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Settings.
:settings (or :set) sets how Paperkites looks and how your notes read. It's also at the bottom of the sidebar. A live preview sits beside the settings, so you see each change as you make it.
Moving through settings
| Key | Does |
|---|---|
| j / k | pick a row |
| h / l (or ← →) | change it |
| 0 | reset it |
| ⏎ | run a row's button |
| esc | show these keys in the pill; esc again goes back |
Every control also works with Tab and its own keys.
Appearance
- Light, Dark or Auto. Auto follows your operating system and switches when it does.
- The theme each mode shows: one theme for light, one for dark. See Themes.
The same choice works from the command line:
| Command | Does |
|---|---|
:theme light | always light |
:theme dark | always dark |
:theme system | follow the OS |
Reading
| Setting | Choices |
|---|---|
| Font | the theme's own, Source Serif, Charter, Georgia, Plex Sans, System or Plex Mono |
| Text size | 14–24px; titles scale with it |
| Paragraph spacing | Tight, Normal or Airy |
| Column width | 520–820px |
Writing
| Setting | Does |
|---|---|
| Vim keys | on: you move in NORMAL and write after i. Off: the editor is always writing. |
| Spell check | check spelling as you write |
| Format bar | show the bar over selected text; ⌘B, ⌘I and ⌘K work either way |
:vim on and :vim off change the same setting as the Vim keys row. Vim changes how keys behave, never the layout.
Vault
- The folder: shows your vault in Finder.
- The trash: your deleted notes. See Your files.
Where settings are kept
Changes show at once and are saved on this device, in settings.json in the app's data folder (~/Library/Application Support/kites on macOS). They live outside your vault, so they don't travel with your notes.