixture input to true for deterministic visual verification. This sets
+`data-md-iframe-hover="true"` on the fixture container, exercising the same chrome
+visibility rules as real hover/focus without moving the pointer. Set the input
+to false to test natural hover behavior.
+The `animations` fixture input defaults to false for stable screenshots. Set it
+to true to exercise the production fades, with either real or mocked hover.
+
+## Browser tests
+
+`pnpm test:e2e` builds the fixture dependencies and runs the Playwright interaction
+suite. Tests use isolated browser contexts and run in parallel, with four workers
+in CI (override with Playwright's `--workers` option). This is separate from
+Component Explorer's screenshot renderer, which already defaults to available
+CPUs capped at eight workers. Screenshot computation remains Turbo-cached.
+
+The Playwright `e2e/milestone-one.spec.ts` suite is temporarily skipped to unblock
+CI while its debug-panel-based checks are replaced with fixture-native assertions.
+The milestone fixtures remain in the screenshot pipeline; other E2E and unit
+tests remain enabled.
+
+In locked mode, submitting a comment or dismissing it with Escape keeps the input
+hidden for the current selection, including across layout changes. Changing the
+selection makes comment entry available again.
+
+## Editing policies
+
+The editor has three independent policies:
+
+- `EditorModel.readonlyMode`: disables text editing. The lock/pencil button
+  changes only this permission, not parsing, layout, or syntax visibility.
+- `EditorModel.presentation`: `reading` uses conventional Markdown whitespace;
+  `editing` preserves source line breaks, blank lines, repeated spaces and tabs
+  while keeping rich formatting. Both work while locked or editable.
+- `EditorModel.renderMarkupText`: `none` hides syntax, `selection` uses the
+  existing active-block revelation rules, and `all` reveals syntax throughout
+  the document. Hidden inline syntax occupies no width in either presentation.
+  Find can temporarily reveal hidden source for the current match without
+  changing this policy or cursor-navigation rules; closing Find removes the reveal.
+
+Non-obvious spaces (leading, trailing, and runs of two or more) show dot
+indicators wherever markup is revealed; tabs show an arrow. Ordinary single
+inter-word spaces remain unmarked. The view-data layer maps markup visibility
+to per-leaf `showWhitespace` booleans, so whitespace rendering does not depend
+on the public policy enum. In editing presentation these are overlays on real
+source whitespace: line breaks, wrapping, source offsets, and clipboard text
+remain unchanged.
+
+The model defaults to editable, reading presentation, and selection markup.
+Hosts can initialize presentation with `EditorView`'s `presentation` option.
+Switching presentation reparses without changing source or selection. Locking
+does not reparse the document.
+
+Authoritative host updates preserve selection identity and caret affinity when
+the mapped endpoints are unchanged, avoiding a second render for an identical
+edit echo. Pending-paragraph state is still cleared and stale offsets are clamped.
+Rich-link layout batches DOM reads and writes across independent blocks, while
+keeping dependent pills within a paragraph or table sequential.
+
+The editing preset maps to explicit parser options rather than a parser UI mode:
+`explicitBlankLineBlocks`, `explicitFinalEmptyLine`,
+`preserveTrailingListContinuation`, and `allowEmptyListItemInterrupts`.
+Blank source lines become empty blocks; the final unfinished line stays in its
+list paragraph when it can continue that paragraph. A blank line ends this lazy
+continuation. Empty nested list prefixes are structural before their first text
+character is typed. These narrow recognition deviations avoid structural jumps
+while typing or deleting, without depending on editing history. The reading
+preset leaves these extensions off.
+
+Editing presentation recognizes empty task checkboxes (`[ ]`, `[x]`, and `[]`)
+at end-of-file as well as before whitespace or a newline. Enter exits an empty
+task just like an empty list item; a nested empty task first outdents.
+
+In editing presentation, Enter continues complete list items and exits/outdents
+empty ones. Elsewhere it inserts a single newline without creating a virtual
+paragraph. Arrow Down also stays within
+the existing source instead of creating a virtual paragraph.
+
+At a soft wrap, the end of one visual line and start of the next share a source
+offset. Mouse placement and visual-line navigation retain upstream caret
+affinity when targeting the preceding line, without changing source offsets.
