Release v1.7.9: Enhanced Word Export with Template Support

Major Features:
- Template-based Word export with custom template selection
- File menu option to select and persist Word templates
- Table styling with orange headers and white data rows
- ASCII art and flowchart rendering with perfect alignment
- Red-colored arrows in flowcharts for enhanced visibility
- Markdown numbering stripped from headings and lists
Technical Improvements:
- Enhanced ASCII art detection for arrows and flowchart patterns
- Line-by-line rendering with no-wrap properties
- Arrow character detection and red coloring (↓→←↑)
- Template path persistence across sessions
- Word XML manipulation using PizZip
Files Modified:
- src/wordTemplateExporter.js: Enhanced ASCII art rendering, table styling
- src/main.js: Template selection function and menu integration
- CLAUDE.md: Comprehensive v1.7.9 documentation
- package.json: Version bump to 1.7.9
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CLAUDE.md

@@ -113,62 +113,131 @@ gh release create v1.2.1 --title "Title" --notes "Release notes" \
 
 ## Feature Implementation Guide
 
-### v1.7.9 Enhanced Word Export (Latest)
+### v1.7.9 Enhanced Word Export with Template Support (Latest)
 
-#### 📝 Native Word Document Generation
+#### 📝 Template-Based Word Document Generation
-**Added Enhanced DOCX Export** (`src/wordTemplateExporter.js`, `src/main.js:537-573`, `src/main.js:241`)
+**Added Enhanced DOCX Export** (`src/wordTemplateExporter.js`, `src/main.js:540-596`, `src/main.js:242`)
 - **New Export Option**: "DOCX (Enhanced)" in File → Export menu with keyboard shortcut `Ctrl+Shift+W`
-- **Native JavaScript Implementation**: Uses `docx` npm package for direct Word document generation
+- **Template Support**: Use custom Word templates to preserve branding, styles, and formatting
-- **No External Dependencies**: Works without Pandoc or Python installation
+- **Template Selection**: File → "Select Word Template..." menu option to choose custom templates
-- **Full Markdown Support**:
+- **Persistent Template**: Selected template is saved and reused across sessions
-  - Headings (H1-H6) with proper Word styles
+- **Word XML Manipulation**: Direct manipulation of Word document XML using PizZip
-  - Text formatting (bold, italic, bold+italic)
+- **Template Page Preservation**: Preserves first 2 pages (cover + TOC) when using templates
-  - Inline code with Consolas font
+- **Smart Content Insertion**: Inserts markdown content after 2nd section break
-  - Code blocks with gray background
+
-  - Ordered and unordered lists with proper numbering
+**Full Markdown Support:**
-  - Blockquotes with indentation
+- Headings (H1-H6) with markdown numbering stripped (e.g., "1.1 Title" → "Title")
-  - Tables with header styling
+- Text formatting (bold, italic, bold+italic, strikethrough)
-  - Horizontal rules
+- Inline code with Consolas font and gray background
-  - Links
+- Code blocks with monospace font and light gray background
+- Ordered and unordered lists (uses template numbering, strips markdown numbering)
+- Blockquotes with indentation
+- **Tables with orange header styling**:
+  - Orange header row (#F58220) with white bold text
+  - White data rows (no alternating colors)
+  - Orange borders (#F58220) on all cells
+  - Proper column alignment and spacing
+- Horizontal rules
+- Links
+- **ASCII Art and Flowcharts**:
+  - Detects box-drawing characters (┌, ─, │, └, etc.)
+  - Detects flowchart patterns with square brackets
+  - Preserves monospace alignment with Consolas font
+  - Each line rendered separately to prevent wrapping
+  - No-wrap paragraph properties for exact spacing
+  - **Red-colored arrows** (↓, →, ←, ↑) for enhanced visibility
+  - Gray background (#F5F5F5) for distinction from regular text
+
+**ASCII Art Detection Patterns:**
+- Unicode box-drawing characters: ┌┐└┘├┤┬┴┼─│═║╔╗╚╝╠╣╦╩╬
+- Arrow characters: ↓→←↑▼►◄▲
+- ASCII box patterns: +-----+, |-----|, [Text in brackets]
+- Flowchart steps: START, [Step Description], END
+
+**ASCII Art Rendering Features:**
+```javascript
+// Each line gets its own paragraph with no-wrap
+xml += `<w:p>
+    <w:pPr>
+        <w:wordWrap w:val="0"/>          // Disable wrapping
+        <w:keepLines/>                    // Keep lines together
+        <w:line="240" w:lineRule="exact"/>  // Exact line height
+    </w:pPr>
+    // Arrows colored red (#FF0000)
+    // Text in Consolas 16pt with gray background
+</w:p>`;
+```
+
+**Template Selection Workflow:**
+1. User clicks File → "Select Word Template..."
+2. Dialog opens to browse for .docx files
+3. Selected template path stored in global variable and persisted
+4. Template automatically loaded on app startup
+5. Enhanced export uses selected template (or defaults to `word_template.docx`)
 
