# Markdown Source view doesn't always display

**URL:** <https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/markdown-source-view-doesnt-always-display/59938>\
**Category:** DEVONthink\
**Created:** [December 1, 2020, 10:18pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/markdown-source-view-doesnt-always-display/59938 "2020-12-01T22:18:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![kappabear](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@kappabear](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/kappabear)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2020, 10:18pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/markdown-source-view-doesnt-always-display/59938/1 "2020-12-01T22:18:42Z")

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Greetings,

I’m trying to integrate Markdown into my workflow more often, I may have discovered a bug in DT 3.6.1. If I’ve been entering text in the Side-by-side viewing mode, and switch the the Source mode, the page is completely blank. If I click out of of Source mode to Preview or back to Side-by-side mode, and then back to Source, the text appears.

Also, in Side-by-side mode, there’s a very noticeable lag between when I enter text in the source side, and when it shows up in the preview side. Perhaps this is by design, and is a feature? I’m not sure.

Cheers.

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**Author:** ![BLUEFROG](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/user_avatar/discourse.devontechnologies.com/bluefrog/32/135_2.png) [@BLUEFROG](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/BLUEFROG)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2020, 11:16pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/markdown-source-view-doesnt-always-display/59938/2 "2020-12-01T23:16:10Z")

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There is no actual “lag”. The preview doesn’t live update so it updates when DEVONthink auto-saves or you can manually save the document to update it.

Does the first issue you mentioned persist after quitting and relaunching DEVONthink?

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**Author:** ![kappabear](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@kappabear](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/kappabear)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2020, 11:19pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/markdown-source-view-doesnt-always-display/59938/3 "2020-12-01T23:19:22Z")

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Hey Jim!

Good to hear from you, as usual! I hope that all is great with you, and that you’re still doing your photography! I definitely am!

Ok, so that “lag” is “intentional” 😄

Yep, that first issue persist through Quitting/relaunching. I haven’t rebooted in a while, but will do that, and get back to you.

Cheers!

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**Author:** ![BLUEFROG](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/user_avatar/discourse.devontechnologies.com/bluefrog/32/135_2.png) [@BLUEFROG](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/BLUEFROG)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2020, 11:23pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/markdown-source-view-doesnt-always-display/59938/4 "2020-12-01T23:23:24Z")

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Long time, no see! Not shooting as much as I’d like to be hopefully soon.

What OS are you seeing this on?

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**Author:** ![kappabear](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@kappabear](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/kappabear)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2020, 11:27pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/markdown-source-view-doesnt-always-display/59938/5 "2020-12-01T23:27:48Z")

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You are absolutely right in that I haven’t been around for a while. I guess I haven’t had a need, which is a good thing? Though I do always have questions, especially after 3.6 and 3.6.1 updates. 🙂

I’m on Mac OS 10.5.7 with a supplemental update.

I try to get out and photograph everyday, or at least a few times a week. But here in the Bay Area, and most of California, we may be going back on a “shelter in place” soon, because of COVID. That will definitely put a damper on my photography!

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**Author:** ![BLUEFROG](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/user_avatar/discourse.devontechnologies.com/bluefrog/32/135_2.png) [@BLUEFROG](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/BLUEFROG)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2020, 4:17am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/markdown-source-view-doesnt-always-display/59938/6 "2020-12-02T04:17:43Z")

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Go off to the woods and shoot 🙂

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**Author:** ![kappabear](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@kappabear](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/kappabear)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2020, 4:45am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/markdown-source-view-doesnt-always-display/59938/7 "2020-12-02T04:45:31Z")

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If we go on “lock down” like I suspect we will, then we have to stay within a 5 mile radius of our house, and the woods are a bit further than that. I may be able to get to the Bay however. 😀

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**Author:** ![BLUEFROG](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/user_avatar/discourse.devontechnologies.com/bluefrog/32/135_2.png) [@BLUEFROG](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/BLUEFROG)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2020, 4:59am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/markdown-source-view-doesnt-always-display/59938/8 "2020-12-02T04:59:46Z")

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> then we have to stay within a 5 mile radius of our house

Shhh… I won’t say a word 😉

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**Author:** ![kappabear](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@kappabear](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/kappabear)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2020, 5:01am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/markdown-source-view-doesnt-always-display/59938/9 "2020-12-02T05:01:01Z")

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> Shhh… I won’t say a word 😉

Neither will I! 🤣