In Markus, an article is a series of blocks: every paragraph, every heading, every image is a block. You write in it as in a word processor; Enter makes the next block.
Adding a block
- Type
/at the start of an empty paragraph: the block list opens. Type a few letters to filter it ("tab" for Table), then Enter. - The "+" in the middle of a block's top or bottom edge adds a block above or below.
- Ctrl+Alt+N adds a block after the one of the cursor.
Wherever it is called from, the list opens in the middle of the window. It has three groups:
| Group | Blocks |
|---|---|
| Text | Paragraph, Heading 2 to 6, Bulleted list, Numbered list, Quote, Callout, Code |
| Media and layout | Image, Buttons, Table, Columns, Separator, Read more, Raw HTML |
| From Joomla and your extensions | The installed editor buttons: Article, Menu, Module, and those of your extensions (Opus, Formulus, Iris...) |
There is no Heading 1: the article title already is.
Changing a block's type
From the keyboard, Alt+Shift and a digit: 0 paragraph, 2 to 6 heading of that level, 7 numbered list, 8 bulleted list. Or the Markdown shortcuts of the next chapter.
Backspace at the start of a heading, a quote or code turns it back into a paragraph.
The gear: the block's settings
The gear, in the block, opens its settings panel on the right. Each type has its own (image, table, columns...); every text block also has Spacing and frame: spacing, inner spacing, border, rounded corners, background, text size and weight, line height, letter case, anchor and CSS class.
These settings only write Bootstrap classes: your template draws them. The dash means "nothing written, the site decides".
Everything applies at once. Cancel the changes, at the top right of the panel, puts the block back as it was when the panel opened.
The number on the gear counts the block's settings that differ from a new block, an anchor included. In the panel, those settings are marked in purple: the border of the field, or the chosen radio button and the ticked box.
The panel also holds the block's actions: Duplicate, Hide, Remove, Move up and Move down.
Moving, copying, pasting
- Alt+Shift+↑ and Alt+Shift+↓ move the block of the cursor up and down.
- Right click offers Copy the block, Cut the block, Duplicate the block. A copied block pastes into another article with its settings.
- Ctrl+Z undoes, Ctrl+Y redoes, a removal included.
Hiding a block on the site
Hide keeps the block in the article, faded, but no longer shows it on the site. Handy for a passage to finish or a seasonal notice. Show brings it back.
Outline, full screen, words
- Outline lists the article's headings; a click goes to the block.
- Full screen (Ctrl+Shift+F): Escape to come back.
- The editor's footer gives the word count and the reading time.
Up to date for Markus 1.0.100.