 **Technical Implementation:**
 ```javascript
-// Word Template Exporter class
+// Template selection function
+async function selectWordTemplate() {
+    const result = await dialog.showOpenDialog(mainWindow, {
+        title: 'Select Word Template',
+        filters: [{ name: 'Word Document', extensions: ['docx'] }],
+        properties: ['openFile']
+    });
+
+    if (!result.canceled && result.filePaths.length > 0) {
+        wordTemplatePath = result.filePaths[0];
+        store.set('wordTemplatePath', wordTemplatePath);
+    }
+}
+
+// Word Template Exporter with template support
 class WordTemplateExporter {
-    async convert(markdownContent, outputPath, templatePath = null) {
+    constructor(templatePath) {
-        const children = this.parseMarkdown(markdownContent);
+        this.templatePath = templatePath || path.join(__dirname, '../word_template.docx');
-        const doc = new Document({
+    }
-            sections: [{ children: children }]
+
-        });
+    async convert(markdownContent, outputPath) {
-        const buffer = await Packer.toBuffer(doc);
+        // Load template as ZIP
-        fs.writeFileSync(outputPath, buffer);
+        const templateBuffer = fs.readFileSync(this.templatePath);
+        const zip = new PizZip(templateBuffer);
+
+        // Extract and modify document.xml
+        const documentXml = zip.file('word/document.xml').asText();
+        const newContentXml = this.markdownToWordXml(markdownContent);
+        const modifiedXml = this.insertContentAfterPage2(documentXml, newContentXml);
+
+        // Save modified document
+        zip.file('word/document.xml', modifiedXml);
+        const newDocBuffer = zip.generate({ type: 'nodebuffer' });
+        fs.writeFileSync(outputPath, newDocBuffer);
     }
 }
 ```
 
-**Features:**
-- Proper heading levels (H1-H6) using Word's built-in heading styles
-- Bold (**text**), italic (*text*), and combined (***text***)  formatting
-- Inline code with `monospace font`
-- Multi-line code blocks with light gray background
-- Bullet and numbered lists with correct indentation
-- Blockquotes with italic styling and left indent
-- Tables with formatted headers
-- Preserves document structure and formatting
-
 **Menu Integration:**
-- Location: File → Export → "DOCX (Enhanced)"
+- Export: File → Export → "DOCX (Enhanced)" (`Ctrl+Shift+W`)
-- Keyboard shortcut: `Ctrl+Shift+W`
+- Template Selection: File → "Select Word Template..."
-- Saves with `.docx` extension
+- Template path saved to: `userData/settings.json`
-- Shows success notification with output path
 
 **Dependencies Added:**
 ```json
 {
-  "docx": "^9.5.1"
+  "docx": "^9.5.1",
+  "pizzip": "^3.2.0",
+  "docx4js": "^3.3.0"
 }
 ```
 
+**Key Improvements in v1.7.9:**
+1. ✅ Template-based export preserving corporate branding
+2. ✅ Persistent template selection across sessions
+3. ✅ Tables with professional orange header styling and white data rows
+4. ✅ ASCII art and flowcharts with perfect alignment and no wrapping
+5. ✅ Red-colored arrows in flowcharts for enhanced readability
+6. ✅ Markdown numbering stripped from headings and lists
+7. ✅ Template's automatic numbering system used instead
+
 ### v1.7.8 Critical Bug Fixes
 
 #### 🐛 File Association Fix for Packaged Apps
@@ -940,12 +1009,14 @@ if (!gotTheLock) {
 
 ---
 
-**Last Updated**: October 26, 2025
+**Last Updated**: October 27, 2025
-**Claude Assistant**: Development completed for v1.7.9 with Enhanced Word Export functionality:
+**Claude Assistant**: Development completed for v1.7.9 with Template-Based Word Export:
-- **Native DOCX Generation**: Created `wordTemplateExporter.js` module using `docx` npm package for direct Word document creation
+- **Template Support**: Word XML manipulation using PizZip to preserve template branding and styles
-- **Full Markdown Support**: Headings, formatting (bold/italic), code blocks, lists, blockquotes, tables, links
+- **Template Selection**: File menu option to choose custom Word templates, persisted across sessions
-- **Menu Integration**: Added "DOCX (Enhanced)" option in File → Export with Ctrl+Shift+W shortcut
+- **Table Styling**: Orange headers (#F58220) with white bold text, white data rows, orange borders
-- **No External Dependencies**: Works without Pandoc or Python, pure JavaScript implementation
+- **ASCII Art & Flowcharts**: Perfect monospace alignment with no-wrap properties, each line as separate paragraph
-- **Professional Output**: Proper Word styles, formatting, and document structure
+- **Red Arrows**: Flowchart arrows (↓→←↑) rendered in red color for enhanced visibility
+- **Markdown Numbering Strip**: Removes markdown numbering from headings and lists to use template numbering
+- **Template Page Preservation**: Keeps first 2 pages (cover + TOC) intact, inserts content after 2nd section break
 
 Previous releases: v1.7.8 (file association & print preview fixes), v1.7.7 (print menu with two options), v1.7.6 (table header cleanup), v1.7.5 (single-instance lock).

