From c1ad771642cdede24c0188f07ff58941b55f551b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Olivier Keshavjee <olivier.keshavjee@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 15:00:07 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Subclass textEditView

---
 manuskript/ui/editors/editorWidget.py         |  6 +-
 manuskript/ui/editors/editorWidget_ui.py      | 11 ++--
 manuskript/ui/editors/editorWidget_ui.ui      | 14 ++---
 manuskript/ui/editors/fullScreenEditor.py     | 12 ++--
 manuskript/ui/editors/themes.py               |  4 +-
 manuskript/ui/mainWindow.py                   | 51 ++++++++--------
 manuskript/ui/mainWindow.ui                   | 58 +++++++++----------
 ...extEditCompleter.py => MDEditCompleter.py} | 20 +++----
 manuskript/ui/views/MDEditView.py             | 21 +++++++
 manuskript/ui/views/basicItemView_ui.py       |  7 +--
 manuskript/ui/views/basicItemView_ui.ui       |  6 +-
 manuskript/ui/views/metadataView_ui.py        | 25 ++++----
 manuskript/ui/views/metadataView_ui.ui        | 13 ++---
 manuskript/ui/views/textEditView.py           | 30 +++-------
 14 files changed, 136 insertions(+), 142 deletions(-)
 rename manuskript/ui/views/{textEditCompleter.py => MDEditCompleter.py} (89%)
 create mode 100644 manuskript/ui/views/MDEditView.py

diff --git a/manuskript/ui/editors/editorWidget.py b/manuskript/ui/editors/editorWidget.py
index 9c08a21e..0d00bb8c 100644
--- a/manuskript/ui/editors/editorWidget.py
+++ b/manuskript/ui/editors/editorWidget.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QVBoxLayout, qApp, QStyle
 from manuskript import settings
 from manuskript.functions import AUC, mainWindow
 from manuskript.ui.editors.editorWidget_ui import Ui_editorWidget_ui
-from manuskript.ui.views.textEditView import textEditView
+from manuskript.ui.views.MDEditView import MDEditView
 from manuskript.ui.tools.splitDialog import splitDialog
 
 
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ class editorWidget(QWidget, Ui_editorWidget_ui):
         self.updateTabTitle()
 
         def addTitle(itm):
-            edt = textEditView(self, html="<h{l}>{t}</h{l}>".format(l=min(itm.level() + 1, 5), t=itm.title()),
+            edt = MDEditView(self, html="<h{l}>{t}</h{l}>".format(l=min(itm.level() + 1, 5), t=itm.title()),
                                autoResize=True)
             edt.setFrameShape(QFrame.NoFrame)
             self.txtEdits.append(edt)
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ class editorWidget(QWidget, Ui_editorWidget_ui):
             l.addWidget(line)
 
         def addText(itm):
-            edt = textEditView(self,
+            edt = MDEditView(self,
                                index=itm.index(),
                                spellcheck=self.spellcheck,
                                dict=settings.dict,
diff --git a/manuskript/ui/editors/editorWidget_ui.py b/manuskript/ui/editors/editorWidget_ui.py
index 9787c8a2..c0c5faf6 100644
--- a/manuskript/ui/editors/editorWidget_ui.py
+++ b/manuskript/ui/editors/editorWidget_ui.py
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 
 # Form implementation generated from reading ui file 'manuskript/ui/editors/editorWidget_ui.ui'
 #
-# Created: Fri Apr  8 20:03:08 2016
-#      by: PyQt5 UI code generator 5.2.1
+# Created by: PyQt5 UI code generator 5.5.1
 #
 # WARNING! All changes made in this file will be lost!
 
