diff --git a/build/bundle.js b/build/bundle.js
index 13f92f27..df549103 100644
--- a/build/bundle.js
+++ b/build/bundle.js
@@ -8747,16 +8747,29 @@ var ModalAlert = ContainedBase.extend({
   template: _.template($('#modal-alert-template').html()),
 
   initialize: function(options) {
-    options = options = {};
+    options = options || {};
     this.JSON = {
       title: options.title || 'Something to say',
-      text: options.text || 'Here is a paragraph'
+      text: options.text || 'Here is a paragraph',
+      markdown: options.markdown
     };
 
     this.container = new ModalTerminal({
       title: 'Alert!'
     });
     this.render();
+  },
+
+  render: function() {
+    var destination = this.destination || this.container.getInsideElement();
+    var HTML = null;
+    if (this.JSON.markdown) {
+      HTML = require('markdown').markdown.toHTML(this.JSON.markdown);
+    } else {
+      HTML = this.template(this.JSON);
+    }
+    this.$el.html(HTML);
+    $(destination).append(this.el);
   }
 });
 
@@ -8768,6 +8781,2169 @@ exports.ConfirmCancelView = ConfirmCancelView;
 exports.LeftRightView = LeftRightView;
 
 
+});
+
+require.define("/node_modules/markdown/package.json",function(require,module,exports,__dirname,__filename,process,global){module.exports = {"main":"./lib/index.js"}
+});
+
+require.define("/node_modules/markdown/lib/index.js",function(require,module,exports,__dirname,__filename,process,global){// super simple module for the most common nodejs use case.
+exports.markdown = require("./markdown");
+exports.parse = exports.markdown.toHTML;
+
+});
+
+require.define("/node_modules/markdown/lib/markdown.js",function(require,module,exports,__dirname,__filename,process,global){// Released under MIT license
+// Copyright (c) 2009-2010 Dominic Baggott
+// Copyright (c) 2009-2010 Ash Berlin
+// Copyright (c) 2011 Christoph Dorn <christoph@christophdorn.com> (http://www.christophdorn.com)
+
+(function( expose ) {
+
+/**
+ *  class Markdown
+ *
+ *  Markdown processing in Javascript done right. We have very particular views
+ *  on what constitutes 'right' which include:
+ *
+ *  - produces well-formed HTML (this means that em and strong nesting is
+ *    important)
+ *
+ *  - has an intermediate representation to allow processing of parsed data (We
+ *    in fact have two, both as [JsonML]: a markdown tree and an HTML tree).
+ *
+ *  - is easily extensible to add new dialects without having to rewrite the
+ *    entire parsing mechanics
+ *
+ *  - has a good test suite
+ *
+ *  This implementation fulfills all of these (except that the test suite could
+ *  do with expanding to automatically run all the fixtures from other Markdown
+ *  implementations.)
+ *
+ *  ##### Intermediate Representation
+ *
+ *  *TODO* Talk about this :) Its JsonML, but document the node names we use.
+ *
+ *  [JsonML]: http://jsonml.org/ "JSON Markup Language"
+ **/
+var Markdown = expose.Markdown = function Markdown(dialect) {
+  switch (typeof dialect) {
+    case "undefined":
+      this.dialect = Markdown.dialects.Gruber;
+      break;
+    case "object":
+      this.dialect = dialect;
+      break;
+    default:
+      if (dialect in Markdown.dialects) {
+        this.dialect = Markdown.dialects[dialect];
+      }
+      else {
+        throw new Error("Unknown Markdown dialect '" + String(dialect) + "'");
+      }
+      break;
+  }
+  this.em_state = [];
+  this.strong_state = [];
+  this.debug_indent = "";
+};
+
+/**
+ *  parse( markdown, [dialect] ) -> JsonML
+ *  - markdown (String): markdown string to parse
+ *  - dialect (String | Dialect): the dialect to use, defaults to gruber
+ *
+ *  Parse `markdown` and return a markdown document as a Markdown.JsonML tree.
+ **/
+expose.parse = function( source, dialect ) {
+  // dialect will default if undefined
+  var md = new Markdown( dialect );
+  return md.toTree( source );
+};
+
+/**
+ *  toHTML( markdown, [dialect]  ) -> String
+ *  toHTML( md_tree ) -> String
+ *  - markdown (String): markdown string to parse
+ *  - md_tree (Markdown.JsonML): parsed markdown tree
+ *
+ *  Take markdown (either as a string or as a JsonML tree) and run it through
+ *  [[toHTMLTree]] then turn it into a well-formated HTML fragment.
+ **/
+expose.toHTML = function toHTML( source , dialect , options ) {
+  var input = expose.toHTMLTree( source , dialect , options );
+
+  return expose.renderJsonML( input );
+};
+
+/**
+ *  toHTMLTree( markdown, [dialect] ) -> JsonML
+ *  toHTMLTree( md_tree ) -> JsonML
+ *  - markdown (String): markdown string to parse
+ *  - dialect (String | Dialect): the dialect to use, defaults to gruber
+ *  - md_tree (Markdown.JsonML): parsed markdown tree
+ *
+ *  Turn markdown into HTML, represented as a JsonML tree. If a string is given
+ *  to this function, it is first parsed into a markdown tree by calling
+ *  [[parse]].
+ **/
+expose.toHTMLTree = function toHTMLTree( input, dialect , options ) {
+  // convert string input to an MD tree
+  if ( typeof input ==="string" ) input = this.parse( input, dialect );
+
+  // Now convert the MD tree to an HTML tree
+
+  // remove references from the tree
+  var attrs = extract_attr( input ),
+      refs = {};
+
+  if ( attrs && attrs.references ) {
+    refs = attrs.references;
+  }
+
+  var html = convert_tree_to_html( input, refs , options );
+  merge_text_nodes( html );
+  return html;
+};
+
+// For Spidermonkey based engines
+function mk_block_toSource() {
+  return "Markdown.mk_block( " +
+          uneval(this.toString()) +
+          ", " +
+          uneval(this.trailing) +
+          ", " +
+          uneval(this.lineNumber) +
+          " )";
+}
+
+// node
+function mk_block_inspect() {
+  var util = require('util');
+  return "Markdown.mk_block( " +
+          util.inspect(this.toString()) +
+          ", " +
+          util.inspect(this.trailing) +
+          ", " +
+          util.inspect(this.lineNumber) +
+          " )";
+
+}
+
+var mk_block = Markdown.mk_block = function(block, trail, line) {
+  // Be helpful for default case in tests.
+  if ( arguments.length == 1 ) trail = "\n\n";
+
+  var s = new String(block);
+  s.trailing = trail;
+  // To make it clear its not just a string
+  s.inspect = mk_block_inspect;
+  s.toSource = mk_block_toSource;
+
+  if (line != undefined)
+    s.lineNumber = line;
+
+  return s;
+};
+
+function count_lines( str ) {
+  var n = 0, i = -1;
+  while ( ( i = str.indexOf('\n', i+1) ) !== -1) n++;
+  return n;
+}
+
+// Internal - split source into rough blocks
+Markdown.prototype.split_blocks = function splitBlocks( input, startLine ) {
+  // [\s\S] matches _anything_ (newline or space)
+  var re = /([\s\S]+?)($|\n(?:\s*\n|$)+)/g,
+      blocks = [],
+      m;
+
+  var line_no = 1;
+
+  if ( ( m = /^(\s*\n)/.exec(input) ) != null ) {
+    // skip (but count) leading blank lines
+    line_no += count_lines( m[0] );
+    re.lastIndex = m[0].length;
+  }
+
+  while ( ( m = re.exec(input) ) !== null ) {
+    blocks.push( mk_block( m[1], m[2], line_no ) );
+    line_no += count_lines( m[0] );
+  }
+
+  return blocks;
+};
+
+/**
+ *  Markdown#processBlock( block, next ) -> undefined | [ JsonML, ... ]
+ *  - block (String): the block to process
+ *  - next (Array): the following blocks
+ *
+ * Process `block` and return an array of JsonML nodes representing `block`.
+ *
+ * It does this by asking each block level function in the dialect to process
+ * the block until one can. Succesful handling is indicated by returning an
+ * array (with zero or more JsonML nodes), failure by a false value.
+ *
+ * Blocks handlers are responsible for calling [[Markdown#processInline]]
+ * themselves as appropriate.
+ *
+ * If the blocks were split incorrectly or adjacent blocks need collapsing you
+ * can adjust `next` in place using shift/splice etc.
+ *
+ * If any of this default behaviour is not right for the dialect, you can
+ * define a `__call__` method on the dialect that will get invoked to handle
+ * the block processing.
+ */
+Markdown.prototype.processBlock = function processBlock( block, next ) {
+  var cbs = this.dialect.block,
+      ord = cbs.__order__;
+
+  if ( "__call__" in cbs ) {
+    return cbs.__call__.call(this, block, next);
+  }
+
+  for ( var i = 0; i < ord.length; i++ ) {
+    //D:this.debug( "Testing", ord[i] );
+    var res = cbs[ ord[i] ].call( this, block, next );
+    if ( res ) {
+      //D:this.debug("  matched");
+      if ( !isArray(res) || ( res.length > 0 && !( isArray(res[0]) ) ) )
+        this.debug(ord[i], "didn't return a proper array");
+      //D:this.debug( "" );
+      return res;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Uhoh! no match! Should we throw an error?
