MacDownApp / MacDownApp/macdown

Editor shortcut keys to navigate by heading

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Description

I would find it very useful to be able to navigate "sections" in a document by navigating headings using shortcut keys in the editor. Most often I want to navigate by the same level of heading (jumping to the next level 2 heading, regardless of level 3+ headings in-between), but sometimes navigating to the next heading (no matter it's level) is also useful. Perhaps a preferences option to repurpose CMD-1 through CMD--6 (next heading) and SHFT-CMD-1 through SHFT-CMD-6 (previous heading)?

I'm curious if others would also find this feature useful.

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Research direction

The issue does not name any files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating the editor's heading navigation and shortcut preference handling, then clarify whether same-level and any-level navigation are both required and how the proposed key mappings should work. Done means heading navigation works through the agreed shortcuts and preferences.

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Assessment

Tech stack
macos, markdown, objective-c
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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