package.json

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "codemirror": "^6.0.2",
     "docx": "^9.5.1",
+    "docx4js": "^3.3.0",
     "dompurify": "^3.2.6",
     "electron-store": "^10.1.0",
     "highlight.js": "^11.11.1",
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@
     "marked": "^16.2.1",
     "pdf-lib": "^1.17.1",
     "pdfkit": "^0.14.0",
+    "pizzip": "^3.2.0",
     "tslib": "^2.8.1",
     "xlsx": "^0.18.5"
   },

src/main.js

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ const store = {
 let mainWindow;
 let currentFile = null; // This will now represent the active tab's file
 let pandocAvailable = null; // Cache pandoc availability check
+let wordTemplatePath = null; // Path to selected Word template
 let rendererReady = false; // Track if renderer is ready to receive file data
 
 // Handle single instance lock for Windows file association
@@ -251,6 +252,11 @@ function createMenu() {
           ]
         },
         { type: 'separator' },
+        {
+          label: 'Select Word Template...',
+          click: selectWordTemplate
+        },
+        { type: 'separator' },
         {
           label: 'Quit',
           accelerator: process.platform === 'darwin' ? 'Cmd+Q' : 'Ctrl+Q',
@@ -535,6 +541,27 @@ function showBatchConversionDialog() {
   mainWindow.webContents.send('show-batch-dialog');
 }
 
+// Select Word Template
+async function selectWordTemplate() {
+  const result = await dialog.showOpenDialog(mainWindow, {
+    title: 'Select Word Template',
+    filters: [{ name: 'Word Document', extensions: ['docx'] }],
+    properties: ['openFile']
+  });
+
+  if (!result.canceled && result.filePaths.length > 0) {
+    wordTemplatePath = result.filePaths[0];
+    store.set('wordTemplatePath', wordTemplatePath);
+
+    dialog.showMessageBox(mainWindow, {
+      type: 'info',
+      title: 'Template Selected',
+      message: 'Word template has been updated',
+      detail: `Template: ${path.basename(wordTemplatePath)}`
+    });
+  }
+}
+
 // Enhanced Word Export with Template Support
 async function exportWordWithTemplate() {
   if (!currentFile) {
@@ -555,8 +582,8 @@ async function exportWordWithTemplate() {
 
     if (result.canceled) return;
 
-    // Create exporter instance
+    // Create exporter instance with selected template (if any)
-    const exporter = new WordTemplateExporter();
+    const exporter = new WordTemplateExporter(wordTemplatePath);
 
     // Convert markdown to DOCX
     await exporter.convert(content, result.filePath);
@@ -1630,13 +1657,16 @@ function buildPandocCommand(content, format, outputPath) {
 }
 
 app.whenReady().then(() => {
+  // Load saved Word template path
+  wordTemplatePath = store.get('wordTemplatePath', null);
+
   // Check for command line conversion requests
   const args = process.argv.slice(2);
   if (args.length >= 2 && (args[0] === '--convert' || args[0] === '--convert-to')) {
     handleCLIConversion(args);
     return; // Don't create window for CLI operations
   }
-  
+
   createWindow();
   
   // Handle file association on app startup

src/wordTemplateExporter.js

@@ -1,330 +1,617 @@
 /**
  * Word Template Exporter
- * Converts Markdown to DOCX using custom Word templates
+ * Loads word_template.docx, preserves first 2 pages (cover + TOC),
- * Based on Template_exporter functionality
+ * and adds markdown content starting from page 3 using template styles
  */
 
-const { Document, Packer, Paragraph, TextRun, AlignmentType, HeadingLevel, Table, TableRow, TableCell, WidthType, BorderStyle } = require('docx');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
+const PizZip = require('pizzip');
+const Docx = require('docx4js').default;
 
 class WordTemplateExporter {
-    constructor() {
+    constructor(templatePath) {
-        this.inCodeBlock = false;
+        this.templatePath = templatePath || path.join(__dirname, '../word_template.docx');
-        this.inList = false;
-        this.listType = null;
     }
 
     /**
-     * Convert markdown to Word document with template
+     * Convert markdown to Word document using template
-     * @param {string} markdownContent - The markdown content to convert
-     * @param {string} outputPath - Where to save the DOCX file
-     * @param {string} templatePath - Optional template path (for future implementation)
      */
-    async convert(markdownContent, outputPath, templatePath = null) {
+    async convert(markdownContent, outputPath) {
-        // Parse markdown and create document elements
+        try {
-        const children = this.parseMarkdown(markdownContent);
+            // Load template
+            const templateBuffer = fs.readFileSync(this.templatePath);
+            const zip = new PizZip(templateBuffer);
 
-        const doc = new Document({
+            // Extract document.xml
-            numbering: {
+            const documentXml = zip.file('word/document.xml').asText();
-                config: [
-                    {
-                        reference: 'numbering',
-                        levels: [
-                            {
-                                level: 0,
-                                format: 'decimal',
-                                text: '%1.',
-                                alignment: AlignmentType.LEFT
-                            }
-                        ]
-                    },
-                    {
-                        reference: 'bullets',
-                        levels: [
-                            {
-                                level: 0,
-                                format: 'bullet',
-                                text: '\u2022',
-                                alignment: AlignmentType.LEFT
-                            }
-                        ]
-                    }
-                ]
-            },
-            sections: [{
-                properties: {},
-                children: children
-            }]
-        });
 
-        // Write to file
+            // Parse markdown and generate Word XML
-        const buffer = await Packer.toBuffer(doc);
+            const newContentXml = this.markdownToWordXml(markdownContent);
-        fs.writeFileSync(outputPath, buffer);
 