+  return [];
+};
+
+Markdown.prototype.processInline = function processInline( block ) {
+  return this.dialect.inline.__call__.call( this, String( block ) );
+};
+
+/**
+ *  Markdown#toTree( source ) -> JsonML
+ *  - source (String): markdown source to parse
+ *
+ *  Parse `source` into a JsonML tree representing the markdown document.
+ **/
+// custom_tree means set this.tree to `custom_tree` and restore old value on return
+Markdown.prototype.toTree = function toTree( source, custom_root ) {
+  var blocks = source instanceof Array ? source : this.split_blocks( source );
+
+  // Make tree a member variable so its easier to mess with in extensions
+  var old_tree = this.tree;
+  try {
+    this.tree = custom_root || this.tree || [ "markdown" ];
+
+    blocks:
+    while ( blocks.length ) {
+      var b = this.processBlock( blocks.shift(), blocks );
+
+      // Reference blocks and the like won't return any content
+      if ( !b.length ) continue blocks;
+
+      this.tree.push.apply( this.tree, b );
+    }
+    return this.tree;
+  }
+  finally {
+    if ( custom_root ) {
+      this.tree = old_tree;
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+// Noop by default
+Markdown.prototype.debug = function () {
+  var args = Array.prototype.slice.call( arguments);
+  args.unshift(this.debug_indent);
+  if (typeof print !== "undefined")
+      print.apply( print, args );
+  if (typeof console !== "undefined" && typeof console.log !== "undefined")
+      console.log.apply( null, args );
+}
+
+Markdown.prototype.loop_re_over_block = function( re, block, cb ) {
+  // Dont use /g regexps with this
+  var m,
+      b = block.valueOf();
+
+  while ( b.length && (m = re.exec(b) ) != null) {
+    b = b.substr( m[0].length );
+    cb.call(this, m);
+  }
+  return b;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Markdown.dialects
+ *
+ * Namespace of built-in dialects.
+ **/
+Markdown.dialects = {};
+
+/**
+ * Markdown.dialects.Gruber
+ *
+ * The default dialect that follows the rules set out by John Gruber's
+ * markdown.pl as closely as possible. Well actually we follow the behaviour of
+ * that script which in some places is not exactly what the syntax web page
+ * says.
+ **/
+Markdown.dialects.Gruber = {
+  block: {
+    atxHeader: function atxHeader( block, next ) {
+      var m = block.match( /^(#{1,6})\s*(.*?)\s*#*\s*(?:\n|$)/ );
+
+      if ( !m ) return undefined;
+
+      var header = [ "header", { level: m[ 1 ].length } ];
+      Array.prototype.push.apply(header, this.processInline(m[ 2 ]));
+
+      if ( m[0].length < block.length )
+        next.unshift( mk_block( block.substr( m[0].length ), block.trailing, block.lineNumber + 2 ) );
+
+      return [ header ];
+    },
+
+    setextHeader: function setextHeader( block, next ) {
+      var m = block.match( /^(.*)\n([-=])\2\2+(?:\n|$)/ );
+
+      if ( !m ) return undefined;
+
+      var level = ( m[ 2 ] === "=" ) ? 1 : 2;
+      var header = [ "header", { level : level }, m[ 1 ] ];
+
+      if ( m[0].length < block.length )
+        next.unshift( mk_block( block.substr( m[0].length ), block.trailing, block.lineNumber + 2 ) );
+
+      return [ header ];
+    },
+
+    code: function code( block, next ) {
+      // |    Foo
+      // |bar
+      // should be a code block followed by a paragraph. Fun
+      //
+      // There might also be adjacent code block to merge.
+
+      var ret = [],
+          re = /^(?: {0,3}\t| {4})(.*)\n?/,
+          lines;
+
+      // 4 spaces + content
+      if ( !block.match( re ) ) return undefined;
+
+      block_search:
+      do {
+        // Now pull out the rest of the lines
+        var b = this.loop_re_over_block(
+                  re, block.valueOf(), function( m ) { ret.push( m[1] ); } );
+
+        if (b.length) {
+          // Case alluded to in first comment. push it back on as a new block
+          next.unshift( mk_block(b, block.trailing) );
+          break block_search;
+        }
+        else if (next.length) {
+          // Check the next block - it might be code too
+          if ( !next[0].match( re ) ) break block_search;
+
+          // Pull how how many blanks lines follow - minus two to account for .join
+          ret.push ( block.trailing.replace(/[^\n]/g, '').substring(2) );
+
+          block = next.shift();
+        }
+        else {
+          break block_search;
+        }
+      } while (true);
+
+      return [ [ "code_block", ret.join("\n") ] ];
+    },
+
+    horizRule: function horizRule( block, next ) {
+      // this needs to find any hr in the block to handle abutting blocks
+      var m = block.match( /^(?:([\s\S]*?)\n)?[ \t]*([-_*])(?:[ \t]*\2){2,}[ \t]*(?:\n([\s\S]*))?$/ );
+
+      if ( !m ) {
+        return undefined;
+      }
+
+      var jsonml = [ [ "hr" ] ];
+
+      // if there's a leading abutting block, process it
+      if ( m[ 1 ] ) {
+        jsonml.unshift.apply( jsonml, this.processBlock( m[ 1 ], [] ) );
+      }
+
+      // if there's a trailing abutting block, stick it into next
+      if ( m[ 3 ] ) {
+        next.unshift( mk_block( m[ 3 ] ) );
+      }
+
+      return jsonml;
+    },
+
+    // There are two types of lists. Tight and loose. Tight lists have no whitespace
+    // between the items (and result in text just in the <li>) and loose lists,
+    // which have an empty line between list items, resulting in (one or more)
+    // paragraphs inside the <li>.
+    //
+    // There are all sorts weird edge cases about the original markdown.pl's
+    // handling of lists:
+    //
+    // * Nested lists are supposed to be indented by four chars per level. But
+    //   if they aren't, you can get a nested list by indenting by less than
+    //   four so long as the indent doesn't match an indent of an existing list
+    //   item in the 'nest stack'.
+    //
+    // * The type of the list (bullet or number) is controlled just by the
+    //    first item at the indent. Subsequent changes are ignored unless they
+    //    are for nested lists
+    //
+    lists: (function( ) {
+      // Use a closure to hide a few variables.
+      var any_list = "[*+-]|\\d+\\.",
+          bullet_list = /[*+-]/,
+          number_list = /\d+\./,
+          // Capture leading indent as it matters for determining nested lists.
+          is_list_re = new RegExp( "^( {0,3})(" + any_list + ")[ \t]+" ),
+          indent_re = "(?: {0,3}\\t| {4})";
+
+      // TODO: Cache this regexp for certain depths.
+      // Create a regexp suitable for matching an li for a given stack depth
+      function regex_for_depth( depth ) {
+
+        return new RegExp(
+          // m[1] = indent, m[2] = list_type
+          "(?:^(" + indent_re + "{0," + depth + "} {0,3})(" + any_list + ")\\s+)|" +
+          // m[3] = cont
+          "(^" + indent_re + "{0," + (depth-1) + "}[ ]{0,4})"
+        );
+      }
+      function expand_tab( input ) {
+        return input.replace( / {0,3}\t/g, "    " );
+      }
+
+      // Add inline content `inline` to `li`. inline comes from processInline
+      // so is an array of content
+      function add(li, loose, inline, nl) {
+        if (loose) {
+          li.push( [ "para" ].concat(inline) );
+          return;
+        }
+        // Hmmm, should this be any block level element or just paras?
+        var add_to = li[li.length -1] instanceof Array && li[li.length - 1][0] == "para"
+                   ? li[li.length -1]
+                   : li;
+
+        // If there is already some content in this list, add the new line in
+        if (nl && li.length > 1) inline.unshift(nl);
+
+        for (var i=0; i < inline.length; i++) {
+          var what = inline[i],
+              is_str = typeof what == "string";
+          if (is_str && add_to.length > 1 && typeof add_to[add_to.length-1] == "string" ) {
+            add_to[ add_to.length-1 ] += what;
+          }
+          else {
+            add_to.push( what );
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      // contained means have an indent greater than the current one. On
+      // *every* line in the block
+      function get_contained_blocks( depth, blocks ) {
+
+        var re = new RegExp( "^(" + indent_re + "{" + depth + "}.*?\\n?)*$" ),
+            replace = new RegExp("^" + indent_re + "{" + depth + "}", "gm"),
+            ret = [];
+
+        while ( blocks.length > 0 ) {
+          if ( re.exec( blocks[0] ) ) {
+            var b = blocks.shift(),
+                // Now remove that indent
+                x = b.replace( replace, "");
+
+            ret.push( mk_block( x, b.trailing, b.lineNumber ) );
+          }
+          break;
+        }
+        return ret;
+      }
+
+      // passed to stack.forEach to turn list items up the stack into paras
+      function paragraphify(s, i, stack) {
+        var list = s.list;
+        var last_li = list[list.length-1];
+
+        if (last_li[1] instanceof Array && last_li[1][0] == "para") {
+          return;
+        }
+        if (i+1 == stack.length) {
+          // Last stack frame
+          // Keep the same array, but replace the contents
+          last_li.push( ["para"].concat( last_li.splice(1) ) );
+        }
+        else {
+          var sublist = last_li.pop();
+          last_li.push( ["para"].concat( last_li.splice(1) ), sublist );
+        }
+      }
+
+      // The matcher function
+      return function( block, next ) {
+        var m = block.match( is_list_re );
+        if ( !m ) return undefined;
+
+        function make_list( m ) {
+          var list = bullet_list.exec( m[2] )
+                   ? ["bulletlist"]
+                   : ["numberlist"];
+
+          stack.push( { list: list, indent: m[1] } );
+          return list;
+        }
+
+
+        var stack = [], // Stack of lists for nesting.
