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Word Processor vs Source Code Editor
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As much as I like the idea of Editorial (I'm a huge Pythonista fan), I find I don't actually ever use it.
The reason is the handling of the shortcuts above the toolbar.
In Byword, for example, if you select some text and hit "#", it behaves like a word processor and increases the indentation level of the selection.
In Editorial, the selected text is replaced with the "#" character just like it would be in the Pythonista source editor.
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The tab key above the pythonista keyboard has the same problem, it replaces selected text with a tab rather than indenting it. And there isn't a way to in indent with it.
In both cases, you can use actions/workflows, but it's not as simple/handy.
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Hmm, never noticed this before. It does seem like the tab key should indent a whole body of text.
Perhaps a tweak to this workflow will help?
This makes the hash a shortcut for indentation
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The behavior of the tab key in Editorial is intentional, because indenting a regular block of text with a tab would turn it into a Markdown code block, which is usually not what you want. When you're in a list however, you'll notice that the tab key does in fact increase the indentation level.
I don't increase the heading level when inserting a # because I often use this character for other purposes within the text itself.
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Indeed TutorialDoctor, it does look like it should be possible to come up with some workflows to mimic Byword, if I can find the time to tinker with it. Thanks.
Being able to customize the keyboard toolbar with workflows would be even better.