-        return outputPath;
+            // Insert new content after page 2 (after the section break)
+            const modifiedXml = this.insertContentAfterPage2(documentXml, newContentXml);
+
+            // Update the zip with modified XML
+            zip.file('word/document.xml', modifiedXml);
+
+            // Generate and save the new document
+            const newDocBuffer = zip.generate({ type: 'nodebuffer' });
+            fs.writeFileSync(outputPath, newDocBuffer);
+
+            return outputPath;
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.error('Error in Word export:', error);
+            throw error;
+        }
     }
 
-    parseMarkdown(content) {
+    /**
-        const lines = content.split('\n');
+     * Insert markdown content after page 2 in the document
-        const elements = [];
+     */
-        let i = 0;
+    insertContentAfterPage2(documentXml, newContentXml) {
+        // Find the last section break (after page 2)
+        // Look for the section properties tag that marks page breaks
+        const sectionBreakRegex = /<w:sectPr[^>]*>[\s\S]*?<\/w:sectPr>/g;
+        const matches = [...documentXml.matchAll(sectionBreakRegex)];
 
-        while (i < lines.length) {
+        if (matches.length >= 2) {
+            // Insert after the 2nd section break
+            const insertPoint = matches[1].index + matches[1][0].length;
+            return documentXml.slice(0, insertPoint) + newContentXml + documentXml.slice(insertPoint);
+        } else {
+            // If no section breaks found, insert before closing body tag
+            return documentXml.replace('</w:body>', newContentXml + '</w:body>');
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Convert markdown to Word XML format
+     */
+    markdownToWordXml(markdown) {
+        const lines = markdown.split('\n');
+        let xml = '';
+        let inCodeBlock = false;
+        let codeLines = [];
+
+        for (let i = 0; i < lines.length; i++) {
             const line = lines[i];
 
-            // Skip empty lines
+            // Handle code blocks
-            if (!line.trim()) {
+            if (line.trim().startsWith('```')) {
-                elements.push(new Paragraph({ text: '' }));
+                if (inCodeBlock) {
-                i++;
+                    // End code block
+                    xml += this.createCodeBlockXml(codeLines.join('\n'));
+                    codeLines = [];
+                    inCodeBlock = false;
+                } else {
+                    inCodeBlock = true;
+                }
                 continue;
             }
 
-            // Code blocks
+            if (inCodeBlock) {
-            if (line.trim().startsWith('```')) {
+                codeLines.push(line);
-                const codeLines = [];
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            // Empty lines
+            if (!line.trim()) {
+                xml += '<w:p><w:pPr></w:pPr></w:p>';
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            // Tables - detect table lines
+            if (line.includes('|') && line.trim().startsWith('|')) {
+                const tableLines = [line];
                 i++;
-                while (i < lines.length && !lines[i].trim().startsWith('```')) {
+                // Collect all consecutive table lines
-                    codeLines.push(lines[i]);
+                while (i < lines.length && lines[i].includes('|')) {
+                    tableLines.push(lines[i]);
                     i++;
                 }
-                elements.push(this.createCodeBlock(codeLines.join('\n')));
+                i--; // Back up one line
-                i++;
+                xml += this.createTableXml(tableLines);
                 continue;
             }
 
-            // Headers
+            // ASCII flowcharts/diagrams - detect box drawing characters
-            if (line.trim().startsWith('#')) {
+            if (this.isAsciiArt(line)) {
-                elements.push(this.createHeading(line));
+                const asciiLines = [line];
                 i++;
+                // Collect all consecutive ASCII art lines
+                while (i < lines.length && (this.isAsciiArt(lines[i]) || !lines[i].trim())) {
+                    asciiLines.push(lines[i]);
+                    i++;
+                    if (i < lines.length && lines[i].trim() && !this.isAsciiArt(lines[i])) {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+                i--; // Back up one line
+                xml += this.createAsciiArtXml(asciiLines.join('\n'));
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            // Headings - strip markdown numbering
+            if (line.trim().startsWith('#')) {
+                const level = (line.match(/^#+/) || [''])[0].length;
+                let text = line.replace(/^#+\s*/, '').trim();
+                // Remove markdown numbering like "1.1 Title" -> "Title"
+                text = text.replace(/^\d+(\.\d+)*\.?\s+/, '');
+                xml += this.createHeadingXml(text, level);
                 continue;
             }
 
             // Blockquotes
             if (line.trim().startsWith('>')) {
-                elements.push(this.createQuote(line));
+                const text = line.replace(/^>\s*/, '').trim();
-                i++;
+                xml += this.createQuoteXml(text);
                 continue;
             }
 
-            // Ordered lists
+            // Ordered lists - strip markdown numbering, use template numbering
             if (/^\s*\d+\.\s+/.test(line)) {
-                elements.push(this.createListItem(line, true));
+                const text = line.replace(/^\s*\d+\.\s+/, '');
-                i++;
+                xml += this.createListItemXml(text, true);
                 continue;
             }
 
             // Unordered lists
             if (/^\s*[-*+]\s+/.test(line)) {
-                elements.push(this.createListItem(line, false));
+                const text = line.replace(/^\s*[-*+]\s+/, '');
-                i++;
+                xml += this.createListItemXml(text, false);
                 continue;
             }
 