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ class Ui_editorWidget_ui(object):
         self.horizontalLayout_2 = QtWidgets.QHBoxLayout(self.text)
         self.horizontalLayout_2.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
         self.horizontalLayout_2.setObjectName("horizontalLayout_2")
-        self.txtRedacText = textEditView(self.text)
+        self.txtRedacText = MDEditView(self.text)
         self.txtRedacText.setFrameShape(QtWidgets.QFrame.NoFrame)
         self.txtRedacText.setObjectName("txtRedacText")
         self.horizontalLayout_2.addWidget(self.txtRedacText)
@@ -31,8 +30,8 @@ class Ui_editorWidget_ui(object):
         self.folder = QtWidgets.QWidget()
         self.folder.setObjectName("folder")
         self.verticalLayout = QtWidgets.QVBoxLayout(self.folder)
-        self.verticalLayout.setSpacing(0)
         self.verticalLayout.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
+        self.verticalLayout.setSpacing(0)
         self.verticalLayout.setObjectName("verticalLayout")
         self.scroll = QtWidgets.QScrollArea(self.folder)
         self.scroll.setAutoFillBackground(True)
@@ -75,6 +74,6 @@ class Ui_editorWidget_ui(object):
         _translate = QtCore.QCoreApplication.translate
         editorWidget_ui.setWindowTitle(_translate("editorWidget_ui", "Form"))
 
-from manuskript.ui.views.outlineView import outlineView
-from manuskript.ui.views.textEditView import textEditView
+from manuskript.ui.views.MDEditView import MDEditView
 from manuskript.ui.views.corkView import corkView
+from manuskript.ui.views.outlineView import outlineView
diff --git a/manuskript/ui/editors/editorWidget_ui.ui b/manuskript/ui/editors/editorWidget_ui.ui
index 04054d26..b52abce5 100644
--- a/manuskript/ui/editors/editorWidget_ui.ui
+++ b/manuskript/ui/editors/editorWidget_ui.ui
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
         <number>0</number>
        </property>
        <item>
-        <widget class="textEditView" name="txtRedacText">
+        <widget class="MDEditView" name="txtRedacText">
          <property name="frameShape">
           <enum>QFrame::NoFrame</enum>
          </property>
@@ -147,12 +147,12 @@
   </layout>
  </widget>
  <customwidgets>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>textEditView</class>
-   <extends>QTextEdit</extends>
-   <header>manuskript.ui.views.textEditView.h</header>
-  </customwidget>
-  <customwidget>
+   <customwidget>
+    <class>MDEditView</class>
+    <extends>QTextEdit</extends>
+    <header>manuskript.ui.views.MDEditView.h</header>
+   </customwidget>
+   <customwidget>
    <class>outlineView</class>
    <extends>QTreeView</extends>
    <header>manuskript.ui.views.outlineView.h</header>
diff --git a/manuskript/ui/editors/fullScreenEditor.py b/manuskript/ui/editors/fullScreenEditor.py
index cef0ac6a..5af61a49 100644
--- a/manuskript/ui/editors/fullScreenEditor.py
+++ b/manuskript/ui/editors/fullScreenEditor.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from manuskript.ui.editors.locker import locker
 from manuskript.ui.editors.textFormat import textFormat
 from manuskript.ui.editors.themes import findThemePath, generateTheme, setThemeEditorDatas
 from manuskript.ui.editors.themes import loadThemeDatas
-from manuskript.ui.views.textEditView import textEditView
+from manuskript.ui.views.MDEditView import MDEditView
 
 try:
     import enchant
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ class fullScreenEditor(QWidget):
         self._geometries = {}
 
         # Text editor
-        self.editor = textEditView(self,
-                                   index=index,
-                                   spellcheck=settings.spellcheck,
-                                   highlighting=True,
-                                   dict=settings.dict)
+        self.editor = MDEditView(self,
+                                index=index,
+                                spellcheck=settings.spellcheck,
+                                highlighting=True,
+                                dict=settings.dict)
         self.editor.setFrameStyle(QFrame.NoFrame)
         self.editor.setHorizontalScrollBarPolicy(Qt.ScrollBarAlwaysOff)
         self.editor.setVerticalScrollBarPolicy(Qt.ScrollBarAlwaysOff)
diff --git a/manuskript/ui/editors/themes.py b/manuskript/ui/editors/themes.py
index 29903b09..6b1222da 100644
--- a/manuskript/ui/editors/themes.py
+++ b/manuskript/ui/editors/themes.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from PyQt5.QtGui import QPixmap, QPainter, QColor, QBrush, QImage, QTextBlockFor
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import qApp, QFrame
 
 from manuskript.functions import allPaths, appPath, findBackground, findFirstFile
-from manuskript.ui.views.textEditView import textEditView
+from manuskript.ui.views.MDEditView import MDEditView
 
