[GH-ISSUE #596] Shortcut for "code fence" - or custom strings (request) #304

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opened 2026-03-03 00:20:07 +03:00 by kerem · 2 comments
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Originally created by @myicq on GitHub (Aug 24, 2020).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/BoostIO/BoostNote-App/issues/596

Current behavior

In Markdown, the signs to use for "code fence" is ```, which works great for enUS keyboards.

Expected behavior

on certain non-english keyboards, the ` character is a dead key, used to type other accented letters. On my daDK keyboard, I have to type Shift´ followed by space. That is 3 keyboard actions for each `.
It would be great to have a shortcut to type this code fence.

Or even better: allow for a certain number of strings to be assigned to a shortcut, example: Ctrl-0..9 (or similar), these strings should be user-defined, locally. Reason: I may need different strings from the next user.

Windows Boostnote.next, version 0.8.2

Originally created by @myicq on GitHub (Aug 24, 2020). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/BoostIO/BoostNote-App/issues/596 # Current behavior In Markdown, the signs to use for "code fence" is ```, which works great for enUS keyboards. # Expected behavior on certain non-english keyboards, the \` character is a dead key, used to type other accented letters. On my daDK keyboard, I have to type Shift´ followed by space. That is 3 keyboard actions for each `. It would be great to have a shortcut to type this code fence. Or even better: allow for a certain number of strings to be assigned to a shortcut, example: Ctrl-0..9 (or similar), these strings should be user-defined, locally. Reason: I may need different strings from the next user. Windows Boostnote.next, version 0.8.2
kerem 2026-03-03 00:20:07 +03:00
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@Rokt33r commented on GitHub (Aug 28, 2020):

You can do it with Three tildes(~~~). Is it still difficult to use tildes?

<!-- gh-comment-id:682394228 --> @Rokt33r commented on GitHub (Aug 28, 2020): You can do it with Three tildes(`~~~`). Is it still difficult to use tildes?
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@Flexo013 commented on GitHub (Sep 13, 2020):

Even with dead keys the ` can be followed by another ` instead of another space. That way you don't need extra key presses.

Another option is to use multiple keyboard layouts, and switch between them with Win+Space.

<!-- gh-comment-id:691646805 --> @Flexo013 commented on GitHub (Sep 13, 2020): Even with dead keys the `` ` `` can be followed by another `` ` `` instead of another space. That way you don't need extra key presses. Another option is to use multiple keyboard layouts, and switch between them with <kbd>Win</kbd>+<kbd>Space</kbd>.
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