Editor Features
DumbNote uses Monaco Editor - the same powerful editor that powers Visual Studio Code. This guide covers all the editor features and how to use them effectively.
Monaco Editor Overview
Monaco Editor brings professional IDE features to your note-taking:
- Syntax Highlighting - Full language support
- IntelliSense - Smart completions
- Multi-cursor Editing - Edit multiple locations
- Code Folding - Collapse sections
- Find & Replace - Powerful search
Basic Editing
Text Selection
- Click and drag - Select text
- Double-click - Select word
- Triple-click - Select line
- Quadruple-click - Select all
- Shift+Click - Extend selection
- Alt+Click - Column selection
Multi-cursor Editing
Create multiple cursors for simultaneous editing:
- Alt+Click - Add cursor at click position
- Alt+Shift+Click - Add cursors between current and click
- Cmd/Ctrl+Alt+↑/↓ - Add cursor above/below
- Cmd/Ctrl+D - Add cursor at next occurrence of selection
- Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+L - Add cursors at all occurrences
Smart Editing
Auto-closing Pairs
The editor automatically closes:
- Brackets:
(), [], {}
- Quotes:
"", '', ` `` `
- Markdown:
**, __, ~~
Smart Indentation
- Tab - Indent line or selection
- Shift+Tab - Outdent line or selection
- Auto-indent after lists and code blocks
Next: Learn about Markdown syntax in DumbNote →