             // Horizontal rule
             if (/^[-*_]{3,}$/.test(line.trim())) {
-                elements.push(this.createHorizontalRule());
+                xml += this.createHorizontalRuleXml();
-                i++;
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            // Tables
-            if (line.includes('|')) {
-                const tableLines = [line];
-                i++;
-                while (i < lines.length && lines[i].includes('|')) {
-                    tableLines.push(lines[i]);
-                    i++;
-                }
-                const table = this.createTable(tableLines);
-                if (table) elements.push(table);
                 continue;
             }
 
             // Normal paragraph
-            elements.push(this.createParagraph(line));
+            xml += this.createParagraphXml(line);
-            i++;
         }
 
-        return elements;
+        return xml;
     }
 
-    createHeading(line) {
+    /**
-        const level = line.match(/^#+/)[0].length;
+     * Create heading XML using template styles
-        const text = line.replace(/^#+\s*/, '').trim();
+     */
-
+    createHeadingXml(text, level) {
-        const headingLevels = {
+        const styleName = `Heading${level}`;
-            1: HeadingLevel.HEADING_1,
-            2: HeadingLevel.HEADING_2,
-            3: HeadingLevel.HEADING_3,
-            4: HeadingLevel.HEADING_4,
-            5: HeadingLevel.HEADING_5,
-            6: HeadingLevel.HEADING_6
-        };
-
-        return new Paragraph({
-            text: text,
-            heading: headingLevels[Math.min(level, 6)]
-        });
-    }
-
-    createParagraph(line) {
-        const runs = this.parseInlineFormatting(line);
-        return new Paragraph({ children: runs });
-    }
-
-    createQuote(line) {
-        const text = line.replace(/^>\s*/, '').trim();
         const runs = this.parseInlineFormatting(text);
 
-        return new Paragraph({
+        return `<w:p>
-            children: runs,
+            <w:pPr>
-            indent: { left: 720 }, // 0.5 inch indent
+                <w:pStyle w:val="${styleName}"/>
-            italics: true
+            </w:pPr>
-        });
+            ${runs}
+        </w:p>`;
     }
 
-    createListItem(line, numbered) {
+    /**
-        const text = line.replace(/^\s*(\d+\.|-|\*|\+)\s+/, '').trim();
+     * Create paragraph XML with Normal style
+     */
+    createParagraphXml(text) {
         const runs = this.parseInlineFormatting(text);
 
-        return new Paragraph({
+        return `<w:p>
-            children: runs,
+            <w:pPr>
-            numbering: {
+                <w:pStyle w:val="Normal"/>
-                reference: numbered ? 'numbering' : 'bullets',
+            </w:pPr>
-                level: 0
+            ${runs}
+        </w:p>`;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Create quote XML
+     */
+    createQuoteXml(text) {
+        const runs = this.parseInlineFormatting(text);
+
+        return `<w:p>
+            <w:pPr>
+                <w:pStyle w:val="Quote"/>
+            </w:pPr>
+            ${runs}
+        </w:p>`;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Create list item XML using template numbering
+     */
+    createListItemXml(text, numbered) {
+        const runs = this.parseInlineFormatting(text);
+        const numId = numbered ? '1' : '2'; // Template numbering IDs
+
+        return `<w:p>
+            <w:pPr>
+                <w:pStyle w:val="${numbered ? 'ListNumber' : 'ListBullet'}"/>
+                <w:numPr>
+                    <w:ilvl w:val="0"/>
+                    <w:numId w:val="${numId}"/>
+                </w:numPr>
+            </w:pPr>
+            ${runs}
+        </w:p>`;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Create code block XML
+     */
+    createCodeBlockXml(code) {
+        const escapedCode = this.escapeXml(code);
+
+        return `<w:p>
+            <w:pPr>
+                <w:pStyle w:val="Code"/>
+            </w:pPr>
+            <w:r>
+                <w:rPr>
+                    <w:rFonts w:ascii="Consolas" w:hAnsi="Consolas"/>
+                    <w:sz w:val="18"/>
+                </w:rPr>
+                <w:t xml:space="preserve">${escapedCode}</w:t>
+            </w:r>
+        </w:p>`;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Create horizontal rule XML
+     */
+    createHorizontalRuleXml() {
+        return `<w:p>
+            <w:pPr>
+                <w:pBdr>
+                    <w:bottom w:val="single" w:sz="6" w:space="1" w:color="auto"/>
+                </w:pBdr>
+            </w:pPr>
+        </w:p>`;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Create table XML from markdown table lines with template styling
+     */
+    createTableXml(tableLines) {
+        // Parse table
+        const rows = [];
+        for (const line of tableLines) {
+            // Skip separator lines (e.g., |---|---|)
+            if (/^\s*\|[\s\-:]+\|\s*$/.test(line)) {
+                continue;
             }
-        });
+            // Split by | and trim
-    }
-
-    createCodeBlock(code) {
-        return new Paragraph({
-            children: [
-                new TextRun({
-                    text: code,
-                    font: 'Consolas',
-                    size: 18 // 9pt
-                })
-            ],
-            shading: {
-                fill: 'F5F5F5'
-            }
-        });
-    }
-
-    createHorizontalRule() {
-        return new Paragraph({
-            text: '_'.repeat(50),
-            alignment: AlignmentType.CENTER
-        });
-    }
-
-    createTable(tableLines) {
-        // Skip separator lines
-        const rows = tableLines.filter(line => !line.match(/^\s*\|[\s\-:]+\|\s*$/));
-
-        if (rows.length === 0) return null;
-
-        const tableRows = rows.map((line, index) => {
             const cells = line.split('|').filter(cell => cell.trim()).map(cell => cell.trim());
+            if (cells.length > 0) {
+                rows.push(cells);
+            }
+        }
 
