Improve size of checkboxes. Convert bullet '-' to actual unicode bullets

bouquin/markdown_editor.py

@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ class MarkdownEditor(QTextEdit):
         self._CHECK_UNCHECKED_STORAGE = "[ ]"
         self._CHECK_CHECKED_STORAGE = "[x]"
 
+        # Bullet character (Unicode for display, "- " for markdown)
+        self._BULLET_DISPLAY = "•"
+        self._BULLET_STORAGE = "-"
+
         # Install syntax highlighter
         self.highlighter = MarkdownHighlighter(self.document(), theme_manager)
 
@@ -258,6 +262,13 @@ class MarkdownEditor(QTextEdit):
             f"{self._CHECK_UNCHECKED_DISPLAY} ", f"- {self._CHECK_UNCHECKED_STORAGE} "
         )
 
+        # Convert Unicode bullets back to "- " at the start of a line
+        text = re.sub(
+            rf"(?m)^(\s*){re.escape(self._BULLET_DISPLAY)}\s+",
+            rf"\1{self._BULLET_STORAGE} ",
+            text,
+        )
+
         return text
 
     def _extract_images_to_markdown(self) -> str:
@@ -310,6 +321,14 @@ class MarkdownEditor(QTextEdit):
             display_text,
         )
 
+        # Convert simple markdown bullets ("- ", "* ", "+ ") to Unicode bullets,
+        # but skip checkbox lines (- [ ] / - [x])
+        display_text = re.sub(
+            r"(?m)^([ \t]*)[-*+]\s+(?!\[[ xX]\])",
+            rf"\1{self._BULLET_DISPLAY} ",
+            display_text,
+        )
+
         self._updating = True
         try:
             self.setPlainText(display_text)
@@ -392,7 +411,11 @@ class MarkdownEditor(QTextEdit):
         ):
             return ("checkbox", f"{self._CHECK_UNCHECKED_DISPLAY} ")
 
-        # Bullet list
+        # Bullet list – Unicode bullet
+        if line.startswith(f"{self._BULLET_DISPLAY} "):
+            return ("bullet", f"{self._BULLET_DISPLAY} ")
+
+        # Bullet list - markdown bullet
         if re.match(r"^[-*+]\s", line):
             match = re.match(r"^([-*+]\s)", line)
             return ("bullet", match.group(1))
@@ -524,7 +547,10 @@ class MarkdownEditor(QTextEdit):
                 f"{self._CHECK_UNCHECKED_DISPLAY} "
             ) or stripped.startswith(f"{self._CHECK_CHECKED_DISPLAY} "):
                 prefix_len = leading_spaces + 2  # icon + space
-            # Check for bullet list
+            # Check for Unicode bullet
+            elif stripped.startswith(f"{self._BULLET_DISPLAY} "):
+                prefix_len = leading_spaces + 2  # bullet + space
+            # Check for markdown bullet list (-, *, +)
             elif re.match(r"^[-*+]\s", stripped):
                 prefix_len = leading_spaces + 2  # marker + space
             # Check for numbered list
@@ -951,14 +977,19 @@ class MarkdownEditor(QTextEdit):
             QTextCursor.MoveOperation.EndOfLine, QTextCursor.MoveMode.KeepAnchor
         )
         line = cursor.selectedText()
+        stripped = line.lstrip()
 
-        # Check if already a bullet
-        if line.lstrip().startswith("- ") or line.lstrip().startswith("* "):
-            # Remove bullet
-            new_line = re.sub(r"^\s*[-*]\s+", "", line)
+        # Consider existing markdown markers OR our Unicode bullet as "a bullet"
+        if (
+            stripped.startswith(f"{self._BULLET_DISPLAY} ")
+            or stripped.startswith("- ")
+            or stripped.startswith("* ")
+        ):
+            # Remove any of those bullet markers
+            pattern = rf"^\s*([{re.escape(self._BULLET_DISPLAY)}\-*])\s+"
+            new_line = re.sub(pattern, "", line)
         else:
-            # Add bullet
-            new_line = "- " + line.lstrip()
+            new_line = f"{self._BULLET_DISPLAY} " + stripped
 
         cursor.insertText(new_line)
 

bouquin/markdown_highlighter.py

@@ -98,6 +98,20 @@ class MarkdownHighlighter(QSyntaxHighlighter):
         self.link_format.setFontUnderline(True)
         self.link_format.setAnchor(True)
 
+        # Base size from the document/editor font
+        doc = self.document()
+        base_font = doc.defaultFont() if doc is not None else QGuiApplication.font()
+        base_size = base_font.pointSizeF()
+        if base_size <= 0:
+            base_size = 10.0  # fallback
+        # Checkboxes: make them a bit bigger so they stand out
+        self.checkbox_format = QTextCharFormat()
+        self.checkbox_format.setFontPointSize(base_size * 1.4)
+
+        # Bullets
+        self.bullet_format = QTextCharFormat()
+        self.bullet_format.setFontPointSize(base_size * 1.2)
+
         # Markdown syntax (the markers themselves) - make invisible
         self.syntax_format = QTextCharFormat()
         # Make the markers invisible by setting font size to 0.1 points
@@ -262,3 +276,11 @@ class MarkdownHighlighter(QSyntaxHighlighter):
             fmt.setAnchorHref(url)
             # Overlay link attributes on top of whatever formatting is already there
             self._overlay_range(start, end - start, fmt)
+
+        # Make checkbox glyphs bigger
+        for m in re.finditer(r"[☐☑]", text):
+            self._overlay_range(m.start(), 1, self.checkbox_format)
+
+        # (If you add Unicode bullets later…)
+        for m in re.finditer(r"•", text):
+            self._overlay_range(m.start(), 1, self.bullet_format)

bouquin/settings.py

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def load_db_config() -> DBConfig:
         legacy = s.value("db/path", "", type=str)
         if legacy:
             path_str = legacy
-            # Optional: migrate and clean up the old key
+            # migrate and clean up the old key
             s.setValue("db/default_db", legacy)
             s.remove("db/path")
     path = Path(path_str) if path_str else _default_db_location()