+Explicit newlines and programmatic selections keep their existing behavior.
+
+See [Editing property tests](docs/editing-properties.md) for the interactive
+assertion fixtures, CI contracts, deterministic editing corpus, and the
+red/green/visual evidence required for layout fixes.
+
+### Rich link display hints (experimental)
+
+Inline Markdown link titles can opt into two rendering experiments:
+
+- `[commit](commit:1234567 "md:max-width=32")` bounds the entire pill to `32ch`.
+- `[commit](commit:1234567 "md:icon-only")` shows only the resource icon, retaining
+  its tooltip, accessible name, keyboard activation and original destination.
+
+Only these complete title values are interpreted as hints; other titles do not
+change pill rendering. The source title and URL remain editable and unchanged.
+These are fixture-driven experiments, not an extension contribution API.
+
+### Automatic links
+
+Bare HTTP(S) URLs, `www.` addresses, and email addresses are detected using GFM
+autolink rules. Angle-bracket autolinks are supported too. They use the same link
+nodes and host presentation provider as explicit Markdown links, so recognized
+GitHub issue URLs can receive VS Code rich presentations without `[label](url)`
+syntax. Active links retain their exact editable source. Code spans and fenced
+code do not auto-link; trailing punctuation is excluded from link targets.
+
+Pasting a single HTTP(S) URL over selected inline text turns that selection into
+a Markdown link, preserving inline formatting. Pasting without a selection,
+inside code or an existing link, or across block boundaries keeps ordinary text
+replacement. Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+V bypasses link creation with the async clipboard
+strategy (including VS Code). Typed URLs do not wrap selections.
+
+### Fixture reference rendering
+
+The real-editor examples expose **Interactive mode** in the fixture toolbar.
+This live input enables browser typing and cursor blinking without resetting the
+editor, selection, or recording; it defaults off for deterministic screenshots.
+
+In the sidebar, **showEditModeToggle** restores the editor's lock button.
+**readonly**, **presentation** (`reading` / `editing`), and **renderMarkupText**
+(`none` / `selection` / `all`) control permission, presentation, and markup policy.
+In read-only mode, `selection` keeps Markdown rendered even when text is selected;
+unlocking restores selection-driven source markers. Explicit `all` still exposes
+source for inspection, and diff/find diagnostics retain their explicit source reveals.
+These controls are
+live in the examples, main demos, content/selection fixtures, and Mermaid
+fixtures: edits and selection survive changes. The dropdown follows the editor
+button and replayed state. Legacy recordings with `sourceEditing` and
+`activeEverywhere` are translated when loaded; new recordings store the explicit
+policies. Existing fixture defaults are preserved, including
+hidden buttons in the examples and selection fixtures. Browser input remains
+controlled separately by **Interactive mode**.
+
+The Compare diagnostics (injectivity, Arrow Down coverage, and active/inactive
+comparison) also honor **showEditModeToggle**, defaulting to hidden. They retain
+their diagnostic selection/presentation setup rather than synchronizing the
+compared models through the interactive policy controls.
+Injectivity activates each source character and compares its start and end in
+that same layout. It does not compare coordinates across cell activations,
+which can resize table columns when inline markers appear or collapse.
+
+The **Reference** debug tab follows the editor's source and replay position.
+Its renderer selector defaults to **GitHub (cmark-gfm)**, using the
+[`@vscode/cmark-gfm-wasm`](../../../cmark-gfm-wasm/README.md) workspace package
+with GFM tables, task lists, strikethrough, and autolinks. **markdown-it** retains
+the previous reference engine for comparison (including its different task-list
+behavior). Both use `github-markdown-css` in a script-disabled iframe.
+Ordinary paragraphs and lists therefore usually look identical. For a visible
+engine difference, try `- [x] Done`: cmark-gfm renders a checkbox, while the
+markdown-it configuration leaves `[x]` as text.
+This is GitHub's Markdown parser plus reference CSS, not GitHub's complete site
+rendering/sanitization pipeline. cmark's safe HTML defaults remain enabled.
+Initialization/rendering errors are displayed in the pane, not replaced by a
+different engine.