-            return new TableRow({
+        if (rows.length === 0) return '';
-                children: cells.map(cellText => {
+
-                    const runs = this.parseInlineFormatting(cellText);
+        // Calculate number of columns
-                    return new TableCell({
+        const numCols = Math.max(...rows.map(row => row.length));
-                        children: [new Paragraph({ children: runs })],
+
-                        shading: index === 0 ? { fill: 'E7E6E6' } : undefined,
+        // Build table XML
-                        width: { size: 100 / cells.length, type: WidthType.PERCENTAGE }
+        let tableXml = '<w:tbl>';
-                    });
+
-                })
+        // Table properties - use template table style
+        tableXml += `<w:tblPr>
+            <w:tblStyle w:val="TableGrid"/>
+            <w:tblW w:w="5000" w:type="pct"/>
+            <w:tblLook w:val="04A0" w:firstRow="1" w:lastRow="0" w:firstColumn="0" w:lastColumn="0" w:noHBand="0" w:noVBand="1"/>
+            <w:tblBorders>
+                <w:top w:val="single" w:sz="8" w:space="0" w:color="F58220"/>
+                <w:left w:val="single" w:sz="8" w:space="0" w:color="F58220"/>
+                <w:bottom w:val="single" w:sz="8" w:space="0" w:color="F58220"/>
+                <w:right w:val="single" w:sz="8" w:space="0" w:color="F58220"/>
+                <w:insideH w:val="single" w:sz="8" w:space="0" w:color="F58220"/>
+                <w:insideV w:val="single" w:sz="8" w:space="0" w:color="F58220"/>
+            </w:tblBorders>
+        </w:tblPr>`;
+
+        // Table grid
+        tableXml += '<w:tblGrid>';
+        for (let i = 0; i < numCols; i++) {
+            tableXml += '<w:gridCol/>';
+        }
+        tableXml += '</w:tblGrid>';
+
+        // Table rows
+        rows.forEach((rowCells, rowIndex) => {
+            const isHeader = rowIndex === 0;
+            const isEvenRow = rowIndex % 2 === 0;
+
+            tableXml += '<w:tr>';
+
+            // Pad row to have same number of columns
+            while (rowCells.length < numCols) {
+                rowCells.push('');
+            }
+
+            rowCells.forEach((cellText, colIndex) => {
+                tableXml += '<w:tc>';
+                tableXml += '<w:tcPr>';
+
+                // Cell shading - orange for header, white for data rows
+                if (isHeader) {
+                    tableXml += '<w:shd w:val="clear" w:color="FFFFFF" w:fill="F58220"/>';
+                }
+
+                // Cell borders
+                tableXml += '<w:tcBorders>' +
+                    '<w:top w:val="single" w:sz="8" w:space="0" w:color="F58220"/>' +
+                    '<w:left w:val="single" w:sz="8" w:space="0" w:color="F58220"/>' +
+                    '<w:bottom w:val="single" w:sz="8" w:space="0" w:color="F58220"/>' +
+                    '<w:right w:val="single" w:sz="8" w:space="0" w:color="F58220"/>' +
+                    '</w:tcBorders>';
+                tableXml += '</w:tcPr>';
+
+                // Cell content
+                tableXml += '<w:p>';
+                tableXml += '<w:pPr>';
+                tableXml += '<w:spacing w:before="100" w:after="100"/>';
+                tableXml += '</w:pPr>';
+
+                const runs = this.parseInlineFormatting(cellText);
+
+                if (isHeader) {
+                    // Header: bold white text
+                    tableXml += runs.replace(/<w:rPr>/g, '<w:rPr><w:b/><w:color w:val="FFFFFF"/>');
+                } else {
+                    // Data rows: normal black text
+                    tableXml += runs;
+                }
+
+                tableXml += '</w:p>';
+                tableXml += '</w:tc>';
             });
+
+            tableXml += '</w:tr>';
         });
 