+            list = make_list( m ),
+            last_li,
+            loose = false,
+            ret = [ stack[0].list ],
+            i;
+
+        // Loop to search over block looking for inner block elements and loose lists
+        loose_search:
+        while( true ) {
+          // Split into lines preserving new lines at end of line
+          var lines = block.split( /(?=\n)/ );
+
+          // We have to grab all lines for a li and call processInline on them
+          // once as there are some inline things that can span lines.
+          var li_accumulate = "";
+
+          // Loop over the lines in this block looking for tight lists.
+          tight_search:
+          for (var line_no=0; line_no < lines.length; line_no++) {
+            var nl = "",
+                l = lines[line_no].replace(/^\n/, function(n) { nl = n; return ""; });
+
+            // TODO: really should cache this
+            var line_re = regex_for_depth( stack.length );
+
+            m = l.match( line_re );
+            //print( "line:", uneval(l), "\nline match:", uneval(m) );
+
+            // We have a list item
+            if ( m[1] !== undefined ) {
+              // Process the previous list item, if any
+              if ( li_accumulate.length ) {
+                add( last_li, loose, this.processInline( li_accumulate ), nl );
+                // Loose mode will have been dealt with. Reset it
+                loose = false;
+                li_accumulate = "";
+              }
+
+              m[1] = expand_tab( m[1] );
+              var wanted_depth = Math.floor(m[1].length/4)+1;
+              //print( "want:", wanted_depth, "stack:", stack.length);
+              if ( wanted_depth > stack.length ) {
+                // Deep enough for a nested list outright
+                //print ( "new nested list" );
+                list = make_list( m );
+                last_li.push( list );
+                last_li = list[1] = [ "listitem" ];
+              }
+              else {
+                // We aren't deep enough to be strictly a new level. This is
+                // where Md.pl goes nuts. If the indent matches a level in the
+                // stack, put it there, else put it one deeper then the
+                // wanted_depth deserves.
+                var found = false;
+                for (i = 0; i < stack.length; i++) {
+                  if ( stack[ i ].indent != m[1] ) continue;
+                  list = stack[ i ].list;
+                  stack.splice( i+1 );
+                  found = true;
+                  break;
+                }
+
+                if (!found) {
+                  //print("not found. l:", uneval(l));
+                  wanted_depth++;
+                  if (wanted_depth <= stack.length) {
+                    stack.splice(wanted_depth);
+                    //print("Desired depth now", wanted_depth, "stack:", stack.length);
+                    list = stack[wanted_depth-1].list;
+                    //print("list:", uneval(list) );
+                  }
+                  else {
+                    //print ("made new stack for messy indent");
+                    list = make_list(m);
+                    last_li.push(list);
+                  }
+                }
+
+                //print( uneval(list), "last", list === stack[stack.length-1].list );
+                last_li = [ "listitem" ];
+                list.push(last_li);
+              } // end depth of shenegains
+              nl = "";
+            }
+
+            // Add content
+            if (l.length > m[0].length) {
+              li_accumulate += nl + l.substr( m[0].length );
+            }
+          } // tight_search
+
+          if ( li_accumulate.length ) {
+            add( last_li, loose, this.processInline( li_accumulate ), nl );
+            // Loose mode will have been dealt with. Reset it
+            loose = false;
+            li_accumulate = "";
+          }
+
+          // Look at the next block - we might have a loose list. Or an extra
+          // paragraph for the current li
+          var contained = get_contained_blocks( stack.length, next );
+
+          // Deal with code blocks or properly nested lists
+          if (contained.length > 0) {
+            // Make sure all listitems up the stack are paragraphs
+            forEach( stack, paragraphify, this);
+
+            last_li.push.apply( last_li, this.toTree( contained, [] ) );
+          }
+
+          var next_block = next[0] && next[0].valueOf() || "";
+
+          if ( next_block.match(is_list_re) || next_block.match( /^ / ) ) {
+            block = next.shift();
+
+            // Check for an HR following a list: features/lists/hr_abutting
+            var hr = this.dialect.block.horizRule( block, next );
+
+            if (hr) {
+              ret.push.apply(ret, hr);
+              break;
+            }
+
+            // Make sure all listitems up the stack are paragraphs
+            forEach( stack, paragraphify, this);
+
+            loose = true;
+            continue loose_search;
+          }
+          break;
+        } // loose_search
+
+        return ret;
+      };
+    })(),
+
+    blockquote: function blockquote( block, next ) {
+      if ( !block.match( /^>/m ) )
+        return undefined;
+
+      var jsonml = [];
+
+      // separate out the leading abutting block, if any
+      if ( block[ 0 ] != ">" ) {
+        var lines = block.split( /\n/ ),
+            prev = [];
+
+        // keep shifting lines until you find a crotchet
+        while ( lines.length && lines[ 0 ][ 0 ] != ">" ) {
+            prev.push( lines.shift() );
+        }
+
+        // reassemble!
+        block = lines.join( "\n" );
+        jsonml.push.apply( jsonml, this.processBlock( prev.join( "\n" ), [] ) );
+      }
+
+      // if the next block is also a blockquote merge it in
+      while ( next.length && next[ 0 ][ 0 ] == ">" ) {
+        var b = next.shift();
+        block = new String(block + block.trailing + b);
+        block.trailing = b.trailing;
+      }
+
+      // Strip off the leading "> " and re-process as a block.
+      var input = block.replace( /^> ?/gm, '' ),
+          old_tree = this.tree;
+      jsonml.push( this.toTree( input, [ "blockquote" ] ) );
+
+      return jsonml;
+    },
+
+    referenceDefn: function referenceDefn( block, next) {
+      var re = /^\s*\[(.*?)\]:\s*(\S+)(?:\s+(?:(['"])(.*?)\3|\((.*?)\)))?\n?/;
+      // interesting matches are [ , ref_id, url, , title, title ]
+
+      if ( !block.match(re) )
+        return undefined;
+
+      // make an attribute node if it doesn't exist
+      if ( !extract_attr( this.tree ) ) {
+        this.tree.splice( 1, 0, {} );
+      }
+
+      var attrs = extract_attr( this.tree );
+
+      // make a references hash if it doesn't exist
+      if ( attrs.references === undefined ) {
+        attrs.references = {};
+      }
+
+      var b = this.loop_re_over_block(re, block, function( m ) {
+
+        if ( m[2] && m[2][0] == '<' && m[2][m[2].length-1] == '>' )
+          m[2] = m[2].substring( 1, m[2].length - 1 );
+
+        var ref = attrs.references[ m[1].toLowerCase() ] = {
+          href: m[2]
+        };
+
+        if (m[4] !== undefined)
+          ref.title = m[4];
+        else if (m[5] !== undefined)
+          ref.title = m[5];
+
+      } );
+
+      if (b.length)
+        next.unshift( mk_block( b, block.trailing ) );
+
+      return [];
+    },
+
+    para: function para( block, next ) {
+      // everything's a para!
+      return [ ["para"].concat( this.processInline( block ) ) ];
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+Markdown.dialects.Gruber.inline = {
+
+    __oneElement__: function oneElement( text, patterns_or_re, previous_nodes ) {
+      var m,
+          res,
+          lastIndex = 0;
+
+      patterns_or_re = patterns_or_re || this.dialect.inline.__patterns__;
+      var re = new RegExp( "([\\s\\S]*?)(" + (patterns_or_re.source || patterns_or_re) + ")" );
+
+      m = re.exec( text );
+      if (!m) {
+        // Just boring text
+        return [ text.length, text ];
+      }
+      else if ( m[1] ) {
+        // Some un-interesting text matched. Return that first
+        return [ m[1].length, m[1] ];
+      }
+
+      var res;
+      if ( m[2] in this.dialect.inline ) {
+        res = this.dialect.inline[ m[2] ].call(
+                  this,
+                  text.substr( m.index ), m, previous_nodes || [] );
+      }
+      // Default for now to make dev easier. just slurp special and output it.
