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Proposed changes

Selecting several lines and pressing Bold (or Italic, Strikethrough, Inline code) wraps the whole selection in one pair of markers:

*This is
a test*

The message parser doesn't let inline markers span a line break, so that renders as plain text (*This is / a test*). Each line has to carry its own markers:

*This is*
*a test*
  • client/lib/toggleLineMarker.ts, next to toggleLinePrefix.ts:
    • getLineMarker(pattern) recognises the four inline Markdown patterns (*, _, ~, `).
    • toggleLineMarker(text, marker) wraps every non-blank line, keeping surrounding whitespace outside the markers, or unwraps them when every line is already wrapped. Pressing the button again therefore toggles the formatting off.
  • wrapSelection in both composers (createComposerAPI and createRichTextComposerAPI) uses it for a multi-line selection with one of those markers.
  • Unchanged:
    • single-line selections;
    • the existing unwrap when the markers sit just outside the selection;
    • the multi-line code block button;
    • wrapping a selection by typing (, ", [ and similar, which still wraps the selection as a whole.

Issue(s)

Closes #33065

Steps to test or reproduce

  1. Type two lines in the composer, select both, and press Bold.
  2. The composer now holds *This is* / *a test* and the sent message shows both lines in bold. Pressing Bold again removes the markers.

Tests:

  • toggleLineMarker.spec.ts: marker detection, per-line wrapping, blank lines, whitespace, toggling off.
  • createComposerAPI.spec.ts: per-line wrap, toggle off, brackets unchanged, single line unchanged.
  • createRichTextComposerAPI.spec.ts: per-line wrap (the two assertions that expected *foo\nbar* now expect the rendered form), and brackets unchanged.

Results: the composer suites pass (15 suites, 254 tests). ESLint, Prettier and tsc on the changed files are clean.

Further comments

An earlier attempt, #33288, changes MessageBox.tsx and has conflicted with develop since the composer logic moved into the composer APIs. This change works on the current APIs, covers the rich text composer too, and adds tests.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes
    • Applying inline formatting to a multiline message selection now formats each nonblank line individually, while preserving blank lines and surrounding whitespace.
    • Applying the same formatting again removes it from each line when all nonblank lines are already formatted.
    • Multiline selections wrapped with brackets continue to be treated as a single selection. Selection and cursor positions are maintained after formatting.

Inline Markdown markers cannot span a line break, so wrapping a multi-line selection in one pair of markers rendered as plain text.
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Walkthrough

Composer formatting now applies inline markers to each nonblank line of a multiline selection. It removes the markers when all nonblank lines are already formatted. Other patterns continue to wrap the selection as a whole.

Changes

Multiline composer formatting

Layer / File(s) Summary
Line marker behavior
apps/meteor/client/lib/toggleLineMarker.ts, apps/meteor/client/lib/toggleLineMarker.spec.ts
New helpers identify supported inline markers and add or remove them on each nonblank line. Blank lines and surrounding whitespace are preserved.
Composer integration
apps/meteor/client/lib/createRichTextComposerAPI.ts, apps/meteor/client/views/room/composer/messageBox/createComposerAPI.ts, apps/meteor/client/lib/createRichTextComposerAPI.spec.ts, apps/meteor/client/views/room/composer/messageBox/createComposerAPI.spec.ts, .changeset/format-multiline-selection.md
Both composer APIs use the helpers for multiline selections with inline marker patterns. Tests cover toggling, whole-selection wrapping with other patterns, and selection behavior. The changeset describes the formatting change.

Priority: Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Suggested labels: type: bug

Suggested reviewers: martinschoeler, dougfabris

Merge Risk: Moderate · up to aa55f

Confirm that formatting text containing carriage returns or U+2028 preserves the selected content before merging.

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Issue #33065 requires multiline formatting to apply markers to each line. toggleLineMarker recognizes *, _, ~, and backtick markers, preserves blank lines and surrounding whitespace, and removes markers when all non-blank lines are formatted. Both createComposerAPI and createRichTextComposerAPI use this behavior for multiline selections. The added tests cover wrapping, unwrapping, blank lines, whitespace, and unchanged bracket behavior.

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The implementation changes support issue #33065. The helper, both composer API integrations, related tests, and the patch changeset directly support multiline inline formatting. The changes preserve single-line formatting, bracket wrapping, and code-block behavior. No unrelated change is demonstrated.

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…cted inside their markers

Match the whole line content including carriage returns and U+2028, leave whitespace-only emphasis alone since it renders as plain text, and toggle every line when the selection sits inside an already per-line formatted block instead of stripping only the outer markers.

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