Markdown preview autoreflash

Ideas Feature Requests
1

Feature request for product/service

Cursor IDE

Describe the request

my test farmwork updates an markdown file, and since cursor has markdown preview function, hope it can auto update content/refalsh page when file gots updated

Operating System (if it applies)

Windows 10/11

5

Hi @steve_green!

Cursor should already work this way. Take a look at the screen recording below. Are you expericing something different?

7

idk why but looks this not work with my test farmwork sometime, guess theres some bug? maybe ya guys needs run a review for it..
looks like ya works on mac/linux, but im on windows, maybe this’s point?

```powershell
param(
    [string]$Path = (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot "live.md"),
    [int]$IntervalSeconds = 1
)

function U([uint32[]]$c) { -join ($c | ForEach-Object { [char]$_ }) }

$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
if ($IntervalSeconds -lt 1) { $IntervalSeconds = 1 }

$start = Get-Date
$tick = 0

Write-Host "$(U 0x5199,0x5165): $Path" -ForegroundColor Cyan
Write-Host "$(U 0x95F4,0x9694): ${IntervalSeconds}s  |  Ctrl+C $(U 0x505C,0x6B62)" -ForegroundColor DarkGray

try {
    while ($true) {
        $tick++
        $now = Get-Date
        $elapsed = $now - $start
        $barLen = [Math]::Min(50, $tick)
        $bar = ('=' * $barLen) + ('-' * (50 - $barLen))

        $content = @"
# Live Markdown

> $(U 0x6BCF,0x79D2,0x81EA,0x52A8,0x5237,0x65B0) $(U 0x00B7) $(U 0x7B2C) **$tick** $(U 0x6B21,0x66F4,0x65B0)

| $(U 0x5B57,0x6BB5) | $(U 0x503C) |
|------|-----|
| $(U 0x5F53,0x524D,0x65F6,0x95F4) | ``$($now.ToString('yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.fff'))`` |
| $(U 0x5DF2,0x8FD0,0x884C) | ``$([int]$elapsed.TotalHours):$($elapsed.ToString('mm\:ss'))`` |
| $(U 0x8FDB,0x7A0B) ID | ``$PID`` |
| $(U 0x4E3B,0x673A) | ``$env:COMPUTERNAME`` |

## $(U 0x8FDB,0x5EA6)

``````text
$([Math]::Min(100, $tick))%
$bar
``````

---

*generated by live-md.ps1*
"@

        [System.IO.File]::WriteAllText($Path, $content, [System.Text.UTF8Encoding]::new($false))
        Write-Host "`r[$($now.ToString('HH:mm:ss'))] tick $tick" -NoNewline
        Start-Sleep -Seconds $IntervalSeconds
    }
}
finally {
    Write-Host ""
    Write-Host "$(U 0x5DF2,0x505C,0x6B62,0xFF0C,0x6700,0x540E,0x5199,0x5165): $Path" -ForegroundColor Yellow
}
```

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8

It looks like the file you’re changing has been deleted (see the strike-through of the filename in the upper left)? I have a feeling that might be the issue.

9

oh yeah thats the point, but maybe we can continue watch when file got been deleted and recreated?
and looks like I cant repo my test farmwork issue with shell script, but I can sure theres some issue with markdown autoreflash on windows `:(`

anyway thanks for you patientice, but I guees I dont wanna spent time on this since im disappointed for cursor, have a niceday `:)`