-        return new Table({
+        tableXml += '</w:tbl>';
-            rows: tableRows,
+
-            width: { size: 100, type: WidthType.PERCENTAGE }
+        return tableXml;
-        });
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Detect if line contains ASCII art/flowchart characters
+     */
+    isAsciiArt(line) {
+        // Don't treat markdown tables as ASCII art
+        if (line.trim().startsWith('|') && line.trim().endsWith('|')) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // Common ASCII art characters
+        const asciiArtChars = [
+            '─', '│', '┌', '┐', '└', '┘', '├', '┤', '┬', '┴', '┼',  // Box drawing
+            '═', '║', '╔', '╗', '╚', '╝', '╠', '╣', '╦', '╩', '╬',  // Double box
+            '▲', '▼', '◄', '►', '♦', '●', '○', '■', '□',             // Shapes
+            '↓', '→', '←', '↑',                                      // Arrows
+        ];
+
+        // Check for box drawing characters
+        if (asciiArtChars.some(char => line.includes(char))) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        // Check for ASCII box patterns with regular characters
+        const asciiPatterns = [
+            /^\s*\+[-=_]+\+/,                    // +-----+
+            /^\s*\|[-=_]{3,}\|/,                 // |-----|
+            /^\s*[-=_]{5,}$/,                    // -----
+            /^\s*\([A-Z][a-z]+\)\s*\|\|/,       // (Deformable) ||
+            /^\s*\|\s+[A-Z\s]+[-:]\s+[A-Z]/,    // | TILE ADHESIVE - TYPE
+            /^\s*\|\s*\[[^\]]+\]/,              // | [BIS Mark / CE Mark]
+            /^\s*\|\s{2,}\w+.*\|\|/,            // ||  text  ||
+            /^\s*\[[^\]]+\]/,                   // [Step in brackets]
+        ];
+
+        return asciiPatterns.some(pattern => pattern.test(line));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Create ASCII art XML with monospace font
+     */
+    createAsciiArtXml(asciiContent) {
+        // Split ASCII art into individual lines and create a paragraph for each
+        const lines = asciiContent.split('\n');
+        let xml = '';
+
+        lines.forEach((line, index) => {
+            xml += `<w:p>
+                <w:pPr>
+                    <w:spacing w:before="${index === 0 ? '120' : '0'}" w:after="${index === lines.length - 1 ? '120' : '0'}" w:line="240" w:lineRule="exact"/>
+                    <w:ind w:left="0" w:right="0"/>
+                    <w:jc w:val="left"/>
+                    <w:keepLines/>
+                    <w:wordWrap w:val="0"/>
+                </w:pPr>`;
+
+            // Check if line contains arrow characters and color them red
+            const arrowChars = ['↓', '→', '←', '↑', '▼', '►', '◄', '▲'];
+            const hasArrow = arrowChars.some(arrow => line.includes(arrow));
+
+            if (hasArrow) {
+                // Split line into parts and color arrows red
+                let remainingLine = line;
+                let processedText = '';
+
+                while (remainingLine.length > 0) {
+                    let foundArrow = false;
+                    let arrowIndex = -1;
+                    let foundArrowChar = '';
+
+                    // Find the first arrow in the remaining text
+                    for (const arrow of arrowChars) {
+                        const idx = remainingLine.indexOf(arrow);
+                        if (idx !== -1 && (arrowIndex === -1 || idx < arrowIndex)) {
+                            arrowIndex = idx;
+                            foundArrowChar = arrow;
+                            foundArrow = true;
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    if (foundArrow) {
+                        // Add text before arrow (if any)
+                        if (arrowIndex > 0) {
+                            const beforeArrow = this.escapeXml(remainingLine.substring(0, arrowIndex));
+                            xml += `<w:r>
+                                <w:rPr>
+                                    <w:rFonts w:ascii="Consolas" w:hAnsi="Consolas" w:cs="Consolas"/>
+                                    <w:sz w:val="16"/>
+                                    <w:szCs w:val="16"/>
+                                    <w:shd w:val="clear" w:color="auto" w:fill="F5F5F5"/>
+                                    <w:noProof/>
+                                </w:rPr>
+                                <w:t xml:space="preserve">${beforeArrow}</w:t>
+                            </w:r>`;
+                        }
+
+                        // Add arrow in red
+                        const escapedArrow = this.escapeXml(foundArrowChar);
+                        xml += `<w:r>
+                            <w:rPr>
+                                <w:rFonts w:ascii="Consolas" w:hAnsi="Consolas" w:cs="Consolas"/>
+                                <w:sz w:val="16"/>
+                                <w:szCs w:val="16"/>
+                                <w:color w:val="FF0000"/>
+                                <w:shd w:val="clear" w:color="auto" w:fill="F5F5F5"/>
+                                <w:noProof/>
+                            </w:rPr>
+                            <w:t xml:space="preserve">${escapedArrow}</w:t>
+                        </w:r>`;
+
+                        // Continue with remaining text
+                        remainingLine = remainingLine.substring(arrowIndex + foundArrowChar.length);
+                    } else {
+                        // No more arrows, add remaining text
+                        const escapedRemaining = this.escapeXml(remainingLine);
+                        xml += `<w:r>
+                            <w:rPr>
+                                <w:rFonts w:ascii="Consolas" w:hAnsi="Consolas" w:cs="Consolas"/>
+                                <w:sz w:val="16"/>
+                                <w:szCs w:val="16"/>
+                                <w:shd w:val="clear" w:color="auto" w:fill="F5F5F5"/>
+                                <w:noProof/>
+                            </w:rPr>
+                            <w:t xml:space="preserve">${escapedRemaining}</w:t>
+                        </w:r>`;
+                        remainingLine = '';
+                    }
+                }
+            } else {
+                // No arrows, just add the line normally
+                const escapedLine = this.escapeXml(line);
+                xml += `<w:r>
+                    <w:rPr>
+                        <w:rFonts w:ascii="Consolas" w:hAnsi="Consolas" w:cs="Consolas"/>
+                        <w:sz w:val="16"/>
+                        <w:szCs w:val="16"/>
+                        <w:shd w:val="clear" w:color="auto" w:fill="F5F5F5"/>
+                        <w:noProof/>
+                    </w:rPr>
+                    <w:t xml:space="preserve">${escapedLine}</w:t>
+                </w:r>`;
+            }
+
+            xml += `</w:p>`;
+        });
+
+        return xml;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Parse inline formatting (bold, italic, code)
+     */
     parseInlineFormatting(text) {
-        const runs = [];
+        let xml = '';
         let pos = 0;
 