 _thumbCache = {}
 
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ def setThemeEditorDatas(editor, themeDatas, pixmap, screenRect):
 
 def addThemePreviewText(pixmap, themeDatas, screenRect):
     # Text
-    previewText = textEditView(highlighting=True)
+    previewText = MDEditView(highlighting=True)
     previewText.setFrameStyle(QFrame.NoFrame)
     previewText.setHorizontalScrollBarPolicy(Qt.ScrollBarAlwaysOff)
     previewText.setVerticalScrollBarPolicy(Qt.ScrollBarAlwaysOff)
diff --git a/manuskript/ui/mainWindow.py b/manuskript/ui/mainWindow.py
index a46176b1..f63cccb7 100644
--- a/manuskript/ui/mainWindow.py
+++ b/manuskript/ui/mainWindow.py
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ class Ui_MainWindow(object):
         self.label = QtWidgets.QLabel(self.tabSummaryPage1)
         self.label.setObjectName("label")
         self.verticalLayout_5.addWidget(self.label)
-        self.txtSummarySentence = textEditView(self.tabSummaryPage1)
+        self.txtSummarySentence = MDEditCompleter(self.tabSummaryPage1)
         sizePolicy = QtWidgets.QSizePolicy(QtWidgets.QSizePolicy.Expanding, QtWidgets.QSizePolicy.Preferred)
         sizePolicy.setHorizontalStretch(0)
         sizePolicy.setVerticalStretch(0)
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ class Ui_MainWindow(object):
         self.label_21 = QtWidgets.QLabel(self.tabSummaryPage2)
         self.label_21.setObjectName("label_21")
         self.verticalLayout.addWidget(self.label_21)
-        self.txtSummarySentence_2 = textEditView(self.tabSummaryPage2)
+        self.txtSummarySentence_2 = MDEditCompleter(self.tabSummaryPage2)
         sizePolicy = QtWidgets.QSizePolicy(QtWidgets.QSizePolicy.Expanding, QtWidgets.QSizePolicy.Preferred)
         sizePolicy.setHorizontalStretch(0)
         sizePolicy.setVerticalStretch(0)
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ class Ui_MainWindow(object):
         self.label_2 = QtWidgets.QLabel(self.tabSummaryPage2)
         self.label_2.setObjectName("label_2")
         self.verticalLayout_2.addWidget(self.label_2)
-        self.txtSummaryPara = textEditView(self.tabSummaryPage2)
+        self.txtSummaryPara = MDEditCompleter(self.tabSummaryPage2)
         self.txtSummaryPara.setObjectName("txtSummaryPara")
         self.verticalLayout_2.addWidget(self.txtSummaryPara)
         self.lblSummaryWCPara = QtWidgets.QLabel(self.tabSummaryPage2)
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ class Ui_MainWindow(object):
         self.label_22 = QtWidgets.QLabel(self.tabSummaryPage3)
         self.label_22.setObjectName("label_22")
         self.verticalLayout_6.addWidget(self.label_22)
-        self.txtSummaryPara_2 = textEditView(self.tabSummaryPage3)
+        self.txtSummaryPara_2 = MDEditCompleter(self.tabSummaryPage3)
         self.txtSummaryPara_2.setReadOnly(True)
         self.txtSummaryPara_2.setObjectName("txtSummaryPara_2")
         self.verticalLayout_6.addWidget(self.txtSummaryPara_2)
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ class Ui_MainWindow(object):
         self.label_17 = QtWidgets.QLabel(self.tabSummaryPage3)
         self.label_17.setObjectName("label_17")
         self.verticalLayout_3.addWidget(self.label_17)
-        self.txtSummaryPage = textEditView(self.tabSummaryPage3)
+        self.txtSummaryPage = MDEditCompleter(self.tabSummaryPage3)
         self.txtSummaryPage.setObjectName("txtSummaryPage")
         self.verticalLayout_3.addWidget(self.txtSummaryPage)
         self.lblSummaryWCPage = QtWidgets.QLabel(self.tabSummaryPage3)