+
+The **Trees** pane groups **AST**, **Tokens**, **View data**, and **View** behind
+a dropdown. **Split right** opens another copy with an independent tree
+selection; both continue to follow live edits and replay. **Layout** remains a
+separate pane.
+
+Fixture dependency builds now require Emscripten 4.0.15 and CMake for cmark-gfm.
+Alternatively, build that package with `pnpm --filter @vscode/cmark-gfm-wasm
+build:docker`, then run `pnpm run build:fixtures` once the other fixture
+dependencies have been built. Production editor bundles do not include this
+fixture-only renderer.
+
+### Language feature widgets
+
+`RenameModel` / `RenameWidget` and `SuggestModel` / `SuggestWidget` are isolated,
+observable-driven contributions exported from the package. Import
+`@vscode/markdown-editor/rename.css` or `@vscode/markdown-editor/suggest.css`
+alongside the corresponding widget. Hosts own provider requests, edit application,
+command routing, and editor integration; importing a widget does not enable a
+language feature automatically.
+
+See the [rename integration guide](src/contrib/rename/README.md) and
+[suggest integration guide](src/contrib/suggest/README.md) for their contracts,
+focus handling, and lifecycle requirements.
+
+### Milestone 1 editing coverage
+
+The `editor/milestone-1` fixture group is generated from
+`src/view/fixture/milestoneOneScenarios.ts`. Each unique source, directed
+selection, and presentation state mounts the real editor directly. Screenshot
+fixtures do not replay editing history: restored undo/redo states and other
+identical states are deduplicated across the group. Behavioral tests cover
+typing and history separately. The star has detailed prefix coverage; other
+list markers each have a sanity state rather than a duplicate sequence.
+Examples default to 360px wide and content-sized height. **Editor margin**,
+width, markup policy, read-only toggle, and interactive input controls support
+live visual review. Disabling editor margins retains a left rail for hanging
+source markers. The source-selection status uses a fixed-height, ellipsized row.
+
+| Family | Source-state coverage | Still to verify before milestone completion |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| Text and whitespace | Spaces, tabs, soft line breaks, graphemes, empty/populated documents, directed selections | Empty-file VS Code integration, wrapping, clipboard and IME |
+| Headings | ATX levels 1/2/6, setext creation, incomplete prefixes | Other levels, Enter/split/join and caret geometry across wrapping |
+| Lists | Star prefixes, alternate-marker sanity checks, lazy continuation, stable blank-line carets, source/bullet alignment, list continuation/exit | Broader active-block ownership, indentation/outdent and nested combinations |
+| Task lists | Checked/unchecked prefixes, nested task ownership, mixed sibling label alignment | Toggling/history and broader nested task transitions |
+| Links | Inline destination completion, reference definition completion, formatted labels | Escapes/titles, selections at boundaries, mouse placement and wrapped labels |
+| Inline formatting | Star/underscore italics, bold, strike, bold-italic and nested/adjacent emphasis | Delimiter boundary matrix, escaped punctuation, cross-line and cross-block selections |
+
+These are coverage seeds, not a claim that every combination is complete.
+Concrete feedback must receive a named fixture plus behavioral/geometry
+assertions; screenshot review alone does not close a regression.
+Point-to-source resolution always uses the editor's geometric hit test. The
+demo's `caretDomPosArea` visualization samples that same path; the browser
+caret hit-test alternative and its `caretDomPos`/`ownHitTest` switches are removed.
+
+The list-marker review deliberately distinguishes presentation policies.
+Editing presentation treats a bare `*`, `-`, `+`, or ordered marker as paragraph
+text until its separator space/tab exists. A standalone bare marker has no list
+indentation; a bare continuation stays in its existing bullet paragraph. Inserting
+the separator promotes it, and deleting the separator reverses that promotion.
+Reading presentation retains CommonMark empty-list parsing, with the caret
+immediately after the actual marker rather than its synthetic gutter separator.
+The `lists/lazy-continuation` checkpoints, parser ownership tests, and browser
+geometry/history regressions cover these differences.
+
+The `lists/empty-line-0` and `lists/lazy-empty-line`
+checkpoints compare the same caret at EOF and before an additional newline,
+without duplicate restored-state screenshots. The first empty continuation line of a
+populated list paragraph keeps its indentation even when another newline follows;
+the final line after the list terminator remains outside the list. Empty
+marker-only items retain their existing empty-line placement.