+      res = res || [ m[2].length, m[2] ];
+      return res;
+    },
+
+    __call__: function inline( text, patterns ) {
+
+      var out = [],
+          res;
+
+      function add(x) {
+        //D:self.debug("  adding output", uneval(x));
+        if (typeof x == "string" && typeof out[out.length-1] == "string")
+          out[ out.length-1 ] += x;
+        else
+          out.push(x);
+      }
+
+      while ( text.length > 0 ) {
+        res = this.dialect.inline.__oneElement__.call(this, text, patterns, out );
+        text = text.substr( res.shift() );
+        forEach(res, add )
+      }
+
+      return out;
+    },
+
+    // These characters are intersting elsewhere, so have rules for them so that
+    // chunks of plain text blocks don't include them
+    "]": function () {},
+    "}": function () {},
+
+    "\\": function escaped( text ) {
+      // [ length of input processed, node/children to add... ]
+      // Only esacape: \ ` * _ { } [ ] ( ) # * + - . !
+      if ( text.match( /^\\[\\`\*_{}\[\]()#\+.!\-]/ ) )
+        return [ 2, text[1] ];
+      else
+        // Not an esacpe
+        return [ 1, "\\" ];
+    },
+
+    "![": function image( text ) {
+
+      // Unlike images, alt text is plain text only. no other elements are
+      // allowed in there
+
+      // ![Alt text](/path/to/img.jpg "Optional title")
+      //      1          2            3       4         <--- captures
+      var m = text.match( /^!\[(.*?)\][ \t]*\([ \t]*(\S*)(?:[ \t]+(["'])(.*?)\3)?[ \t]*\)/ );
+
+      if ( m ) {
+        if ( m[2] && m[2][0] == '<' && m[2][m[2].length-1] == '>' )
+          m[2] = m[2].substring( 1, m[2].length - 1 );
+
+        m[2] = this.dialect.inline.__call__.call( this, m[2], /\\/ )[0];
+
+        var attrs = { alt: m[1], href: m[2] || "" };
+        if ( m[4] !== undefined)
+          attrs.title = m[4];
+
+        return [ m[0].length, [ "img", attrs ] ];
+      }
+
+      // ![Alt text][id]
+      m = text.match( /^!\[(.*?)\][ \t]*\[(.*?)\]/ );
+
+      if ( m ) {
+        // We can't check if the reference is known here as it likely wont be
+        // found till after. Check it in md tree->hmtl tree conversion
+        return [ m[0].length, [ "img_ref", { alt: m[1], ref: m[2].toLowerCase(), original: m[0] } ] ];
+      }
+
+      // Just consume the '!['
+      return [ 2, "![" ];
+    },
+
+    "[": function link( text ) {
+
+      var orig = String(text);
+      // Inline content is possible inside `link text`
+      var res = Markdown.DialectHelpers.inline_until_char.call( this, text.substr(1), ']' );
+
+      // No closing ']' found. Just consume the [
+      if ( !res ) return [ 1, '[' ];
+
+      var consumed = 1 + res[ 0 ],
+          children = res[ 1 ],
+          link,
+          attrs;
+
+      // At this point the first [...] has been parsed. See what follows to find
+      // out which kind of link we are (reference or direct url)
+      text = text.substr( consumed );
+
+      // [link text](/path/to/img.jpg "Optional title")
+      //                 1            2       3         <--- captures
+      // This will capture up to the last paren in the block. We then pull
+      // back based on if there a matching ones in the url
+      //    ([here](/url/(test))
+      // The parens have to be balanced
+      var m = text.match( /^\s*\([ \t]*(\S+)(?:[ \t]+(["'])(.*?)\2)?[ \t]*\)/ );
+      if ( m ) {
+        var url = m[1];
+        consumed += m[0].length;
+
+        if ( url && url[0] == '<' && url[url.length-1] == '>' )
+          url = url.substring( 1, url.length - 1 );
+
+        // If there is a title we don't have to worry about parens in the url
+        if ( !m[3] ) {
+          var open_parens = 1; // One open that isn't in the capture
+          for (var len = 0; len < url.length; len++) {
+            switch ( url[len] ) {
+            case '(':
+              open_parens++;
+              break;
+            case ')':
+              if ( --open_parens == 0) {
+                consumed -= url.length - len;
+                url = url.substring(0, len);
+              }
+              break;
+            }
+          }
+        }
+
+        // Process escapes only
+        url = this.dialect.inline.__call__.call( this, url, /\\/ )[0];
+
+        attrs = { href: url || "" };
+        if ( m[3] !== undefined)
+          attrs.title = m[3];
+
+        link = [ "link", attrs ].concat( children );
+        return [ consumed, link ];
+      }
+
+      // [Alt text][id]
+      // [Alt text] [id]
+      m = text.match( /^\s*\[(.*?)\]/ );
+
+      if ( m ) {
+
+        consumed += m[ 0 ].length;
+
+        // [links][] uses links as its reference
+        attrs = { ref: ( m[ 1 ] || String(children) ).toLowerCase(),  original: orig.substr( 0, consumed ) };
+
+        link = [ "link_ref", attrs ].concat( children );
+
+        // We can't check if the reference is known here as it likely wont be
+        // found till after. Check it in md tree->hmtl tree conversion.
+        // Store the original so that conversion can revert if the ref isn't found.
+        return [ consumed, link ];
+      }
+
+      // [id]
+      // Only if id is plain (no formatting.)
+      if ( children.length == 1 && typeof children[0] == "string" ) {
+
+        attrs = { ref: children[0].toLowerCase(),  original: orig.substr( 0, consumed ) };
+        link = [ "link_ref", attrs, children[0] ];
+        return [ consumed, link ];
+      }
+
+      // Just consume the '['
+      return [ 1, "[" ];
+    },
+
+
+    "<": function autoLink( text ) {
+      var m;
+
+      if ( ( m = text.match( /^<(?:((https?|ftp|mailto):[^>]+)|(.*?@.*?\.[a-zA-Z]+))>/ ) ) != null ) {
+        if ( m[3] ) {
+          return [ m[0].length, [ "link", { href: "mailto:" + m[3] }, m[3] ] ];
+
+        }
+        else if ( m[2] == "mailto" ) {
+          return [ m[0].length, [ "link", { href: m[1] }, m[1].substr("mailto:".length ) ] ];
+        }
+        else
+          return [ m[0].length, [ "link", { href: m[1] }, m[1] ] ];
+      }
+
+      return [ 1, "<" ];
+    },
+
+    "`": function inlineCode( text ) {
+      // Inline code block. as many backticks as you like to start it
+      // Always skip over the opening ticks.
+      var m = text.match( /(`+)(([\s\S]*?)\1)/ );
+
+      if ( m && m[2] )
+        return [ m[1].length + m[2].length, [ "inlinecode", m[3] ] ];
+      else {
+        // TODO: No matching end code found - warn!
+        return [ 1, "`" ];
+      }
+    },
+
+    "  \n": function lineBreak( text ) {
+      return [ 3, [ "linebreak" ] ];
+    }
+
+};
+
+// Meta Helper/generator method for em and strong handling
+function strong_em( tag, md ) {
+
+  var state_slot = tag + "_state",
+      other_slot = tag == "strong" ? "em_state" : "strong_state";
+
+  function CloseTag(len) {
+    this.len_after = len;
+    this.name = "close_" + md;
+  }
+
+  return function ( text, orig_match ) {
+
+    if (this[state_slot][0] == md) {
+      // Most recent em is of this type
+      //D:this.debug("closing", md);
+      this[state_slot].shift();
+
+      // "Consume" everything to go back to the recrusion in the else-block below
+      return[ text.length, new CloseTag(text.length-md.length) ];
+    }
+    else {
+      // Store a clone of the em/strong states
+      var other = this[other_slot].slice(),
+          state = this[state_slot].slice();
+
+      this[state_slot].unshift(md);
+
+      //D:this.debug_indent += "  ";
+
+      // Recurse
+      var res = this.processInline( text.substr( md.length ) );
+      //D:this.debug_indent = this.debug_indent.substr(2);
+
+      var last = res[res.length - 1];
+
+      //D:this.debug("processInline from", tag + ": ", uneval( res ) );
+
+      var check = this[state_slot].shift();
+      if (last instanceof CloseTag) {
+        res.pop();
+        // We matched! Huzzah.
+        var consumed = text.length - last.len_after;
+        return [ consumed, [ tag ].concat(res) ];
+      }
+      else {
+        // Restore the state of the other kind. We might have mistakenly closed it.
+        this[other_slot] = other;
+        this[state_slot] = state;
+
+        // We can't reuse the processed result as it could have wrong parsing contexts in it.
+        return [ md.length, md ];
+      }
+    }
+  }; // End returned function
+}
+
+Markdown.dialects.Gruber.inline["**"] = strong_em("strong", "**");
+Markdown.dialects.Gruber.inline["__"] = strong_em("strong", "__");
+Markdown.dialects.Gruber.inline["*"]  = strong_em("em", "*");
+Markdown.dialects.Gruber.inline["_"]  = strong_em("em", "_");
+
+
+// Build default order from insertion order.
