# markdown_preview: Group settings and add automatic preview opening \(\#63462\) · gitcafe/zed

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Repository: [gitcafe/zed](https://git.cafe/gitcafe/zed)

Visibility: public

Requested revision: c1eda3e88aff7fd9eb780ab2984ab0e2a04d3bf7

Requested commit: c1eda3e88aff7fd9eb780ab2984ab0e2a04d3bf7

Commit: c1eda3e88aff7fd9eb780ab2984ab0e2a04d3bf7

Tree: 92a121059b358d67aee00d76f5fa5523a5cf2c28

Author: Josh Kent

Committer: GitHub

## Message

```
markdown_preview: Group settings and add automatic preview opening (#63462)

## Objective

Markdown preview appearance settings are split between root theme
settings and
`markdown_preview`, and Markdown files always open as source editors
even when a user primarily
wants the rendered preview.

## Solution

- Group the Markdown preview font settings under `markdown_preview`,
migrate their legacy keys
across supported settings scopes, and update defaults, Settings UI, and
documentation.
- Add `markdown_preview.open_markdown_files_in_preview`, defaulting to
false. When enabled, clean
Markdown opens are replaced by a rendered preview while preserving dirty
editors, temporary-tab
behavior, pane activation and focus, targeted navigation, workspace
restoration, and the escape
  back to source.

## Testing

- Manually verified on macOS that enabling the setting opens Markdown
files as preview-only.
- `cargo test -p markdown_preview` (three consecutive runs)
- `cargo test -p migrator nest_markdown_preview`
- `cargo test -p settings_content`
- `cargo check -p markdown -p markdown_preview -p migrator -p settings
-p settings_content -p settings_ui -p theme_settings -p workspace`
- `./script/clippy -p gpui_apple -p markdown -p markdown_preview -p
migrator -p settings -p settings_content -p settings_ui -p
theme_settings -p workspace --features gpui_apple/runtime_shaders`
- `cargo fmt --all -- --check`
- `git diff --check`

## Self-Review Checklist:

- [x] I've reviewed my own diff for quality, security, and reliability
- [x] Unsafe blocks (if any) have justifying comments
- [x] The content adheres to Zed's UI standards
([UX/UI](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#uiux-checklist)
and
[icon](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/blob/main/crates/icons/README.md)
guidelines)
- [x] Tests cover the new/changed behavior
- [x] Performance impact has been considered and is acceptable

## Recordings


https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/032ab36d-f934-4ef7-aa18-53f3955a7df8


https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/dc872265-2fe0-45ac-95eb-ff820d3a8164

Release Notes:

- Added a setting to open Markdown files directly in preview mode and
grouped Markdown preview settings together.
```

## Parents

- [81da416e3f7fed5103dcb40394f430e4f3572c77](https://git.cafe/gitcafe/zed/commit/81da416e3f7fed5103dcb40394f430e4f3572c77?format=markdown)

[Source at this commit](https://git.cafe/gitcafe/zed/tree/c1eda3e88aff7fd9eb780ab2984ab0e2a04d3bf7?format=markdown)