+
+`lists/nested-indent-dots` spreads source indentation indicators over the reserved
+gutter. `lists/indent-space-1`, `lists/indent-space-2`, and `lists/indent-space-3`
+isolate individual space selections and caret movement before a list marker.
+Parsed list depth determines the gutter width; the actual source whitespace
+shares that width evenly, rather than assuming two spaces per nesting level.
+Each space's source-mapped text and dot fill its allocated cell. At the final
+indentation boundary the caret meets the actual source glyph, including its
+normal font sidebearing; the selection spans those exact caret endpoints.
+Source-only spaces that do not create a nested item extend
+leftward into the gutter instead of moving the logical bullet or text column.
+Their display width uses the parsed marker prefix, not a fixed two-space rule.
+Native bullet typography is unchanged.
+Nested task prefixes use half-width indentation cells to bring their first
+source-space dot closer to ordinary siblings without moving bullets, checkboxes,
+or labels. Unordered-list continuation indentation reuses the source prefix's
+indentation, marker, and separator cells, including an indented blank line
+following a list. `lists/mixed-prefix-spaces`, `lists/blank-continuation-spaces`,
+and `lists/nested-continuation-spaces` isolate these cases; browser tests verify
+each cell's geometry, clicking, arrow movement, and typing at four font sizes.
+Within a list paragraph, continuation whitespace takes no space while the block
+is inactive. Activating the block reveals the source prefix inline so its spaces
+indent the continuation text, rather than placing them in a left-hand gutter.
+Quote prefixes and list indentation on the same line share that source span.
+Whitespace remains source-mapped for clicking, navigation, and editing.
+The `lists/same-paragraph-continuation`, `lists/nested-same-paragraph-continuation`,
+`lists/quoted-same-paragraph-continuation`, and
+`lists/uneven-same-paragraph-continuation` fixtures show inactive and active
+states. Browser tests cover ordinary, ordered, task, nested and quoted lists,
+tabs, CRLF, hard breaks, wrapped lines, cross-line formatting/link labels,
+multiple continuation lines, prefix clicks, and caret movement.
+Reading presentation retains its existing soft-line-break behavior.
+The `lists/indent-depth-2`, `lists/indent-depth-uneven`, and `lists/indent-prefix-3`
+fixtures reconstruct the nested-spacing feedback with minimal sources.
+Browser geometry assertions also cover wider ordered prefixes, tabs,
+markup visibility, typing, and undo.
+
+Typing the third backtick of a new opening fence inserts a closing fence on the
+next line, leaving the caret on the opener for a language name. Container
+indentation is retained; pasted, inline, already-paired, and closing fences are
+not completed. `formatting/fence-completion` captures the typing states. Enter
+inside a fenced block preserves its indentation in editing presentation.
+`lists/fenced-continuation-spaces` covers list-contained fences: opening, code,
+and closing-line spaces reuse the list's source prefix cells, including with
+syntax highlighting, without changing reading presentation.
+
+The mode toggle is a sticky overlay in the right margin when there is room,
+and may overlap content in narrow editors. It never changes text flow or reserves
+an asymmetric rail. Left and right padding use two fixed sizes, without
+intermediate scaling: 8px through 600px editor width, then 48px.
+Once the document reaches its configured maximum width (900px by default),
+it stays that width and additional space goes equally to the outer margins.
+Disabling the width limit keeps the 48px margins on wide editors.
+Top-level headings retain
+symmetric 2em minimum clearance for their hanging markers, independent of heading
+level. Long prefixes scale to fit that gutter instead of moving the document.
+Top padding stays at 32px regardless of editor width, document content, or
+scrollbar gutters. The VS Code webview uses thin scrollbars with transparent
+tracks. First and later headings use identical font line boxes, preserving the
+same text-to-underline spacing. Only the first block's top margin is removed;
+the fixed top padding provides the optical spacing adjustment.
+The `editor/readonly-toggle/` fixtures include wide, narrow, and scrolling documents.
