many text and code editors feature a quick way to reorder lines/paragraphs by an easy keyboard shortcut. many use alt+up/down arrow to move a paragraph one paragraph up/down accordingly. this would add to: Rich Text: Drag to move/reorder elements but with keyboard and not mouse. this should work …

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Sorry, but if this gets implemented, I want it to be optional. Default text behaviour on my Mac for alt+up/down is move to the next paragraph. This is generally the expected behaviour; also, how often does one need to move paragraphs up and down in text (except in lists)? I’m happy with select, cu…

keyboard shortcut customisation would also be something. :slight_smile: i am happy with whatever other combination. cmd+shift+up/down for example i am doing this quite often in writing because i first dump a lot of info and then rearrange. like many other tools have these drag handles on the side…

i dont think this can be implemented right now. of course i wanna this as using in Obsidian, but it seem not prioritization atm

I would love this feature as it would help tremendously re-ordering lists, etc. when writing feature specs. Most common text editors have this, even Docs and Word. On many text editors the default keyboard shortcut is SHIFT+CTRL+ARROW UP/DOWN.

[DONE] Text editing in documents: move paragraphs up & down with alt+arrow

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Louis-FelixBorealys November 1, 2023, 4:57pm 5

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[DONE] Text editing in documents: move paragraphs up & down with alt+arrow

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