+Markdown.buildBlockOrder = function(d) {
+  var ord = [];
+  for ( var i in d ) {
+    if ( i == "__order__" || i == "__call__" ) continue;
+    ord.push( i );
+  }
+  d.__order__ = ord;
+};
+
+// Build patterns for inline matcher
+Markdown.buildInlinePatterns = function(d) {
+  var patterns = [];
+
+  for ( var i in d ) {
+    // __foo__ is reserved and not a pattern
+    if ( i.match( /^__.*__$/) ) continue;
+    var l = i.replace( /([\\.*+?|()\[\]{}])/g, "\\$1" )
+             .replace( /\n/, "\\n" );
+    patterns.push( i.length == 1 ? l : "(?:" + l + ")" );
+  }
+
+  patterns = patterns.join("|");
+  d.__patterns__ = patterns;
+  //print("patterns:", uneval( patterns ) );
+
+  var fn = d.__call__;
+  d.__call__ = function(text, pattern) {
+    if (pattern != undefined) {
+      return fn.call(this, text, pattern);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      return fn.call(this, text, patterns);
+    }
+  };
+};
+
+Markdown.DialectHelpers = {};
+Markdown.DialectHelpers.inline_until_char = function( text, want ) {
+  var consumed = 0,
+      nodes = [];
+
+  while ( true ) {
+    if ( text[ consumed ] == want ) {
+      // Found the character we were looking for
+      consumed++;
+      return [ consumed, nodes ];
+    }
+
+    if ( consumed >= text.length ) {
+      // No closing char found. Abort.
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    res = this.dialect.inline.__oneElement__.call(this, text.substr( consumed ) );
+    consumed += res[ 0 ];
+    // Add any returned nodes.
+    nodes.push.apply( nodes, res.slice( 1 ) );
+  }
+}
+
+// Helper function to make sub-classing a dialect easier
+Markdown.subclassDialect = function( d ) {
+  function Block() {}
+  Block.prototype = d.block;
+  function Inline() {}
+  Inline.prototype = d.inline;
+
+  return { block: new Block(), inline: new Inline() };
+};
+
+Markdown.buildBlockOrder ( Markdown.dialects.Gruber.block );
+Markdown.buildInlinePatterns( Markdown.dialects.Gruber.inline );
+
+Markdown.dialects.Maruku = Markdown.subclassDialect( Markdown.dialects.Gruber );
+
+Markdown.dialects.Maruku.processMetaHash = function processMetaHash( meta_string ) {
+  var meta = split_meta_hash( meta_string ),
+      attr = {};
+
+  for ( var i = 0; i < meta.length; ++i ) {
+    // id: #foo
+    if ( /^#/.test( meta[ i ] ) ) {
+      attr.id = meta[ i ].substring( 1 );
+    }
+    // class: .foo
+    else if ( /^\./.test( meta[ i ] ) ) {
+      // if class already exists, append the new one
+      if ( attr['class'] ) {
+        attr['class'] = attr['class'] + meta[ i ].replace( /./, " " );
+      }
+      else {
+        attr['class'] = meta[ i ].substring( 1 );
+      }
+    }
+    // attribute: foo=bar
+    else if ( /\=/.test( meta[ i ] ) ) {
+      var s = meta[ i ].split( /\=/ );
+      attr[ s[ 0 ] ] = s[ 1 ];
+    }
+  }
+
+  return attr;
+}
+
+function split_meta_hash( meta_string ) {
+  var meta = meta_string.split( "" ),
+      parts = [ "" ],
+      in_quotes = false;
+
+  while ( meta.length ) {
+    var letter = meta.shift();
+    switch ( letter ) {
+      case " " :
+        // if we're in a quoted section, keep it
+        if ( in_quotes ) {
+          parts[ parts.length - 1 ] += letter;
+        }
+        // otherwise make a new part
+        else {
+          parts.push( "" );
+        }
+        break;
+      case "'" :
+      case '"' :
+        // reverse the quotes and move straight on
+        in_quotes = !in_quotes;
+        break;
+      case "\\" :
+        // shift off the next letter to be used straight away.
+        // it was escaped so we'll keep it whatever it is
+        letter = meta.shift();
+      default :
+        parts[ parts.length - 1 ] += letter;
+        break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return parts;
+}
+
+Markdown.dialects.Maruku.block.document_meta = function document_meta( block, next ) {
+  // we're only interested in the first block
+  if ( block.lineNumber > 1 ) return undefined;
+
+  // document_meta blocks consist of one or more lines of `Key: Value\n`
+  if ( ! block.match( /^(?:\w+:.*\n)*\w+:.*$/ ) ) return undefined;
+
+  // make an attribute node if it doesn't exist
+  if ( !extract_attr( this.tree ) ) {
+    this.tree.splice( 1, 0, {} );
+  }
+
+  var pairs = block.split( /\n/ );
+  for ( p in pairs ) {
+    var m = pairs[ p ].match( /(\w+):\s*(.*)$/ ),
+        key = m[ 1 ].toLowerCase(),
+        value = m[ 2 ];
+
+    this.tree[ 1 ][ key ] = value;
+  }
+
+  // document_meta produces no content!
+  return [];
+};
+
+Markdown.dialects.Maruku.block.block_meta = function block_meta( block, next ) {
+  // check if the last line of the block is an meta hash
+  var m = block.match( /(^|\n) {0,3}\{:\s*((?:\\\}|[^\}])*)\s*\}$/ );
+  if ( !m ) return undefined;
+
+  // process the meta hash
+  var attr = this.dialect.processMetaHash( m[ 2 ] );
+
+  var hash;
+
+  // if we matched ^ then we need to apply meta to the previous block
+  if ( m[ 1 ] === "" ) {
+    var node = this.tree[ this.tree.length - 1 ];
+    hash = extract_attr( node );
+
+    // if the node is a string (rather than JsonML), bail
+    if ( typeof node === "string" ) return undefined;
+
+    // create the attribute hash if it doesn't exist
+    if ( !hash ) {
+      hash = {};
+      node.splice( 1, 0, hash );
+    }
+
+    // add the attributes in
+    for ( a in attr ) {
+      hash[ a ] = attr[ a ];
+    }
+
+    // return nothing so the meta hash is removed
+    return [];
+  }
+
+  // pull the meta hash off the block and process what's left
+  var b = block.replace( /\n.*$/, "" ),
+      result = this.processBlock( b, [] );
+
+  // get or make the attributes hash
+  hash = extract_attr( result[ 0 ] );
+  if ( !hash ) {
+    hash = {};
+    result[ 0 ].splice( 1, 0, hash );
+  }
+
+  // attach the attributes to the block
+  for ( a in attr ) {
+    hash[ a ] = attr[ a ];
+  }
+
+  return result;
+};
+
+Markdown.dialects.Maruku.block.definition_list = function definition_list( block, next ) {
+  // one or more terms followed by one or more definitions, in a single block
+  var tight = /^((?:[^\s:].*\n)+):\s+([\s\S]+)$/,
+      list = [ "dl" ],
+      i;
+
+  // see if we're dealing with a tight or loose block
+  if ( ( m = block.match( tight ) ) ) {
+    // pull subsequent tight DL blocks out of `next`
+    var blocks = [ block ];
+    while ( next.length && tight.exec( next[ 0 ] ) ) {
+      blocks.push( next.shift() );
+    }
+
+    for ( var b = 0; b < blocks.length; ++b ) {
+      var m = blocks[ b ].match( tight ),
+          terms = m[ 1 ].replace( /\n$/, "" ).split( /\n/ ),
+          defns = m[ 2 ].split( /\n:\s+/ );
+
+      // print( uneval( m ) );
+
+      for ( i = 0; i < terms.length; ++i ) {
+        list.push( [ "dt", terms[ i ] ] );
+      }
+
+      for ( i = 0; i < defns.length; ++i ) {
+        // run inline processing over the definition
+        list.push( [ "dd" ].concat( this.processInline( defns[ i ].replace( /(\n)\s+/, "$1" ) ) ) );
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  else {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  return [ list ];
+};
+
+Markdown.dialects.Maruku.inline[ "{:" ] = function inline_meta( text, matches, out ) {
+  if ( !out.length ) {
+    return [ 2, "{:" ];
+  }
+
+  // get the preceeding element
+  var before = out[ out.length - 1 ];
+
+  if ( typeof before === "string" ) {
+    return [ 2, "{:" ];
+  }
+
+  // match a meta hash
+  var m = text.match( /^\{:\s*((?:\\\}|[^\}])*)\s*\}/ );
+
+  // no match, false alarm
+  if ( !m ) {
+    return [ 2, "{:" ];
+  }
+
+  // attach the attributes to the preceeding element
+  var meta = this.dialect.processMetaHash( m[ 1 ] ),
+      attr = extract_attr( before );
+
+  if ( !attr ) {
+    attr = {};
+    before.splice( 1, 0, attr );
+  }
+
+  for ( var k in meta ) {
+    attr[ k ] = meta[ k ];
+  }
+
+  // cut out the string and replace it with nothing
+  return [ m[ 0 ].length, "" ];
+};
+
+Markdown.buildBlockOrder ( Markdown.dialects.Maruku.block );
+Markdown.buildInlinePatterns( Markdown.dialects.Maruku.inline );
+
+var isArray = Array.isArray || function(obj) {
+  return Object.prototype.toString.call(obj) == '[object Array]';
+};
+
+var forEach;
+// Don't mess with Array.prototype. Its not friendly
+if ( Array.prototype.forEach ) {
+  forEach = function( arr, cb, thisp ) {
+    return arr.forEach( cb, thisp );
+  };
+}
+else {
+  forEach = function(arr, cb, thisp) {
+    for (var i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) {
+      cb.call(thisp || arr, arr[i], i, arr);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+function extract_attr( jsonml ) {
+  return isArray(jsonml)
+      && jsonml.length > 1
+      && typeof jsonml[ 1 ] === "object"
+      && !( isArray(jsonml[ 1 ]) )
+      ? jsonml[ 1 ]
+      : undefined;
+}
+
+
+
+/**
+ *  renderJsonML( jsonml[, options] ) -> String
+ *  - jsonml (Array): JsonML array to render to XML
+ *  - options (Object): options
+ *
+ *  Converts the given JsonML into well-formed XML.
