Add linked image syntax without fancybox gallery

[Copilot]

Adds support for clickable images that link to URLs without triggering the fancybox gallery. Useful for images that should navigate to another page rather than open in a lightbox.

Changes

• New transformLinkedImages function: Processes [![](image.png)](url) pattern before standard image processing

  • Renders as <figure> with <a> wrapper (no data-fancybox)
  • Applies same logic as transformCaption for target attribute: external links (starting with "http") get target="_blank", internal links do not
  • Supports optional caption: *caption text* with markdown processing
  • Handles all image formats: png, jpg, jpeg, gif, svg

• Fixed transformLinksToTargetBlank: Now skips links that already have target="_blank" to avoid duplicate attributes

Usage

External link (opens in new tab):

[![](./diagram.png)](https://external-docs.com/detail)
*Click to view full documentation*

Generates:

<figure class="text-center">
  <a href="https://external-docs.com/detail" target="_blank">
    <img src="/images/diagram.png" />
  </a>
  <figcaption>Click to view full documentation</figcaption>
</figure>

Internal link (same tab):

[![](./diagram.png)](/internal/page)
*Navigate to internal page*

Generates:

<figure class="text-center">
  <a href="/internal/page">
    <img src="/images/diagram.png" />
  </a>
  <figcaption>Navigate to internal page</figcaption>
</figure>

Standard image syntax ![](image.png) continues to use fancybox gallery behavior.

Original prompt

Add functionality to mmarkdownnext.go that allows the user to put something like this

some caption, but sometimes might not have a caption

Which does NOT do fancy box (but still displays the image in a figure element with caption if provided or without if not provided)

When clicking this image, it should open the link in a new tab

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[pjohnst5]

@copilot tou can actually just take the caption (if it's there) and call the existing transformCaption function (ignore what I said about opening it in new tab, just use the existing transformCaption logic)

[Copilot]

@copilot tou can actually just take the caption (if it's there) and call the existing transformCaption function (ignore what I said about opening it in new tab, just use the existing transformCaption ...

Done in 2dd48e8. Now following the same logic as transformCaption: external links (starting with "http") get target="_blank", while internal links (starting with "/" or "#") do not.

[pjohnst5]

Send it copilot 🚀