Language Documentation

The Documentation Tab

When you first open the Documentation tab, you’ll notice that it is empty save for a single line of text and a + on the far right. This tab can be used to add details about your conlang using text and tables. When you click on the +, you’ll see three options: Text, Heading, and Table. Clicking any of these will create the corresponding block section.

Tools for Documenting Your Language

Headings

A heading will place your cursor and all you need to do is type. A large, bold font will be used by default. To the left of that new text, you’ll see a + and a new button with 6 dots. Clicking this will give you the option to fine tune that section of text. You can change the heading type, move it up or down and delete it entirely.

Paragraphs and Formatting

Clicking the + again will give you the options for other sections to add, such as a paragraph section. Additionally, in any type of block, you can highlight text to apply a range of styles to it, such as italics, bolding, underlining, and hyperlinking. If you wish to have linebreaks within the same paragraph block, you can press Shift+Enter. Pressing Enter alone will make a create a new paragraph block.

Tables

The last type of section to add is the table. When you first add it, there will be three rows and three columns. You can click the +’s just right and to the bottom of the table to add new rows or columns. Hovering over a specific table cell will bring up a button with 4 dots, which can be used to add rows above/below, columns to the left/right or to delete an entire row or column. For fine tuning the table, you have two different options along with the standard move up/down and delete: 'With headings' and 'Without headings'. By default, the table is set to 'Without headings'. Selecting 'With headings' will make the text in the top row of cells bold, and add a slightly thicker border to the bottom of that row. To navigate rows and columns within the table, you can use the arrow keys to go left and right, the Enter key to go directly down, or simply click in the cell you want to edit.