Indent text in markdown files on android app

gilbert-grape · August 28, 2023, 1:51pm

Hello

I have a simple question.
I am working in markdown files (*.md). I like to do unsorted lists (bullet points). Often I want to do lists on different levels.
In the web browser i press the TAB key, then i get a level down, the list is indented.

How can I do this on the mobile phone? on the android or on the mobile app?

Thanks very much
Gilbert

j-ed · August 28, 2023, 4:55pm

I would assume you need to prefix a line with 4 whitespaces as described here under " Nested list spacing":

gilbert-grape · August 28, 2023, 5:25pm

Thanks for your reply. But this is not what I mean. I dont want to edit the file in a text editor. I want to edit it in the normal nextcloud editor, like here:

XueSheng-NC · August 29, 2023, 10:32am

Not possible at the moment. But there’s a feature request already:

github.com/nextcloud/text

Add buttons to change list indentation level

opened 09:10AM - 23 May 22 UTC

flueders

enhancement

**Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.** When I tried… to create (un-)ordered lists with more than one level, I couldn't find an intuitive way to do this (since there is also no way to change to code view). My first workaround was to edit the file in an external editor, but this is no good solution, I think. After some research, I discovered the "official" way of indenting list entries: pressing the tab key. However, there was [this issue ](https://github.com/nextcloud/text/issues/601) which added additional problems. And, by the way, I still don't know how to decrease the list indention level using the keyboard. **Describe the solution you'd like** I would like to have a button to easily change a list entry's level. This could also be a drop-down underneath the list buttons. **Describe alternatives you've considered** As written before: using external editors or the tab key. There is also the [markdown editor app](https://github.com/icewind1991/files_markdown), which handles this problem by offering a code view. **Additional context** Maybe related to https://github.com/nextcloud/text/issues/234

j-ed · August 29, 2023, 3:50pm

I just tried it out and it seems to work as expected?! As I added “Bullet 4” I’ve entered some whitespaces + "* " + “Bullet 4” and after pressing the return key it converted the “*” character to an empty circle bullet point as you can see:

grafik