Drafts Directory: Switch Syntax…

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Posted by @mattgemmell, Last update over 6 years ago

Shows a popup allowing you to choose a new syntax-highlighting scheme (grammar) for the current draft, i.e. choosing between Markdown, Taskpaper, etc.

Install

Steps

script

var syntaxList = ["Plain Text", "Markdown", "Simple List", "Taskpaper", "JavaScript"];
var currentGrammar = draft.languageGrammar;

var p = Prompt.create();

p.title = "Switch Syntax";
p.message = "Currently: " + currentGrammar;

p.addSelect("listSelect", "Syntax", syntaxList, [currentGrammar], false);
p.addButton("Switch Syntax");

var didSelect = p.show();

var selectedGrammar = p.fieldValues["listSelect"];

if (p.buttonPressed == "Switch Syntax" && currentGrammar != selectedGrammar) {
	draft.languageGrammar = selectedGrammar;
	draft.update();
	app.displaySuccessMessage("Switched to " + selectedGrammar);
}

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Notification Error

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After Success	Default
Notification	Error
Log Level	Info