For days Markdown for links has not worked.

[Rogue-Git-Dev]

Steps to reproduce

I am using nightly builds on Mac OS version 13.4 latest public release candidate. It is simple. I use Markdown for links in the format of link name. For a few days [not sure when it began] Element fails to render links nicely as did previously. Instead, the code shows and the URL shows. No settings were changed and Markdown was verified to be enabled.

Outcome

What did you expect?

Links are expected to be rendered nicely.

What happened instead?

Links were rendered as URLs.

Operating system

Mac OS

Application version

Element Nightly version: 2023051701 Olm version: 3.2.14

How did you install the app?

from the nightly page on the Element website

Homeserver

matrix.org default server

Will you send logs?

Yes

[t3chguy]

Looks fine for me on develop.element.io

[Rogue-Git-Dev]

Having been writ by Michael Telatynski on Thursday 18 May 2023 at 04:00:58 -0500 ⬇️

Looks fine for me on develop.element.io

I just updated Element on Mac to the latest nightly build, sent someone a message with a link in the name of [this text cloaks the URL](url). The actual text does not display for me but only the URL. This is not expected behaviour.

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-- Brother J.

[t3chguy]

@Rogue-Git-Dev please provide the ... -> View Source for the event in question
What client sent the event? Can you provide repro steps? A video?

[Rogue-Git-Dev]

Having been writ by Michael Telatynski on Friday 19 May 2023 at 05:34:42 -0500 ⬇️

@Rogue-Git-Dev please provide the `... -> View Source` for the event in question

From the More Options | View Source dialogue: -------------------------------- Decrypted Event Source: ``` { "type": "m.room.message", "content": { "msgtype": "m.text", "body": "I mentioned [this forthcoming capability](https://9to5mac.com/2023/05/19/everyone-should-use-personal-voice/) is unnecessary. They in this article make the illogical case that sounding robotic is in some way bad or negative. I know and I am sure you know that is unequivocally false. If I were to lose my voice then this is the last thing I would do. There is something comforting about thinking robotically, sounding, and being robotic whether or not one has got their own voice.", "format": "org.matrix.custom.html", "formatted_body": "I mentioned <a href=\"https://9to5mac.com/2023/05/19/everyone-should-use-personal-voice/\">this forthcoming capability</a> is unnecessary. They in this article make the illogical case that sounding robotic is in some way bad or negative. I know and I am sure you know that is unequivocally false. If I were to lose my voice then this is the last thing I would do. There is something comforting about thinking robotically, sounding, and being robotic whether or not one has got their own voice." } } ``` Original Event Source: Redacted unless provision is necessary

What client sent the event?

Mac OS version 13.4 build 22F66

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-- Brother J.

[t3chguy]

I copy and pasted that event content into /devtools and it looks fine to me

[Rogue-Git-Dev]

Having been writ by Michael Telatynski on Friday 19 May 2023 at 07:29:31 -0500 ⬇️

I copy and pasted that event content into `/devtools` and it looks fine to me

Why for the past four days approximately has it not displayed as did previously to me then? It displays as URL without the text to cloak it. It is quite strange.

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-- Brother J.

[t3chguy]

No clue, you haven't shared repro steps, a screen recording or even a screenshot.

[Rogue-Git-Dev]

Having been writ by Michael Telatynski on Friday 19 May 2023 at 07:38:08 -0500 ⬇️

No clue, you haven't shared repro steps, a screen recording or even a screenshot.

Being completely blind and using VoiceOver exclusively I cannot verify any screenshot I take is of that specific window. The only thing I do is type a message with the Markdown code and press ⌘⏎ to send the message. The behaviour changed either 14 May or 15 May after I updated to the nightly builds on those days.

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-- Brother J.

[t3chguy]

@Rogue-Git-Dev I asked in the accessibility room if anyone else can reproduce it unfortunately they cannot, so we will need to await someone else hitting it. https://matrix.to/#/!aDqOGCgMtPXQREzAWj:pvagner.tk/$jYm3mbF5H5jpwrnC1uPt2ns49M17jl80aV75WZu3f9U?via=pvagner.tk&via=matrix.org&via=element.io

[t3chguy]

Regressed by matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk@99ac9e5 - its due to Element Desktop showing a tooltip to the actual URL to prevent link spoofing and that being read instead of the content, not intended

[Rogue-Git-Dev]

Having been writ by Michael Telatynski on Friday 19 May 2023 at 07:53:15 -0500 ⬇️

@Rogue-Git-Dev I asked in the accessibility room if anyone else can reproduce it unfortunately they cannot, so we will need to await someone else hitting it. https://matrix.to/#/!aDqOGCgMtPXQREzAWj:pvagner.tk/$jYm3mbF5H5jpwrnC1uPt2ns49M17jl80aV75WZu3f9U?via=pvagner.tk&via=matrix.org&via=element.io

I joined the room which I knew not existed until this response. Later I will confirm with the recipient how it displays. If it displays as it does for me then it is not accessibility related; else, it must be accessibility related although the recipient uses the stable builds on iOS and Mac OS. Also, I will confirm if it displays as intended on my iPad Pro.

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-- Brother J.

[Rogue-Git-Dev]

Having been writ by Michael Telatynski on Friday 19 May 2023 at 07:59:54 -0500 ⬇️

Regressed by matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk@99ac9e5 - its due to Element Desktop showing a tooltip to the actual URL to prevent link spoofing and that being read instead of the content, not intended

Is this recent? If so then it shall make use of VoiceOver’s help tag as this type of thing does usually. VoiceOver shall not read the help tag / tool tip unless the help tag setting is ticked in VoiceOver settings.

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-- Brother J.

[t3chguy]

That change was added 2 weeks ago, working on a fix to workaround it now.

[Rogue-Git-Dev]

Having been writ by Michael Telatynski on Friday 19 May 2023 at 08:12:40 -0500 ⬇️

That change was added 2 weeks ago, working on a fix to workaround it now.

Thanks. Unless you have got a better solution, any address cloaked by text as I like to do it shall be the help tag / tool tip. I ticked the setting personally because help tags are super useful generally thus I will hear any URL / URI.

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-- Brother J.

[t3chguy]

The solution is to set the url as the description rather than the label

[Rogue-Git-Dev]

Having been writ by Michael Telatynski on Friday 19 May 2023 at 08:17:18 -0500 ⬇️

The solution is to set the url as the description rather than the label

Very well then. I anticipate to test it. It will be nice to hear the underlying destination provided it works as I envisage it.

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-- Brother J.

[Rogue-Git-Dev]

Having been writ by Brother J. on Friday 19 May 2023 at 08:19:52 -0500 ⬇️

Having been writ by Michael Telatynski on Friday 19 May 2023 at 08:17:18 -0500 ⬇️ > The solution is to set the url as the description rather than the label Very well then. I anticipate to test it. It will be nice to hear the underlying destination provided it works as I envisage it. -- Brother J.

I just updated to Element Nightly version: 2023051903 Olm version: 3.2.14 and nothing has changed in re this issue. When it changes then I will update this issue.

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-- Brother J.