MarkEdit-smart-list

Smarter list indentation and automatic numbering for MarkEdit.

Installation

Install this extension from the MarkEdit Extension Registry.

Features

• Indent and outdent lists with Tab, Shift-Tab, Command-[, Command-], or the native indentation commands.
• Keep child items and continuation lines attached.
• Start new ordered sublists at 1, continue existing lists, and preserve deliberate numbering restarts.
• Fix numbering after deleting whole lines or leading indentation.
• Undo each edit and its numbering changes together.

Settings

In settings.json, defaults are:

{
  "extension.markeditSmartList": {
    "indentWidth": "auto",
    "renumberOnDelete": true,
    "tabBehavior": "marker"
  }
}

• indentWidth: "auto" aligns with the parent's text; 3 or 4 sets a preferred minimum. Wider markers may require more spaces. Existing child-list alignment takes precedence.
• renumberOnDelete: repair numbering after deletion. Indent/outdent commands still adjust numbers when disabled.
• tabBehavior: "marker" handles Tab near the marker; "item" handles it anywhere on the item's opening line.

Relaunch MarkEdit after changing settings.

Development

• yarn test: run tests (Node.js 22.18+).
• yarn test:browser: run browser checks at /test/.
• yarn typecheck: check types.
• yarn build:check: build without deploying.
• yarn build: build and deploy to your local MarkEdit installation.