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ class Ui_MainWindow(object):
         self.label_23 = QtWidgets.QLabel(self.tabSummaryPage4)
         self.label_23.setObjectName("label_23")
         self.verticalLayout_7.addWidget(self.label_23)
-        self.txtSummaryPage_2 = textEditView(self.tabSummaryPage4)
+        self.txtSummaryPage_2 = MDEditCompleter(self.tabSummaryPage4)
         self.txtSummaryPage_2.setReadOnly(True)
         self.txtSummaryPage_2.setObjectName("txtSummaryPage_2")
         self.verticalLayout_7.addWidget(self.txtSummaryPage_2)
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ class Ui_MainWindow(object):
         self.label_20 = QtWidgets.QLabel(self.tabSummaryPage4)
         self.label_20.setObjectName("label_20")
         self.verticalLayout_4.addWidget(self.label_20)
-        self.txtSummaryFull = textEditView(self.tabSummaryPage4)
+        self.txtSummaryFull = MDEditCompleter(self.tabSummaryPage4)
         self.txtSummaryFull.setObjectName("txtSummaryFull")
         self.verticalLayout_4.addWidget(self.txtSummaryFull)
         self.lblSummaryWCFull = QtWidgets.QLabel(self.tabSummaryPage4)
@@ -386,37 +386,37 @@ class Ui_MainWindow(object):
         self.label_4 = QtWidgets.QLabel(self.scrollAreaPersoInfosWidget)
         self.label_4.setObjectName("label_4")
         self.formLayout_8.setWidget(4, QtWidgets.QFormLayout.LabelRole, self.label_4)
-        self.txtPersoMotivation = textEditView(self.scrollAreaPersoInfosWidget)
+        self.txtPersoMotivation = MDEditCompleter(self.scrollAreaPersoInfosWidget)
         self.txtPersoMotivation.setObjectName("txtPersoMotivation")
         self.formLayout_8.setWidget(4, QtWidgets.QFormLayout.FieldRole, self.txtPersoMotivation)
         self.label_5 = QtWidgets.QLabel(self.scrollAreaPersoInfosWidget)
         self.label_5.setObjectName("label_5")
         self.formLayout_8.setWidget(5, QtWidgets.QFormLayout.LabelRole, self.label_5)
-        self.txtPersoGoal = textEditView(self.scrollAreaPersoInfosWidget)
+        self.txtPersoGoal = MDEditCompleter(self.scrollAreaPersoInfosWidget)
         self.txtPersoGoal.setObjectName("txtPersoGoal")
         self.formLayout_8.setWidget(5, QtWidgets.QFormLayout.FieldRole, self.txtPersoGoal)
         self.label_6 = QtWidgets.QLabel(self.scrollAreaPersoInfosWidget)
         self.label_6.setObjectName("label_6")
         self.formLayout_8.setWidget(6, QtWidgets.QFormLayout.LabelRole, self.label_6)
-        self.txtPersoConflict = textEditView(self.scrollAreaPersoInfosWidget)
+        self.txtPersoConflict = MDEditCompleter(self.scrollAreaPersoInfosWidget)
         self.txtPersoConflict.setObjectName("txtPersoConflict")
         self.formLayout_8.setWidget(6, QtWidgets.QFormLayout.FieldRole, self.txtPersoConflict)
         self.label_7 = QtWidgets.QLabel(self.scrollAreaPersoInfosWidget)
         self.label_7.setObjectName("label_7")
         self.formLayout_8.setWidget(7, QtWidgets.QFormLayout.LabelRole, self.label_7)
-        self.txtPersoEpiphany = textEditView(self.scrollAreaPersoInfosWidget)
+        self.txtPersoEpiphany = MDEditCompleter(self.scrollAreaPersoInfosWidget)
         self.txtPersoEpiphany.setObjectName("txtPersoEpiphany")
         self.formLayout_8.setWidget(7, QtWidgets.QFormLayout.FieldRole, self.txtPersoEpiphany)
         self.label_24 = QtWidgets.QLabel(self.scrollAreaPersoInfosWidget)
         self.label_24.setObjectName("label_24")
         self.formLayout_8.setWidget(8, QtWidgets.QFormLayout.LabelRole, self.label_24)
