Editor

Etonym edits the Markdown file itself. What you see is formatted, but what is saved is plain text, exactly as you typed it.

Formatting as you type

Lines without the cursor hide their Markdown symbols and show the result. Every line the cursor or selection touches shows its Markdown, so you always see what is in the file.

• Headings keep their size on the cursor line, so the text does not jump. Only the # marks appear.
• Checked tasks stay dimmed on the cursor line too.
• Well-formed tables stay a grid even while you edit them. See Tables.

Korean and other input methods are safe: Etonym does not redraw a line while you are composing a character.

The editor has no spell check.

Reading view

Press Ctrl+E, or choose Reading view on the path line, to read without editing. In the command palette it is Switch reading and editing. Every line is formatted and the toolbar is hidden. You can still tick checkboxes and Ctrl+click links. Press it again to edit.

The view stays as you move between notes. Etonym always starts in editing mode.

Properties

The frontmatter at the top of a note, the --- block, shows as a Properties table.

• Click a value, or press Enter or F2 on it, to edit it. Enter or leaving the field keeps the change, and Esc cancels it.
• List values, such as tags, show as items. Remove one with its × button, or type in Add… and press Enter to add one.
• The × button at the end of a row deletes the property.
• Add property at the bottom of the table, or Ctrl+;, asks for a name. A name cannot be empty, contain a colon, or repeat one the note already has. In a note without frontmatter the name field appears at the top, and nothing is written until you enter a name.
• Nested and multi-line values are shown as written and cannot be edited in the table. Click one to edit its lines in the note.
• Edit as YAML puts the cursor in the frontmatter and shows it as text. The table comes back when the cursor leaves it.
• Only the lines of the property you change are rewritten. The rest of the frontmatter stays as written.
• Choose Properties at the top of the table to fold it to its title and the number of properties, or to unfold it. The choice applies to every note, and Etonym remembers it.

In reading view the table is shown but cannot be edited. Ctrl+click a link in a value to follow it, in either view.

Outline

The outline is a panel on the right of the editor that lists the note’s headings, indented by level. Headings inside code blocks and the frontmatter are not listed.

• Open it with Show outline at the end of the path line, and close it with Hide outline at the top of the panel. Both buttons sit in the same place, so you can toggle without moving the pointer. Ctrl+Shift+\ and Show or hide the outline in the command palette do the same.
• The current section is marked with a line beside its heading. While editing it is the section the cursor is in. In reading view it is the section a quarter of the way down the screen, and the mark follows as you scroll. At the top of a note the first section is marked, and at the end the last one.
• Click a heading, or press Enter on it, to bring it a quarter of the way down the editor, so the text after it stays in view. The heading is highlighted like a search match until you move the cursor or type. In editing mode the cursor goes to the end of that heading. Use ↑ and ↓ to move between headings.
• Drag the edge between the editor and the panel to change its width. Etonym remembers whether the outline is open and how wide it is.
• A note without headings shows No headings. A diff, a preview or another view that is not a note shows No outline.

Width and text size

• Text width: the three icon buttons right after Reading view on the path line. Their tooltips say Normal, Wide and Full. Etonym remembers the choice.
• Text size, in Settings → Appearance: Small, Normal or Large, for notes and panels. Note text is drawn in Pretendard, which comes with Etonym, so Korean and Latin text look the same on every computer. Code keeps its own font. There is no choice of font.
• Theme, also in Settings → Appearance: System, Light or Dark.

The formatting toolbar

The toolbar above the note has the common formatting commands. See Formatting. To hide it, turn off Show formatting toolbar in Settings → Notes.

Undo

Ctrl+Z undoes, Ctrl+Y or Ctrl+Shift+Z redoes. A formatting command or a table command is one step. Each note has its own history, and it starts fresh when you open the note.

Saving

There is no save button. Etonym saves one second after you stop typing, and right away when you switch notes, leave the window or close the app. Next to the path line, the status shows Saving…, then Saved. If a save fails, it shows Save failed: and the reason, and your text stays in the editor.

If another program changes the note while it is open, see Review changes.