Microsoft/vscode

Support 'smart' automatic markdown link pasting for external image links

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#188,636 opened on Jul 24, 2023

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Description

Currently, when images outside of the workspace are pasted into the Markdown editor, the smart pasting feature does not work.

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Research direction
Analyze clipboard paste events in VSCode's markdown editor and implement handling for external image URLs.
Tech stack
typescript
Domain
frontenddeveloper experience
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
None
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
70