-        self.txtPersoSummarySentence = textEditView(self.scrollAreaPersoInfosWidget)
+        self.txtPersoSummarySentence = MDEditCompleter(self.scrollAreaPersoInfosWidget)
         self.txtPersoSummarySentence.setObjectName("txtPersoSummarySentence")
         self.formLayout_8.setWidget(8, QtWidgets.QFormLayout.FieldRole, self.txtPersoSummarySentence)
         self.label_8 = QtWidgets.QLabel(self.scrollAreaPersoInfosWidget)
         self.label_8.setObjectName("label_8")
         self.formLayout_8.setWidget(9, QtWidgets.QFormLayout.LabelRole, self.label_8)
-        self.txtPersoSummaryPara = textEditView(self.scrollAreaPersoInfosWidget)
+        self.txtPersoSummaryPara = MDEditCompleter(self.scrollAreaPersoInfosWidget)
         self.txtPersoSummaryPara.setObjectName("txtPersoSummaryPara")
         self.formLayout_8.setWidget(9, QtWidgets.QFormLayout.FieldRole, self.txtPersoSummaryPara)
         self.horizontalLayout_21 = QtWidgets.QHBoxLayout()
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ class Ui_MainWindow(object):
         self.tab_11.setObjectName("tab_11")
         self.verticalLayout_17 = QtWidgets.QVBoxLayout(self.tab_11)
         self.verticalLayout_17.setObjectName("verticalLayout_17")
-        self.txtPersoSummaryFull = textEditCompleter(self.tab_11)
+        self.txtPersoSummaryFull = MDEditCompleter(self.tab_11)
         self.txtPersoSummaryFull.setObjectName("txtPersoSummaryFull")
         self.verticalLayout_17.addWidget(self.txtPersoSummaryFull)
         self.horizontalLayout_22 = QtWidgets.QHBoxLayout()
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ class Ui_MainWindow(object):
         self.tab_19.setObjectName("tab_19")
         self.horizontalLayout_30 = QtWidgets.QHBoxLayout(self.tab_19)
         self.horizontalLayout_30.setObjectName("horizontalLayout_30")
-        self.txtPersoNotes = textEditCompleter(self.tab_19)
+        self.txtPersoNotes = MDEditCompleter(self.tab_19)
         self.txtPersoNotes.setObjectName("txtPersoNotes")
         self.horizontalLayout_30.addWidget(self.txtPersoNotes)
         self.tabPersos.addTab(self.tab_19, "")
@@ -626,10 +626,10 @@ class Ui_MainWindow(object):
         self.sldPlotImportance.setSizePolicy(sizePolicy)
         self.sldPlotImportance.setObjectName("sldPlotImportance")
         self.formLayout_2.setWidget(1, QtWidgets.QFormLayout.FieldRole, self.sldPlotImportance)
-        self.txtPlotDescription = textEditCompleter(self.infos_2)
+        self.txtPlotDescription = MDEditCompleter(self.infos_2)
         self.txtPlotDescription.setObjectName("txtPlotDescription")
         self.formLayout_2.setWidget(3, QtWidgets.QFormLayout.FieldRole, self.txtPlotDescription)
-        self.txtPlotResult = textEditCompleter(self.infos_2)
+        self.txtPlotResult = MDEditCompleter(self.infos_2)
         self.txtPlotResult.setObjectName("txtPlotResult")
         self.formLayout_2.setWidget(4, QtWidgets.QFormLayout.FieldRole, self.txtPlotResult)
         self.tabPlot.addTab(self.infos_2, "")
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ class Ui_MainWindow(object):
         self.grpSubPlotSummary.setObjectName("grpSubPlotSummary")
         self.verticalLayout_11 = QtWidgets.QVBoxLayout(self.grpSubPlotSummary)
         self.verticalLayout_11.setObjectName("verticalLayout_11")
-        self.txtSubPlotSummary = textEditView(self.grpSubPlotSummary)
+        self.txtSubPlotSummary = MDEditCompleter(self.grpSubPlotSummary)
         self.txtSubPlotSummary.setObjectName("txtSubPlotSummary")