+ *
+ *  The options currently understood are:
+ *
+ *  - root (Boolean): wether or not the root node should be included in the
+ *    output, or just its children. The default `false` is to not include the
+ *    root itself.
+ */
+expose.renderJsonML = function( jsonml, options ) {
+  options = options || {};
+  // include the root element in the rendered output?
+  options.root = options.root || false;
+
+  var content = [];
+
+  if ( options.root ) {
+    content.push( render_tree( jsonml ) );
+  }
+  else {
+    jsonml.shift(); // get rid of the tag
+    if ( jsonml.length && typeof jsonml[ 0 ] === "object" && !( jsonml[ 0 ] instanceof Array ) ) {
+      jsonml.shift(); // get rid of the attributes
+    }
+
+    while ( jsonml.length ) {
+      content.push( render_tree( jsonml.shift() ) );
+    }
+  }
+
+  return content.join( "\n\n" );
+};
+
+function escapeHTML( text ) {
+  return text.replace( /&/g, "&amp;" )
+             .replace( /</g, "&lt;" )
+             .replace( />/g, "&gt;" )
+             .replace( /"/g, "&quot;" )
+             .replace( /'/g, "&#39;" );
+}
+
+function render_tree( jsonml ) {
+  // basic case
+  if ( typeof jsonml === "string" ) {
+    return escapeHTML( jsonml );
+  }
+
+  var tag = jsonml.shift(),
+      attributes = {},
+      content = [];
+
+  if ( jsonml.length && typeof jsonml[ 0 ] === "object" && !( jsonml[ 0 ] instanceof Array ) ) {
+    attributes = jsonml.shift();
+  }
+
+  while ( jsonml.length ) {
+    content.push( arguments.callee( jsonml.shift() ) );
+  }
+
+  var tag_attrs = "";
+  for ( var a in attributes ) {
+    tag_attrs += " " + a + '="' + escapeHTML( attributes[ a ] ) + '"';
+  }
+
+  // be careful about adding whitespace here for inline elements
+  if ( tag == "img" || tag == "br" || tag == "hr" ) {
+    return "<"+ tag + tag_attrs + "/>";
+  }
+  else {
+    return "<"+ tag + tag_attrs + ">" + content.join( "" ) + "</" + tag + ">";
+  }
+}
+
+function convert_tree_to_html( tree, references, options ) {
+  var i;
+  options = options || {};
+
+  // shallow clone
+  var jsonml = tree.slice( 0 );
+
+  if (typeof options.preprocessTreeNode === "function") {
+      jsonml = options.preprocessTreeNode(jsonml, references);
+  }
+
+  // Clone attributes if they exist
+  var attrs = extract_attr( jsonml );
+  if ( attrs ) {
+    jsonml[ 1 ] = {};
+    for ( i in attrs ) {
+      jsonml[ 1 ][ i ] = attrs[ i ];
+    }
+    attrs = jsonml[ 1 ];
+  }
+
+  // basic case
+  if ( typeof jsonml === "string" ) {
+    return jsonml;
+  }
+
+  // convert this node
+  switch ( jsonml[ 0 ] ) {
+    case "header":
+      jsonml[ 0 ] = "h" + jsonml[ 1 ].level;
+      delete jsonml[ 1 ].level;
+      break;
+    case "bulletlist":
+      jsonml[ 0 ] = "ul";
+      break;
+    case "numberlist":
+      jsonml[ 0 ] = "ol";
+      break;
+    case "listitem":
+      jsonml[ 0 ] = "li";
+      break;
+    case "para":
+      jsonml[ 0 ] = "p";
+      break;
+    case "markdown":
+      jsonml[ 0 ] = "html";
+      if ( attrs ) delete attrs.references;
+      break;
+    case "code_block":
+      jsonml[ 0 ] = "pre";
+      i = attrs ? 2 : 1;
+      var code = [ "code" ];
+      code.push.apply( code, jsonml.splice( i ) );
+      jsonml[ i ] = code;
+      break;
+    case "inlinecode":
+      jsonml[ 0 ] = "code";
+      break;
+    case "img":
+      jsonml[ 1 ].src = jsonml[ 1 ].href;
+      delete jsonml[ 1 ].href;
+      break;
+    case "linebreak":
+      jsonml[ 0 ] = "br";
+    break;
+    case "link":
+      jsonml[ 0 ] = "a";
+      break;
+    case "link_ref":
+      jsonml[ 0 ] = "a";
+
+      // grab this ref and clean up the attribute node
+      var ref = references[ attrs.ref ];
+
+      // if the reference exists, make the link
+      if ( ref ) {
+        delete attrs.ref;
+
+        // add in the href and title, if present
+        attrs.href = ref.href;
+        if ( ref.title ) {
+          attrs.title = ref.title;
+        }
+
+        // get rid of the unneeded original text
+        delete attrs.original;
+      }
+      // the reference doesn't exist, so revert to plain text
+      else {
+        return attrs.original;
+      }
+      break;
+    case "img_ref":
+      jsonml[ 0 ] = "img";
+
+      // grab this ref and clean up the attribute node
+      var ref = references[ attrs.ref ];
+
+      // if the reference exists, make the link
+      if ( ref ) {
+        delete attrs.ref;
+
+        // add in the href and title, if present
+        attrs.src = ref.href;
+        if ( ref.title ) {
+          attrs.title = ref.title;
+        }
+
+        // get rid of the unneeded original text
+        delete attrs.original;
+      }
+      // the reference doesn't exist, so revert to plain text
+      else {
+        return attrs.original;
+      }
+      break;
+  }
+
+  // convert all the children
+  i = 1;
+
+  // deal with the attribute node, if it exists
+  if ( attrs ) {
+    // if there are keys, skip over it
+    for ( var key in jsonml[ 1 ] ) {
+      i = 2;
+    }
+    // if there aren't, remove it
+    if ( i === 1 ) {
+      jsonml.splice( i, 1 );
+    }
+  }
+
+  for ( ; i < jsonml.length; ++i ) {
+    jsonml[ i ] = arguments.callee( jsonml[ i ], references, options );
+  }
+
+  return jsonml;
+}
+
+
+// merges adjacent text nodes into a single node
+function merge_text_nodes( jsonml ) {
+  // skip the tag name and attribute hash
+  var i = extract_attr( jsonml ) ? 2 : 1;
+
+  while ( i < jsonml.length ) {
+    // if it's a string check the next item too
+    if ( typeof jsonml[ i ] === "string" ) {
+      if ( i + 1 < jsonml.length && typeof jsonml[ i + 1 ] === "string" ) {
+        // merge the second string into the first and remove it
+        jsonml[ i ] += jsonml.splice( i + 1, 1 )[ 0 ];
+      }
+      else {
+        ++i;
+      }
+    }
+    // if it's not a string recurse
+    else {
+      arguments.callee( jsonml[ i ] );
+      ++i;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+} )( (function() {
+  if ( typeof exports === "undefined" ) {
+    window.markdown = {};
+    return window.markdown;
+  }
+  else {
+    return exports;
+  }
+} )() );
+
+});
+
+require.define("util",function(require,module,exports,__dirname,__filename,process,global){var events = require('events');
+
+exports.isArray = isArray;
+exports.isDate = function(obj){return Object.prototype.toString.call(obj) === '[object Date]'};
+exports.isRegExp = function(obj){return Object.prototype.toString.call(obj) === '[object RegExp]'};
+
+
+exports.print = function () {};
+exports.puts = function () {};
+exports.debug = function() {};
+
+exports.inspect = function(obj, showHidden, depth, colors) {
+  var seen = [];
+
+  var stylize = function(str, styleType) {
+    // http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANSI_escape_code#graphics
+    var styles =
+        { 'bold' : [1, 22],
+          'italic' : [3, 23],
+          'underline' : [4, 24],
+          'inverse' : [7, 27],
+          'white' : [37, 39],
+          'grey' : [90, 39],
+          'black' : [30, 39],
+          'blue' : [34, 39],
+          'cyan' : [36, 39],
+          'green' : [32, 39],
+          'magenta' : [35, 39],
+          'red' : [31, 39],
+          'yellow' : [33, 39] };
+
+    var style =
+        { 'special': 'cyan',
+          'number': 'blue',
+          'boolean': 'yellow',
+          'undefined': 'grey',
+          'null': 'bold',
+          'string': 'green',
+          'date': 'magenta',
+          // "name": intentionally not styling
+          'regexp': 'red' }[styleType];
+
+    if (style) {
+      return '\033[' + styles[style][0] + 'm' + str +
+             '\033[' + styles[style][1] + 'm';
+    } else {
+      return str;
+    }
+  };
+  if (! colors) {
+    stylize = function(str, styleType) { return str; };
+  }
+
+  function format(value, recurseTimes) {
+    // Provide a hook for user-specified inspect functions.
