@me @m

I suppose it depends on what you mean by server and client, I only use the web interface, so my client is the server? :)

Fediverse is built on ActivityPub protocol, which allows people to send content around as they wish without limits on exactly what sort of content it is.

So it's really up to different programs like Mastodon, Pleroma, and whatever else to work out what to send around and how to render it to the screen.

Third party clients do add yet another layer to that, though.

@volkris:
ah I'm a app / fat client type of guy so didnt think of that.

Dont know if a browser client could have that without server side code.
And browser plugins have other disadvantages.

But was primarly thinking about Android/iOS clients and (Electron) Windows apps. Would require them to have the 'intelligence' to detect language I guess.

@me

I believe the message is somehow tagged as to whether it's markdown or not.

After all, when the website displays markdown vs text, it somehow knows which way to go.

Apps should have the same opportunity.

And this doesn't require any sort of browser plugin. It's just a webpage.