+The first block has no additional top margin in either presentation. The first
+block inside a blockquote also has no top margin, preventing it from collapsing
+outward and shifting the quote when a marker-only line gains content. The
+paired `HeadingReading` and `HeadingEditing` fixtures and lock-toggle browser
+tests guard its text position. VS Code themes map whitespace indicators to
+`editorWhitespace.foreground`, including its dark-theme opacity.
+The `HeadingSpacingH1` and `HeadingSpacingH2` fixtures compare first and later
+headings; browser tests cover their underline spacing across themes, widths,
+wrapped text, presentation modes, and active or inactive selections.
+
+An empty, unlocked document in editing presentation always keeps a collapsed
+selection at offset zero and its active typing block, including after Escape,
+margin clicks, clicks below the document, and external selection clearing.
+This does not take keyboard focus: the caret blinks only while the editor is
+focused. Reading and locked documents keep their existing selection behavior.
+`EmptyEditing` captures the empty surface; browser tests verify actual blink
+cycles, blur, typing/deleting, and presentation/lock transitions.
+
+Escape clears an existing selection, including a collapsed caret, and cancels
+any pending empty paragraph. The exception is an empty, unlocked editing
+document: Escape keeps its caret and active block visible so typing can begin
+immediately. Open find/suggestion widgets and focused nested
+controls handle Escape first. With no selection or pending paragraph, Escape
+remains available to the host. Clicking beside or below a non-empty document also
+clears selection. The empty-document invariant is enforced by the view, not by
+individual input handlers. The editor fills a fixed-height host so its blank
+area receives the same pointer handling as the margins, without stretching the
+document itself.
+
+Set `EditorViewOptions.highlightActiveBlock` to `false` to disable the active
+block's background and glow, or update the live `view.highlightActiveBlock`
+observable. This does not change active source markers, selection, or editing
+behavior. Highlighting is enabled by default.
+
+Empty ATX headings keep their separator whitespace in the same source marker
+as populated headings. A zero-source-length line anchor preserves the heading
+caret's column and line box when typing or removing its first character.
+The existing `headings/atx-*` empty-prefix states and `headings/prefix-caret-*`
+populated states cover this transition.
+
+Rich-link pills at the end of a rendered line may use the remaining content
+width before truncating their title. Short titles retain their natural width;
+pills followed by prose retain their compact title limit. The width is updated
+with editor layout and metadata changes, respecting list indentation and the
+mode toggle's local exclusion rectangle. `Links/Rich links/Static/Trailing titles`
+provides long, short, mid-line, formatted, and session-link examples.
+
+`task-lists/nested-task-ownership` prevents a child checkbox from turning its
+parent into a task. `task-lists/mixed-task-labels` aligns labels of task and
+ordinary sibling items while preserving nested indentation. The ordinary
+item's real separator spaces expand to fill the extra label-column width.
+`task-lists/nested-task-empty-sibling-*` and `task-lists/mixed-task-separated-lists-*`
+isolate populated/empty nested tasks and mixed lists separated by a thematic break.
+In both presentations, checkboxes and ordinary bullets share a gutter column;
+the task's extra source bullet hangs farther left. Labels keep their position
+when markup visibility changes, except for extra source-only separator padding.
+`lists/mixed-label-column` compares the same nested labels in reading and editing;
+both use one shared marker/label layout rather than separate task indentation.
+The expanded ordinary separator has a visible
+whitespace dot. Browser tests click task-label characters with markup hidden,
+selection-revealed, and fully revealed, then verify exact insertion offsets.
+`task-lists/empty-task-label` keeps a completed checkbox plus separator structural
+before label text is typed in editing presentation. Reading retains standard GFM
+parsing. Typing or deleting the label must not change checkbox ownership or move
+the empty caret's text column.
+The `task-lists/checkbox-separator-*` fixtures cover the caret immediately
+after `]`, after its first separator, and after an extra space. In editing
+presentation, the first separator reaches the label column and each additional
+space advances normally. The checkbox and separator participate in inline layout,
+so native text ranges, clicks, and the painted caret agree.
+The `lists/extra-separator-continuation-spaces` and
+`lists/extra-separator-blank-line` fixtures protect `-   test` followed by a blank
+line and `    test`: the four prefix cells align and the blank-line caret sits
+at the active label column.