+    // Check that value is an object with an inspect function on it
+    if (value && typeof value.inspect === 'function' &&
+        // Filter out the util module, it's inspect function is special
+        value !== exports &&
+        // Also filter out any prototype objects using the circular check.
+        !(value.constructor && value.constructor.prototype === value)) {
+      return value.inspect(recurseTimes);
+    }
+
+    // Primitive types cannot have properties
+    switch (typeof value) {
+      case 'undefined':
+        return stylize('undefined', 'undefined');
+
+      case 'string':
+        var simple = '\'' + JSON.stringify(value).replace(/^"|"$/g, '')
+                                                 .replace(/'/g, "\\'")
+                                                 .replace(/\\"/g, '"') + '\'';
+        return stylize(simple, 'string');
+
+      case 'number':
+        return stylize('' + value, 'number');
+
+      case 'boolean':
+        return stylize('' + value, 'boolean');
+    }
+    // For some reason typeof null is "object", so special case here.
+    if (value === null) {
+      return stylize('null', 'null');
+    }
+
+    // Look up the keys of the object.
+    var visible_keys = Object_keys(value);
+    var keys = showHidden ? Object_getOwnPropertyNames(value) : visible_keys;
+
+    // Functions without properties can be shortcutted.
+    if (typeof value === 'function' && keys.length === 0) {
+      if (isRegExp(value)) {
+        return stylize('' + value, 'regexp');
+      } else {
+        var name = value.name ? ': ' + value.name : '';
+        return stylize('[Function' + name + ']', 'special');
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Dates without properties can be shortcutted
+    if (isDate(value) && keys.length === 0) {
+      return stylize(value.toUTCString(), 'date');
+    }
+
+    var base, type, braces;
+    // Determine the object type
+    if (isArray(value)) {
+      type = 'Array';
+      braces = ['[', ']'];
+    } else {
+      type = 'Object';
+      braces = ['{', '}'];
+    }
+
+    // Make functions say that they are functions
+    if (typeof value === 'function') {
+      var n = value.name ? ': ' + value.name : '';
+      base = (isRegExp(value)) ? ' ' + value : ' [Function' + n + ']';
+    } else {
+      base = '';
+    }
+
+    // Make dates with properties first say the date
+    if (isDate(value)) {
+      base = ' ' + value.toUTCString();
+    }
+
+    if (keys.length === 0) {
+      return braces[0] + base + braces[1];
+    }
+
+    if (recurseTimes < 0) {
+      if (isRegExp(value)) {
+        return stylize('' + value, 'regexp');
+      } else {
+        return stylize('[Object]', 'special');
+      }
+    }
+
+    seen.push(value);
+
+    var output = keys.map(function(key) {
+      var name, str;
+      if (value.__lookupGetter__) {
+        if (value.__lookupGetter__(key)) {
+          if (value.__lookupSetter__(key)) {
+            str = stylize('[Getter/Setter]', 'special');
+          } else {
+            str = stylize('[Getter]', 'special');
+          }
+        } else {
+          if (value.__lookupSetter__(key)) {
+            str = stylize('[Setter]', 'special');
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      if (visible_keys.indexOf(key) < 0) {
+        name = '[' + key + ']';
+      }
+      if (!str) {
+        if (seen.indexOf(value[key]) < 0) {
+          if (recurseTimes === null) {
+            str = format(value[key]);
+          } else {
+            str = format(value[key], recurseTimes - 1);
+          }
+          if (str.indexOf('\n') > -1) {
+            if (isArray(value)) {
+              str = str.split('\n').map(function(line) {
+                return '  ' + line;
+              }).join('\n').substr(2);
+            } else {
+              str = '\n' + str.split('\n').map(function(line) {
+                return '   ' + line;
+              }).join('\n');
+            }
+          }
+        } else {
+          str = stylize('[Circular]', 'special');
+        }
+      }
+      if (typeof name === 'undefined') {
+        if (type === 'Array' && key.match(/^\d+$/)) {
+          return str;
+        }
+        name = JSON.stringify('' + key);
+        if (name.match(/^"([a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z_0-9]*)"$/)) {
+          name = name.substr(1, name.length - 2);
+          name = stylize(name, 'name');
+        } else {
+          name = name.replace(/'/g, "\\'")
+                     .replace(/\\"/g, '"')
+                     .replace(/(^"|"$)/g, "'");
+          name = stylize(name, 'string');
+        }
+      }
+
+      return name + ': ' + str;
+    });
+
+    seen.pop();
+
+    var numLinesEst = 0;
+    var length = output.reduce(function(prev, cur) {
+      numLinesEst++;
+      if (cur.indexOf('\n') >= 0) numLinesEst++;
+      return prev + cur.length + 1;
+    }, 0);
+
+    if (length > 50) {
+      output = braces[0] +
+               (base === '' ? '' : base + '\n ') +
+               ' ' +
+               output.join(',\n  ') +
+               ' ' +
+               braces[1];
+
+    } else {
+      output = braces[0] + base + ' ' + output.join(', ') + ' ' + braces[1];
+    }
+
+    return output;
+  }
+  return format(obj, (typeof depth === 'undefined' ? 2 : depth));
+};
+
+
+function isArray(ar) {
+  return ar instanceof Array ||
+         Array.isArray(ar) ||
+         (ar && ar !== Object.prototype && isArray(ar.__proto__));
+}
+
+
+function isRegExp(re) {
+  return re instanceof RegExp ||
+    (typeof re === 'object' && Object.prototype.toString.call(re) === '[object RegExp]');
+}
+
+
+function isDate(d) {
+  if (d instanceof Date) return true;
+  if (typeof d !== 'object') return false;
+  var properties = Date.prototype && Object_getOwnPropertyNames(Date.prototype);
+  var proto = d.__proto__ && Object_getOwnPropertyNames(d.__proto__);
+  return JSON.stringify(proto) === JSON.stringify(properties);
+}
+
+function pad(n) {
+  return n < 10 ? '0' + n.toString(10) : n.toString(10);
+}
+
+var months = ['Jan', 'Feb', 'Mar', 'Apr', 'May', 'Jun', 'Jul', 'Aug', 'Sep',
+              'Oct', 'Nov', 'Dec'];
+
+// 26 Feb 16:19:34
+function timestamp() {
+  var d = new Date();
+  var time = [pad(d.getHours()),
+              pad(d.getMinutes()),
+              pad(d.getSeconds())].join(':');
+  return [d.getDate(), months[d.getMonth()], time].join(' ');
+}
+
+exports.log = function (msg) {};
+
+exports.pump = null;
+
+var Object_keys = Object.keys || function (obj) {
+    var res = [];
+    for (var key in obj) res.push(key);
+    return res;
+};
+
+var Object_getOwnPropertyNames = Object.getOwnPropertyNames || function (obj) {
+    var res = [];
+    for (var key in obj) {
+        if (Object.hasOwnProperty.call(obj, key)) res.push(key);
+    }
+    return res;
+};
+
+var Object_create = Object.create || function (prototype, properties) {
+    // from es5-shim
+    var object;
+    if (prototype === null) {
+        object = { '__proto__' : null };
+    }
+    else {
+        if (typeof prototype !== 'object') {
+            throw new TypeError(
+                'typeof prototype[' + (typeof prototype) + '] != \'object\''
+            );
+        }
+        var Type = function () {};
+        Type.prototype = prototype;
+        object = new Type();
+        object.__proto__ = prototype;
+    }
+    if (typeof properties !== 'undefined' && Object.defineProperties) {
+        Object.defineProperties(object, properties);
+    }
+    return object;
+};
+
+exports.inherits = function(ctor, superCtor) {
+  ctor.super_ = superCtor;
+  ctor.prototype = Object_create(superCtor.prototype, {
+    constructor: {
+      value: ctor,
+      enumerable: false,
+      writable: true,
+      configurable: true
+    }
+  });
+};
+
+var formatRegExp = /%[sdj%]/g;
+exports.format = function(f) {
+  if (typeof f !== 'string') {
+    var objects = [];
+    for (var i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++) {
+      objects.push(exports.inspect(arguments[i]));
+    }
+    return objects.join(' ');
+  }
+
+  var i = 1;
+  var args = arguments;
+  var len = args.length;
+  var str = String(f).replace(formatRegExp, function(x) {
+    if (x === '%%') return '%';
+    if (i >= len) return x;
+    switch (x) {
+      case '%s': return String(args[i++]);
+      case '%d': return Number(args[i++]);
+      case '%j': return JSON.stringify(args[i++]);
+      default:
+        return x;
+    }
+  });
+  for(var x = args[i]; i < len; x = args[++i]){
+    if (x === null || typeof x !== 'object') {
+      str += ' ' + x;
+    } else {
+      str += ' ' + exports.inspect(x);
+    }
+  }
+  return str;
+};
+
+});
+
+require.define("events",function(require,module,exports,__dirname,__filename,process,global){if (!process.EventEmitter) process.EventEmitter = function () {};
+
+var EventEmitter = exports.EventEmitter = process.EventEmitter;
+var isArray = typeof Array.isArray === 'function'
+    ? Array.isArray
+    : function (xs) {
+        return Object.prototype.toString.call(xs) === '[object Array]'
+    }
+;
+function indexOf (xs, x) {
+    if (xs.indexOf) return xs.indexOf(x);
+    for (var i = 0; i < xs.length; i++) {
+        if (x === xs[i]) return i;
+    }
+    return -1;
+}
+
+// By default EventEmitters will print a warning if more than
+// 10 listeners are added to it. This is a useful default which
+// helps finding memory leaks.
