MacDownApp/macdown

Use tab to indent list items

Open

#161 opened on Sep 15, 2014

View on GitHub
 (18 comments) (2 reactions) (0 assignees)Objective-C (7,686 stars) (930 forks)batch import
enhancementhelp wanted

Description

Just saw this GIF (from this post):

Currently MacDown allows cmd+] for indentation, but most editors (see TextEdit, Pages, MS Word, etc.) use tab for that purpose. Even I sometimes need to remind myself tab doesn’t work that way in MacDown.

AFAIK it doesn’t really make sense to insert tabs in the first line of a list item. But I’m not sure whether it’s just me. Please offer your thought on this, and if it does make sense I’ll start implementing it after the next release.

Contributor guide

Tech stack
objective c
Domain
desktopcontent
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Objective CmacOS developmentMacDown codebase
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
50
Research direction
The issue requests adding tab key support for indenting list items. Currently, cmd+] works for indentation. Examine MacDown's key event handling code, likely in the editor view or document controller, to understand how cmd+] is handled. Then implement similar logic for the tab key, ensuring it only indents within list items. Review the comment thread for any additional requirements or edge cases.