Word Wrap Option

[tlibouban]

Hi Tim,

It's been a while since I got here (I mean at least 150 released versions.....), and I hope you're doing great !

I keep on using quite a lot Poznote

and, I'm facing this need I hope everyone could be enjoying :

Add a Word Wrap Option to the Markdown Editor

1. Context: Improving Writing Comfort and Editing Flexibility

Poznote already offers several customization options, including settings for Markdown and code blocks. However, having control over Word Wrap in the Markdown editor itself would provide greater flexibility and improve the overall writing experience.

Word Wrap is a familiar feature in development environments such as Visual Studio Code. It allows long lines of text to wrap automatically on screen without inserting actual line breaks into the underlying content.

This distinction is particularly useful when working with Markdown, JSON, commands, file paths, or other content where preserving the original line structure matters.

2. Feature Request: Add a Configurable Word Wrap Setting

I would like to suggest adding an option to enable or disable Word Wrap in the Markdown editor.

Ideally, this setting would be integrated into Poznote's existing preferences, following the same approach as other editor customization options.

The goal is to let users choose their preferred editing experience:

• Enabled: Long lines automatically wrap to fit the available editor width, improving readability without modifying the actual content.
• Disabled: Long lines remain on a single visual line, allowing users to navigate horizontally when necessary.

It would also be worth considering whether this setting could be applied consistently across other editing contexts, rather than being limited to Markdown, wherever technically relevant.

3. Expected Benefits: Saving Time and Improving Efficiency

• Reduce unnecessary manual adjustments: Users would no longer need workarounds to keep long lines intact or manage their display manually.
• Improve readability: Automatic wrapping makes long paragraphs easier to read, while disabling it can be preferable when working with structured or technical content.
• Preserve content integrity: Toggling Word Wrap would affect only the editor's visual presentation, leaving the underlying text and Markdown structure unchanged.
• Speed up everyday workflows: Users could switch between prose, code snippets, JSON, and other technical content without having to adapt their writing habits to the editor's limitations.
• Increase customization and flexibility: Adding this setting would bring Poznote closer to the behavior users already expect from modern code editors, while allowing everyone to retain their preferred workflow.

This would be a focused usability improvement that could build on Poznote's existing customization options. It would save time, reduce friction during everyday editing, and give users greater control over how they work with long lines of text, without compromising the simplicity of the application.

How does it sound like ? I would love any feedback.

Thank you @timothepoznanski, have a great day

[timothepoznanski]

Hi my friend! Good to see you again. 😊

"It's been a while since I got here (I mean at least 150 released versions.....), and I hope you're doing great !"

I can see that especially that the "storage view" doesn't look like that anymore since several version already. 😅
You really should update as many improvements have been made since that you would probably enjoy. And security and stability fixes as well. :)

How does it sound like ? I would love any feedback.

It sounds great!

This is done and will be in the next beta release: a new "Editor word wrap" setting in Settings > Markdown. It is enabled by default, so nothing changes unless you turn it off. When it is off, long lines stay on a single line in the Markdown editor and the editor scrolls horizontally, both in edit mode and in the editor pane of the split view.

Two things to know. The Live preview and Rich text views always wrap, because they are drawn like the rendered note rather than like source. And for code blocks in the rendered note there is already a separate setting, "Code block word wrap", in Settings > Note content, so you can choose each one independently.

Let me know how it feels once you have tried it. 😊

[tlibouban]

Hi Tim,

What a job ! Loving it so far.

Could the live preview (Markdown) also benefit from this option?

I've noticed that the "Split View" mode supports the "Word Wrap" option, and that's great! Thanks for that.

However, in the live preview, both worlds are present: the edit mode (which would fully benefit from Word Wrap) and the formatted output when exiting edit mode, which doesn't need this feature at all.

What do you think?

Thanks again Tim

PS : Obviously Poznote version is now beta 6.119.2

Steal having the same "old" storage view :

Any clue ?