Syntax highlight doesn't mark bold properly after/before alnum characters

[jaeyeom]

Markdown syntax highlight doesn't mark bold properly if the bold area starts after alpha-numeric characters and/or ends before alpha-numeric characters.

Repro Steps

1. Open a markdown file.
2. Try put **bb**cc or aa**bb**

Expected: Only bb should be bolded.
Actual: The bold area doesn't end or doesn't start.

This is very painful for CJK languages whose words are not always spaced.

Command History

     -0:09.9 bracket-matcher:select-inside-brackets (atom-text-editor.editor.is-focused)
     -0:08.8 markdown-preview:toggle (atom-text-editor.editor.is-focused)
     -0:02.7 command-palette:toggle (atom-text-editor.editor.is-focused)
     -0:00.0 core:confirm (atom-text-editor.editor.mini)
     -0:00.0 bug-report:open (atom-text-editor.editor.is-focused)

Versions

• Atom: 1.5.1
• Atom-Shell:
• OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Home
• Misc
  • apm 1.6.0
  • npm 2.13.3
  • node 0.10.40
  • python 3.5.1
  • git 2.7.1.windows.1
  • visual studio

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[lee-dohm]

This is a duplicate of #117 with an additional test case. The root cause though is asterisks in the middle of "words". You may want to subscribe there for updates.

Thanks for reporting!

[jaeyeom]

Thanks. I missed the duplicate issue. This is important issue for CJK users, because there are no spaces in Chinese and Japanese, and spaces are mostly but not always the word break in Korean.