+//
+// Obviously not all Emitters should be limited to 10. This function allows
+// that to be increased. Set to zero for unlimited.
+var defaultMaxListeners = 10;
+EventEmitter.prototype.setMaxListeners = function(n) {
+  if (!this._events) this._events = {};
+  this._events.maxListeners = n;
+};
+
+
+EventEmitter.prototype.emit = function(type) {
+  // If there is no 'error' event listener then throw.
+  if (type === 'error') {
+    if (!this._events || !this._events.error ||
+        (isArray(this._events.error) && !this._events.error.length))
+    {
+      if (arguments[1] instanceof Error) {
+        throw arguments[1]; // Unhandled 'error' event
+      } else {
+        throw new Error("Uncaught, unspecified 'error' event.");
+      }
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (!this._events) return false;
+  var handler = this._events[type];
+  if (!handler) return false;
+
+  if (typeof handler == 'function') {
+    switch (arguments.length) {
+      // fast cases
+      case 1:
+        handler.call(this);
+        break;
+      case 2:
+        handler.call(this, arguments[1]);
+        break;
+      case 3:
+        handler.call(this, arguments[1], arguments[2]);
+        break;
+      // slower
+      default:
+        var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1);
+        handler.apply(this, args);
+    }
+    return true;
+
+  } else if (isArray(handler)) {
+    var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1);
+
+    var listeners = handler.slice();
+    for (var i = 0, l = listeners.length; i < l; i++) {
+      listeners[i].apply(this, args);
+    }
+    return true;
+
+  } else {
+    return false;
+  }
+};
+
+// EventEmitter is defined in src/node_events.cc
+// EventEmitter.prototype.emit() is also defined there.
+EventEmitter.prototype.addListener = function(type, listener) {
+  if ('function' !== typeof listener) {
+    throw new Error('addListener only takes instances of Function');
+  }
+
+  if (!this._events) this._events = {};
+
+  // To avoid recursion in the case that type == "newListeners"! Before
+  // adding it to the listeners, first emit "newListeners".
+  this.emit('newListener', type, listener);
+
+  if (!this._events[type]) {
+    // Optimize the case of one listener. Don't need the extra array object.
+    this._events[type] = listener;
+  } else if (isArray(this._events[type])) {
+
+    // Check for listener leak
+    if (!this._events[type].warned) {
+      var m;
+      if (this._events.maxListeners !== undefined) {
+        m = this._events.maxListeners;
+      } else {
+        m = defaultMaxListeners;
+      }
+
+      if (m && m > 0 && this._events[type].length > m) {
+        this._events[type].warned = true;
+        console.error('(node) warning: possible EventEmitter memory ' +
+                      'leak detected. %d listeners added. ' +
+                      'Use emitter.setMaxListeners() to increase limit.',
+                      this._events[type].length);
+        console.trace();
+      }
+    }
+
+    // If we've already got an array, just append.
+    this._events[type].push(listener);
+  } else {
+    // Adding the second element, need to change to array.
+    this._events[type] = [this._events[type], listener];
+  }
+
+  return this;
+};
+
+EventEmitter.prototype.on = EventEmitter.prototype.addListener;
+
+EventEmitter.prototype.once = function(type, listener) {
+  var self = this;
+  self.on(type, function g() {
+    self.removeListener(type, g);
+    listener.apply(this, arguments);
+  });
+
+  return this;
+};
+
+EventEmitter.prototype.removeListener = function(type, listener) {
+  if ('function' !== typeof listener) {
+    throw new Error('removeListener only takes instances of Function');
+  }
+
+  // does not use listeners(), so no side effect of creating _events[type]
+  if (!this._events || !this._events[type]) return this;
+
+  var list = this._events[type];
+
+  if (isArray(list)) {
+    var i = indexOf(list, listener);
+    if (i < 0) return this;
+    list.splice(i, 1);
+    if (list.length == 0)
+      delete this._events[type];
+  } else if (this._events[type] === listener) {
+    delete this._events[type];
+  }
+
+  return this;
+};
+
+EventEmitter.prototype.removeAllListeners = function(type) {
+  // does not use listeners(), so no side effect of creating _events[type]
+  if (type && this._events && this._events[type]) this._events[type] = null;
+  return this;
+};
+
+EventEmitter.prototype.listeners = function(type) {
+  if (!this._events) this._events = {};
+  if (!this._events[type]) this._events[type] = [];
+  if (!isArray(this._events[type])) {
+    this._events[type] = [this._events[type]];
+  }
+  return this._events[type];
+};
+
 });
 
 require.define("/src/js/models/commandModel.js",function(require,module,exports,__dirname,__filename,process,global){var _ = require('underscore');
@@ -14638,16 +16814,29 @@ var ModalAlert = ContainedBase.extend({
   template: _.template($('#modal-alert-template').html()),
 
   initialize: function(options) {
-    options = options = {};
+    options = options || {};
     this.JSON = {
       title: options.title || 'Something to say',
-      text: options.text || 'Here is a paragraph'
+      text: options.text || 'Here is a paragraph',
+      markdown: options.markdown
     };
 
     this.container = new ModalTerminal({
       title: 'Alert!'
     });
     this.render();
+  },
+
+  render: function() {
+    var destination = this.destination || this.container.getInsideElement();
+    var HTML = null;
+    if (this.JSON.markdown) {
+      HTML = require('markdown').markdown.toHTML(this.JSON.markdown);
+    } else {
+      HTML = this.template(this.JSON);
+    }
+    this.$el.html(HTML);
+    $(destination).append(this.el);
   }
 });
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 36594c72..65142e07 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     "backbone": "~0.9.9",
     "underscore": "~1.4.3",
     "jquery": "~1.8.3",
-    "q": "~0.8.11"
+    "q": "~0.8.11",
+    "markdown": "~0.4.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/js/views/index.js b/src/js/views/index.js
index 733dd856..3de5c2e2 100644
--- a/src/js/views/index.js
+++ b/src/js/views/index.js
@@ -151,16 +151,29 @@ var ModalAlert = ContainedBase.extend({
   template: _.template($('#modal-alert-template').html()),
 
   initialize: function(options) {
-    options = options = {};
+    options = options || {};
     this.JSON = {
       title: options.title || 'Something to say',
-      text: options.text || 'Here is a paragraph'
+      text: options.text || 'Here is a paragraph',
+      markdown: options.markdown
     };
 
     this.container = new ModalTerminal({
       title: 'Alert!'
     });
     this.render();
+  },
+
+  render: function() {
+    var destination = this.destination || this.container.getInsideElement();
+    var HTML = null;
+    if (this.JSON.markdown) {
+      HTML = require('markdown').markdown.toHTML(this.JSON.markdown);
+    } else {
+      HTML = this.template(this.JSON);
+    }
+    this.$el.html(HTML);
+    $(destination).append(this.el);
   }
 });
 
diff --git a/todo.txt b/todo.txt
index aa3cf5a5..81b551b3 100644
--- a/todo.txt
+++ b/todo.txt
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ Big Bugs to fix:
 Done things:
 (I only started this on Dec 17th 2012 to get a better sense of what was done)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+[x] markdown parsing yay!!
 [x] check animation for command entry fading nicely wtf
 [x] no more CSS ids in views
 [x] promise-based confirm cnacel