Multi line blockquote

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Hello,

i am writing a document where i need to include code blocks code and would like those codeblocks to be blockquoted for example > code

The only way for me now is to include a > at the start of each code line, for 100 lines i have to include on each a > and it is not really practical.

Example:

> line1
> line2
...
> line 100

Is there a way to target the whole lines at once instead of adding on each a > since i am usually copy pasting and it is a nightmare to add the > on each line.

The whole idea is to have the codeblock in a blockquote and not at the beginning of line

Thank you

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anyone?

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To modify many lines at once you could use a text editor that allows Regular Expressions (Regex) search and replace.

You can then select the block of text you wish to edit and search for ^ (Regex for the start of a line) and replace with whatever text you wish to add, such as > (greater than and a space).

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External editor vscode + column editing can solve the problem

column-select

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Can i have vscode as the default editor inside joplin?

It is a bit too much to jump around between joplin and vscode to achieve this

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It can be set as an "external editor" in the General Options, under "Text editor command"..

Joplin Docs

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Yes i did try that but mainly i wanted a way to stay in the built in editor that is provided by joplin when you double click on a codeblock which cant be assigned to vscode.

I only was able to go on the document and open in external editor which took me to another application on my pc

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In case you use vim key-bindings, you could also use a macro

Basic syntax of a Vim macro:

qa                     Start recording a macro in register a
q (while recording)    Stop recording macro

You can choose any lowercase letters (a-z) to store macros.

To execute a macro, run the following:

@a    Execute macro from register a

So here, you could do the following. Go to the first line and type:

qai> <Esc>j0q

This will start recording into register a, insert > , then go back to normal mode, go down one line, go to the beginning and and stop recording.

(Edit: Note, <Esc> means pressing Escape, not actually typing the letters <Esc>)

To execute this 100 times, run

100@a
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Here are a few additional options:

1. Use HTML blockquotes

For example,


<!-- The "markdown=1" seems to be necessary for CodeMirror syntax highlighting -->
<blockquote markdown=1>

```ts
function foo() {
    alert('test!');
}
```

</blockquote>

2. Create multiple cursors within Joplin's editor

The default markdown editor (CodeMirror 5) supports multiple cursors. To create them, hold alt+shift (should be option+shift on Mac), then click and drag.

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