In short: I believe there isnât a way to do this, and for self-evident reasons. Letâs peel back a few (mis-)conceptions so as to address the problem:
- there is no such thing as a ziplink, in terms of a link that can be addressed. The âziplinkâ method of making links simple makes Tinderbox text links.
- Tinderbox text links are not exported in Markdown form, but as HTML. I suspect this is because Markdown is only a proxy for HTMl, that Tinderbox exports flawlessly.
So, the question becomes, how do I export a Tinderbox text link in Markdown mark-up , and not as an HTML link? In short I donât think you can.
To the bemusement of those who only use Markdown, it is only a âliteâ method of marking up (a subset) of HTML. Tinderbox can export a note that contains Markdown mark-up as valid HTML. However, I donât think there is a method to tell Tinderbox to process $Text and replace text links with Markdown. (there all sorts of good reasons I can see , to do with calculating the exported HTML filename, etc.).
This isnât to say what you want is wrong, but the disconnect is in assuming Tinderbox is an Markdown-based app. It isnât, but for the legitimate reason that Markdown post-dates Tinderbox by some years and the whole PKM genre of Markdown-centric wikis came a lot later.
If you want notes to export as Markdown, my hunch is that is a feature request. But, unless youâve a dislike of actual HTML in MD files you should be fine. Donât forget to look at the âExportâ tab and not just the âPreviewâ tab.
I suspect you meant to write âthere is NO such thing as a Ziplinkâ.