+Editing also treats `- [] test` as unchecked, preserving task layout through
+`[x]` -> `[]` -> `[ ]` edits without inserting a space into the source.
+Reading keeps `[]` as literal text. The normal separator requirement remains;
+`- []text` and a bare `- []` at EOF are not tasks. The reduced
+`task-lists/checkbox-value-0`, `checkbox-value-1`, and `checkbox-value-2`
+fixtures cover all three values in reading and editing presentation.
+The paired `task-lists/checkbox-line-end-empty` and `task-lists/checkbox-line-end-filled`
+states extend this guarantee to a checkbox followed directly by a newline:
+typing on the continuation must neither create the checkbox nor move the caret
+column. Bare `* [ ]` without a separator retains standard non-task parsing.
+`lists/nested-parent-filled` and `lists/nested-parent-empty` preserve the parent's
+marker separator and its own visual line when its last label character is
+removed. The nested item's row and indentation must not move. Parser tests cover
+LF, CRLF, CR, source tiling, and incremental edits; browser tests assert the
+caret and nested-item coordinates through deletion and retyping.
+`task-lists/continuation-enter` covers a blank task continuation: editing Enter
+inserts only `\n`. List auto-continuation still applies on the item's own marker
+line, not every later line owned by that item.
+`task-lists/checkbox-newline` keeps the line ending after `[ ]` in paragraph
+flow instead of the absolutely positioned checkbox source.
+The paired `lists/marker-separator-1` and `lists/marker-separator-2` states keep
+the marker fixed while additional separator characters move the content right.
+Extra spaces occupy half-em source cells. Unordered source symbols use the
+body font and baseline in a one-em gutter cell, followed by a half-em separator.
+Native reading bullets retain their original size, font, and nested list style;
+we do not require unrelated glyphs to have identical pixel ink bounds across
+fallback fonts. Geometry tests cover multiple font families and sizes.
+
+`lists/separator-activation-inactive` and `lists/separator-activation-active`
+show that extra source-only separator padding collapses outside the active
+item. Nested logical gutters do not move. The explicit `all` and `none` markup
+policies still force revelation or hiding.
+`formatting/table-cell-outside`, `formatting/table-cell-first`, and
+`formatting/table-cell-second` keep inline formatting markers out of the
+inactive cells' layout. Activating another cell may resize columns; source
+offsets remain distinct within each resulting layout.
+
+`lists/blank-between-items` keeps list-level blank separators at their
+surrounding container's margin, including typing and undo/redo. These separators
+are distinct from continuation lines within a list-item paragraph.
+`lists/first-blank-between-items` covers the first empty line immediately after
+populated item text: its caret stays at the item's text indent, even when later
+blank lines and another item follow. Moving to the next blank line moves to the
+document margin. Browser tests compare each empty-line caret with the position
+of ordinary text inserted there, across nested, ordered, and quoted lists,
+empty items, and LF and CRLF endings. Parser source-ownership and incremental
+reconciliation tests also cover CR endings.
+
+`listMarkerAlignment/Source versus rendered bullet` places the production
+source star and rendered bullet side by side. Reading bullets retain native
+browser typography; source symbols use the body font and baseline, centered
+in a one-em gutter slot. Browser regressions check the source column and
+baseline across font families and sizes, and ensure reading bullets are not
+replaced or resized. They deliberately do not require optical ink centers to
+match across different glyphs and fallback fonts.
+
+### Screenshot CI
+
+All fixtures use the package-local `fixtureUtils.ts` wrapper to disable CSS
+animations and transitions within their own container, including the mode
+toggle and cursor. Editor examples restore live motion when **Interactive mode**
+is enabled. The custom cycling highlighter stays fixed by default; enable
+**Cycle keyword colors** to exercise its live observable updates. Property
+fixtures keep their complete diagnostic evidence in a **Replay log** disclosure,
+collapsed by default so screenshots capture the editor rather than the JSON.
+
+The `markdown-editor-screenshots` workflow captures every fixture discovered
+by this package's Component Explorer configuration, including content,
+diagnostic, property, and widget fixtures. There is no fixture-ID allowlist
+or fixed fixture count; new fixtures are included automatically. The separate
+screenshot job runs for every PR targeting main and every push to main, without
+changed-path gates. Turbo decides which computations can be reused; commit
+manifest publication always runs for authorized events, including cache hits.
