Formatted file previews and a shared link catalog
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Technical background
Local text and source files preview in the hover card or pane. Markdown has Formatted and Raw controls, YAML metadata, and syntax colors. Lintel supplies language names, icons, mappings and platform reveal labels. Its shared preset list is searchable, includes Unblocked Code task links, and rules can be duplicated independently.
The problem
A file link should let you read the file without leaving the terminal. Raw Markdown, unexplained extensions, and catalogs copied separately into each host made the result harder to use and maintain.
How it works
The hover card and pane share a local text reader and preview component. Markdown opens in Formatted mode; Raw preserves the original source. YAML frontmatter becomes metadata, with errors shown beside the original YAML. Lintel owns the file labels, reusable icons and mappings. Its Unblocked Code preset turns UNB-123 into the coding-task details URL, and a newly added task preset is placed before a broader conflicting ID rule.
Try it
- Hover a local Markdown or source-file link, then use Show in pane for more room.
- Switch between Formatted and Raw on a Markdown preview.
- In Link Tooltip settings, search the preset list for Unblocked, or duplicate an existing rule and edit its copy.
Details
- Reveal labels follow the OS: Show in Explorer, Reveal in Finder, or Show in File Manager.
- Contribute presets, language mappings and icons in
aylith-labs/lintel. Its proposal form and interactive wizard do not require a terminal build.
What this does not claim
- The local Torbie reader previews text, Markdown and source files. Unsupported binary formats display an explicit message. Large previews are capped and marked as shortened.
- Syntax colors are lexical highlighting, not semantic information from a language server.
- The implementations are covered by logic checks, type checking and package builds; these changes were not verified by automating a live terminal window.