Testing version: Version 1.0 (469)
* [ ] does not reliably turn into a checkbox. Sometimes it does but usually it doesn’t and it’s hard for me to determine the conditions under which it works and doesn’t work.
(Also as a feature request, it would be great if [] could become a checkbox as well. It’s much easier to type and standard in Dropbox Paper and Github)
Hello there,
the correct syntax for checkboxes is:
- [ ] or - [x]
The one you’re trying to use shouldn’t work at all, if it does please send us an example, because it would be a bug 
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Thanks Matteo, you’re right. I was getting confused.
That said, I think I was getting confused because syntax is complicated. I still think Dropbox’s and Github’s [] syntax would feel a lot more natural.
Anyway, appreciate the response.
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Hi again,
the syntax is the one Github is using, we’re using CommonMark + Github Flavor to keep our Markdown as standard as possible -> Github Task list
Dropbox is not using a standard syntax and that’s something we’d like to avoid.
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Ah, you’re right about Github.
Found this thread and wanted to follow-up. I was used to * [ ] rendering a checkbox on GitHub and have been caught off-guard on this not working with Bear. It seems GitHub allows either - [ ] or * [ ]. This feels like expected behavior given the analog of *foo* / _foo_ and **foo** / __foo__. I wonder if it might be possible to add support either in the current major version or maybe in 2.0 (the panda editor).
Also given the analog of supporting both - foo and * foo for bulleted lists.