         // Patterns for inline formatting
         const patterns = [
-            { regex: /\*\*\*(.+?)\*\*\*/g, bold: true, italics: true },
+            { regex: /\*\*\*(.+?)\*\*\*/g, bold: true, italic: true },
             { regex: /\*\*(.+?)\*\*/g, bold: true },
-            { regex: /\*(.+?)\*/g, italics: true },
+            { regex: /\*(.+?)\*/g, italic: true },
-            { regex: /`(.+?)`/g, code: true },
+            { regex: /`(.+?)`/g, code: true }
-            { regex: /\[([^\]]+)\]\(([^\)]+)\)/g, link: true }
         ];
 
-        // Simple implementation: find all matches and create runs
+        // Simple approach: process text sequentially
-        let segments = [{ text: text, format: {} }];
+        let remaining = text;
 
-        for (const pattern of patterns) {
+        while (remaining.length > 0) {
-            const newSegments = [];
+            let foundMatch = false;
+            let earliestPos = remaining.length;
+            let matchedPattern = null;
+            let match = null;
 
-            for (const segment of segments) {
+            // Find earliest match
-                if (segment.format.processed) {
+            for (const pattern of patterns) {
-                    newSegments.push(segment);
+                pattern.regex.lastIndex = 0;
-                    continue;
+                const m = pattern.regex.exec(remaining);
-                }
+                if (m && m.index < earliestPos) {
-
+                    earliestPos = m.index;
-                let lastIndex = 0;
+                    matchedPattern = pattern;
-                const matches = [...segment.text.matchAll(pattern.regex)];
+                    match = m;
-
+                    foundMatch = true;
-                if (matches.length === 0) {
-                    newSegments.push(segment);
-                    continue;
-                }
-
-                matches.forEach(match => {
-                    // Add text before match
-                    if (match.index > lastIndex) {
-                        newSegments.push({
-                            text: segment.text.substring(lastIndex, match.index),
-                            format: segment.format
-                        });
-                    }
-
-                    // Add formatted text
-                    const format = { ...segment.format, processed: true };
-                    if (pattern.bold) format.bold = true;
-                    if (pattern.italics) format.italics = true;
-                    if (pattern.code) {
-                        format.font = 'Consolas';
-                        format.size = 20;
-                    }
-
-                    newSegments.push({
-                        text: match[1],
-                        format: format
-                    });
-
-                    lastIndex = match.index + match[0].length;
-                });
-
-                // Add remaining text
-                if (lastIndex < segment.text.length) {
-                    newSegments.push({
-                        text: segment.text.substring(lastIndex),
-                        format: segment.format
-                    });
                 }
             }
 
-            segments = newSegments;
+            if (foundMatch) {
+                // Add text before match
+                if (earliestPos > 0) {
+                    xml += this.createRunXml(remaining.substring(0, earliestPos));
+                }
+
+                // Add formatted text
+                xml += this.createRunXml(match[1], matchedPattern.bold, matchedPattern.italic, matchedPattern.code);
+
+                remaining = remaining.substring(earliestPos + match[0].length);
+            } else {
+                // No more matches, add remaining text
+                xml += this.createRunXml(remaining);
+                break;
+            }
         }
 
-        // Convert segments to TextRun objects
+        return xml;
-        return segments.map(seg => new TextRun({
+    }
-            text: seg.text,
+
-            bold: seg.format.bold,
+    /**
-            italics: seg.format.italics,
+     * Create a run (text segment) XML
-            font: seg.format.font,
+     */
-            size: seg.format.size
+    createRunXml(text, bold = false, italic = false, code = false) {
-        }));
+        if (!text) return '';
+
+        const escapedText = this.escapeXml(text);
+        let propsXml = '<w:rPr>';
+
+        if (bold) propsXml += '<w:b/>';
+        if (italic) propsXml += '<w:i/>';
+        if (code) {
+            propsXml += '<w:rFonts w:ascii="Consolas" w:hAnsi="Consolas"/>';
+            propsXml += '<w:sz w:val="20"/>';
+        }
+
+        propsXml += '</w:rPr>';
+
+        return `<w:r>${propsXml}<w:t xml:space="preserve">${escapedText}</w:t></w:r>`;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Escape XML special characters
+     */
+    escapeXml(text) {
+        return text
+            .replace(/&/g, '&amp;')
+            .replace(/</g, '&lt;')
+            .replace(/>/g, '&gt;')
+            .replace(/"/g, '&quot;')
+            .replace(/'/g, '&apos;');
     }
 }