+This registers unchanged snapshots for new commit SHAs so unrelated main
+changes do not leave holes in the baseline history. Pages reload
+between fixtures to isolate their rendering. Capture uses `build:fixtures`
+and `component-explorer.screenshots.json` to serve a static build on an
+ephemeral local port, avoiding dev-server dependency optimization and module
+reloads during a full run. Interactive exploration still uses the regular
+`component-explorer.json` dev-server configuration. On the hosted Ubuntu runner,
+CI removes the unused Android SDK before installing dependencies to leave
+disk space for the full capture. The package-owned
+`scripts/screenshots.mjs` and `screenshots` task store their
+validated render JSON (without Git commit metadata or PNGs) in Turborepo's
+cross-commit cache. The publish step attaches the *current* commit and the
+`markdown-editor` service project ID, checks each content hash against
+the screenshot service, and uploads only missing PNGs. If a cached hash is
+missing remotely and its PNG is no longer local, it recaptures and verifies
+the image before publishing; unchanged hashes already present remotely need
+no browser run on a cache hit.
+
+CI restores only the published-cache namespace and saves it after successful
+image/manifest upload and validation. Fork and Dependabot runs do not populate
+this cache. Thus a reusable CI snapshot's images have already been published;
+PNGs remain in the service rather than in Turbo. The existing missing-image
+recovery also supports local caches and older snapshots.
+
+Before consulting the screenshot cache, CI builds the renderer and its
+dependencies with `pnpm --filter @vscode/component-explorer-cli... run build`.
+This deliberately bypasses Turbo's dependency-build cache: package builds can
+also generate external dependency outputs (such as LinkRPC), which are not
+restored by a cache entry containing only that package's `dist` directory.
+Screenshot render results remain cached across commits.
+Screenshot-script tests and fixture typechecking are explicit Turbo tasks.
+Rendering depends on successful fixture typechecking, including on cache hits;
+unchanged successful checks need not execute again. Commit metadata, service
+publication, and PR reporting remain outside the cached tasks.
+
+Image lookups run in batches of at most eight, use a 10-second timeout per attempt, and retry transient network
+errors and HTTP 429/500/502/503/504 responses up to three total attempts, with
+one- and two-second backoffs logged to CI. Only HTTP 404 means an image is
+missing; persistent service errors fail preparation rather than being hidden.
+The workflow archives the per-commit manifest and writes an advisory
+base-commit comparison with before/after screenshots to the job summary.
+Non-fork PRs also get a single updated comparison comment. Large comments
+stop at a complete fixture boundary below GitHub's size limit; the complete
+comparison remains in the job summary and `markdown-editor-screenshot-report`
+artifact. Comparisons can
+read the legacy `markdown-editor-pilot` baseline until main has published
+under the new project ID; new uploads always use `markdown-editor`.
+Diagnostic fixture errors remain in the published manifest and are listed
+explicitly in the comparison report, including fixtures that could not produce
+an image. Every fixture must pass diagnostics for required CI to be green,
+including when its result is restored from the screenshot cache. The diagnostic
+check runs after artifacts, uploads, reports, and PR comments so failures retain
+their evidence. Run `node scripts/screenshots.mjs check` locally to check the
+cached manifest, or pass a manifest path to check a specific capture.
+Visual screenshot changes remain advisory, not merge gates.
+Empty, duplicate, or malformed manifests, infrastructure failures, and
+invalid image hashes still fail CI.
+
+The service must support its existing `/images/<sha256>`,
+`/commits/<owner>/<repo>/<sha>`, and authenticated `/upload` endpoints, with
+project snapshots enabled. The upload step sends the manifest and
+missing PNGs as a ZIP directly; no service-side GitHub token is needed to
+download Actions artifacts. Main-branch pushes and non-fork PRs authenticate using GitHub
+Actions OIDC (the same mechanism used by VS Code screenshot CI), not a new
+repository secret. The service must authorize this repository's main pushes
+and non-fork PR tokens for its OIDC audience. Fork and Dependabot PRs skip
+OIDC upload and commenting; their job summary links to the workflow artifacts
+instead of embedding unpublished images. Upload or unexpected baseline-service
+errors fail CI explicitly, while artifacts are preserved for inspection.
