Long-form writing in Tana
Explain the problem as you see it
At the moment, it is not possible to write essays, emails, blog posts, or other long-form content in Tana. Although Tana works great for outlining ideas, it would be incredible to have a dedicated mode that allows long-form writing options.
Options such as:
- Headings
- Line breaks
- Quote blocks
- Lists (numbered and bulleted)
Why is this a problem for you?
Because Tana currently lacks support for long-form writing, we are forced to use other tools for writing long-form content. This disrupts the workflow and prevents us from having all research, outlines, and drafts in the same app.
Suggest a solution
The best workaround so far is Jeff Harris' CSS workaround. Which was posted here in the slack community
His idea is to use CSS code to tag a particular node as #longform, which allows for line breaks and paragraphs when zoomed in. However, it currently lacks headings and other rich text elements or markdown syntax.
Integrating something like this into Tana would be next level.
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While Markdown syntax would be incredible, the most important aspect of this feature would be the ability to easily paste long-form text into other apps like Gmail and preserve all formatting.
Similar requests:
As pointed out below in the comments, there's a similar request here: https://ideas.tana.inc/posts/26-line-breaks-inside-a-node
While that's definitely a great idea as well. I would argue that it's important to go beyond "line breaks inside nodes" and also have a dedicated "long-form" writing mode that enables not only line breaks but also headings, lists, blockquotes, and other formatting options for an overall better long-form writing experience outside of enforced bullet point structures.
Thanks 🙏