Inline images converted to `begin{figure}...\end{figure}` blocks

[jcoulombe]

$ cat inlineFigure.txt 
This is a formatted ![image][] and a [link][] with attributes.

[image]: http://path.to/image "Image title" width=40px height=400px
[link]:  http://path.to/link.html "Some Link" class=external
         style="border: solid black 1px;"

$ cat inlineFigure.txt | multimarkdown -t latex
This is a formatted \begin{figure}
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[keepaspectratio,width=40pt,height=400pt]{http://path.to/image}
\end{center}
\caption[image]{Image title}
\label{image}
\end{figure}
 and a \href{http://path.to/link.html}{link}\footnote{\href{http://path.to/link.html}{http:\slash \slash path.to\slash link.html}} with attributes.

[fletcher]

This is how all images are handled in MMD. It would be time consuming, though not impossible, to separate out inline images vs those not in middle of a paragraph, but it seems that this would not happen very often. Plus, such an image would presumably not have a caption or other attributes, and it is probably easier to do:

Open to convincing arguments to the contrary, but otherwise I will this as an exercise for those who need it to customize their XSLT files.

[jcoulombe]

it is probably easier to do:

As long as you want to stick with only one output... Otherwise, I think it breaks the same source, multiple output feature, or becomes polluted with markup.

Plus, such an image would presumably not have a caption or other attributes

I admit that the example was bad, as it was taken literally from MMD syntax guide document without much thinking. But I was more thinking of something like:

Use the buttons ![left_arrow][] and ![right_arrow] to go back and forward.

[left_arrow]: left_arrow.png height=1cm
[right_arrow]: right_arrow.png height=1cm

As always, my own opinion...

[fletcher]

I think this is probably a rare enough occurrence to leave it as an add-on for those who need it. It would definitely be easier as an XSLT feature than in the parser itself.