+The reusable `markdown-editor-screenshots` workflow handles rendering,
+archiving, upload, and reporting for both callers. Both `required` and the
+main-push-only `markdown-editor-screenshots-publish` caller explicitly grant
+`contents: read`, `id-token: write`, and `pull-requests: write`; reusable
+workflows cannot elevate their caller's permissions.
+The workflow's
+public service URL and runner/font configuration must be updated together
+when changing service or rendering environment; renderer source, fixture
+inputs, dependency lockfile, and the runner image version participate in
+the Turbo cache key. Branch protection still requires the repository
+administrator to mark the umbrella `Required / required` check as required.
+
+Screenshot orchestration, contract tests (`pnpm run test:screenshots`), and
+the Turbo task configuration live in this package. Component Explorer provides
+the reusable renderer and screenshot service, with no Markdown-specific scripts.
+The `markdown-editor-screenshots` artifact contains the upload manifest and new
+PNGs; `markdown-editor-screenshot-render` preserves render diagnostics.
+
+Start with the [current implementation specification](./docs/specification.md).
+It explains the architecture, runtime data flow, public integration surface,
+extension points, the VS Code custom text editor adapter, tests, and current
+limitations.
+
+Other package documents:
+
+- [Original design](./docs/design.md) - historical design intent.
+- [Original implementation plan](./docs/plan.md) - historical roadmap; its
+  checkboxes do not describe current completion.
+- [Engineering backlog](./docs/todo.md) - known issues and future work.
+
+From this package directory:
+
+```sh
+pnpm test
+pnpm test:e2e
+pnpm build
+pnpm build:explorer
+```
+
+Playwright reuses test servers from the same worktree using a deterministic
+worktree-specific port pair. Set `VSCODE_MARKDOWN_EDITOR_E2E_BASE_PORT` to the
+first port of a different adjacent pair if the generated ports conflict with
+another local service.
+
+From the `vscode-packages` workspace root, run `tilt up` to supervise the editor
+test page in Tilt's local web UI at http://localhost:10350. Tilt checks the
+workspace installation with `pnpm install --frozen-lockfile` first; the `editor`
+resource then serves the test page at its worktree-specific URL (shown in the
+Tilt UI). Enable the optional `fixtures` resource in the UI to build and serve
+the Component Explorer fixtures on the adjacent port. The servers run locally;
+Docker and Kubernetes are not needed. Disable either server in the UI to stop
+it, or run `tilt down` to stop Tilt's resources. To start only the fixtures
+from the command line, use `tilt up fixtures`.
+
+Install [Tilt](https://docs.tilt.dev/install.html) and use a Node installation
+that supports TypeScript type stripping (Node 22.6+). Corepack runs the pnpm
+version pinned in the workspace's `package.json`. The same
+`VSCODE_MARKDOWN_EDITOR_E2E_BASE_PORT` override applies to both Tilt servers.
+
+The multi-repository workspace also has a `Tiltfile` beside
+`markdown-editor.code-workspace`. Run `tilt up` from that directory to see the
+package resources and optional VS Code resources in one dashboard. From either
+dashboard, enable `markdown-explorer` for the interactive Component Explorer
+(port 5339), `explorer-demo` for its demo app (port 5174),
+`markdown-package-watch`, or `team-tools-watch`. The `fixtures` resource above
+is a built preview, not the interactive Component Explorer CLI server. Enabling
+`markdown-explorer` requires stopping any separately launched Component
+Explorer daemon for this same project first; Tilt will not terminate it.
+
+In the multi-repository dashboard, `vscode-markdown-webview-watch` and
+`vscode-client-watch` run watchers from the VS Code checkout, while
+`vscode-explorer` serves its separate Component Explorer (port 5337).
+`vscode-extension-host` builds Team Tools and launches Code - OSS with an
+isolated profile, no built-in or installed extensions, and only the Team Tools
+development extension. Disabling the resource closes that window, not other
+VS Code instances. The VS Code checkout needs its own dependencies installed
+before enabling its watchers or Component Explorer.