Feature Request: Support Markdown Text in Function Block Descriptions

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Hey everyone,
I’d really love to have Markdown text support in function block descriptions.
Right now, it uses HTML and css, which isn’t very readable when editing. Markdown would be a lot easier to write and maintain.
Here are my main reasons:

  1. HTML isn’t human-friendly while writing.
  2. Most blocks are used only internally.
  3. Markdown works better across platforms like MS Outline, Obsidian, etc.
  4. I’m an automation engineer, not a web dev — I don’t really want to learn another markup language just for this :sweat_smile:

Would be awesome if Markdown could be supported!

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Hello TeTi,
Thank you very much for your message and suggestion. Currently, there is a template available on GitHub that primarily uses Markdown to create documentation. However, since Markdown’s capabilities are not as extensive as those of HTML, some HTML content can still be found within it. But perhaps this template will still be helpful to you: GitHub - PLCnext/Template_Library_Documentation: This repository provides a template for creating HTML and PDF help files that can be used for IEC 61131 libraries.
Kind regards,
Christiane