         self.verticalLayout_11.addWidget(self.txtSubPlotSummary)
         self.verticalLayout_28.addWidget(self.grpSubPlotSummary)
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ class Ui_MainWindow(object):
         self.page.setObjectName("page")
         self.horizontalLayout_6 = QtWidgets.QHBoxLayout(self.page)
         self.horizontalLayout_6.setObjectName("horizontalLayout_6")
-        self.txtPlotSummaryPara = textEditView(self.page)
+        self.txtPlotSummaryPara = MDEditCompleter(self.page)
         self.txtPlotSummaryPara.setObjectName("txtPlotSummaryPara")
         self.horizontalLayout_6.addWidget(self.txtPlotSummaryPara)
         self.stkPlotSummary.addWidget(self.page)
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ class Ui_MainWindow(object):
         self.page_2.setObjectName("page_2")
         self.horizontalLayout_10 = QtWidgets.QHBoxLayout(self.page_2)
         self.horizontalLayout_10.setObjectName("horizontalLayout_10")
-        self.txtPlotSummaryPage = textEditView(self.page_2)
+        self.txtPlotSummaryPage = MDEditCompleter(self.page_2)
         self.txtPlotSummaryPage.setObjectName("txtPlotSummaryPage")
         self.horizontalLayout_10.addWidget(self.txtPlotSummaryPage)
         self.stkPlotSummary.addWidget(self.page_2)
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ class Ui_MainWindow(object):
         self.page_3.setObjectName("page_3")
         self.horizontalLayout_13 = QtWidgets.QHBoxLayout(self.page_3)
         self.horizontalLayout_13.setObjectName("horizontalLayout_13")
-        self.txtPlotSummaryFull = textEditView(self.page_3)
+        self.txtPlotSummaryFull = MDEditCompleter(self.page_3)
         self.txtPlotSummaryFull.setObjectName("txtPlotSummaryFull")
         self.horizontalLayout_13.addWidget(self.txtPlotSummaryFull)
         self.stkPlotSummary.addWidget(self.page_3)
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ class Ui_MainWindow(object):
         self.label_32 = QtWidgets.QLabel(self.tab_3)
         self.label_32.setObjectName("label_32")
         self.formLayout_6.setWidget(1, QtWidgets.QFormLayout.LabelRole, self.label_32)
-        self.txtWorldDescription = textEditCompleter(self.tab_3)
+        self.txtWorldDescription = MDEditCompleter(self.tab_3)
         self.txtWorldDescription.setObjectName("txtWorldDescription")
         self.formLayout_6.setWidget(1, QtWidgets.QFormLayout.FieldRole, self.txtWorldDescription)
         self.tabWorld.addTab(self.tab_3, "")
@@ -801,13 +801,13 @@ class Ui_MainWindow(object):
         self.label_33 = QtWidgets.QLabel(self.tab_4)
         self.label_33.setObjectName("label_33")
         self.formLayout_7.setWidget(0, QtWidgets.QFormLayout.LabelRole, self.label_33)
-        self.txtWorldPassion = textEditCompleter(self.tab_4)
+        self.txtWorldPassion = MDEditCompleter(self.tab_4)
         self.txtWorldPassion.setObjectName("txtWorldPassion")
         self.formLayout_7.setWidget(0, QtWidgets.QFormLayout.FieldRole, self.txtWorldPassion)
         self.label_34 = QtWidgets.QLabel(self.tab_4)
         self.label_34.setObjectName("label_34")
         self.formLayout_7.setWidget(1, QtWidgets.QFormLayout.LabelRole, self.label_34)
-        self.txtWorldConflict = textEditCompleter(self.tab_4)
+        self.txtWorldConflict = MDEditCompleter(self.tab_4)
         self.txtWorldConflict.setObjectName("txtWorldConflict")
         self.formLayout_7.setWidget(1, QtWidgets.QFormLayout.FieldRole, self.txtWorldConflict)
         self.tabWorld.addTab(self.tab_4, "")
@@ -1422,6 +1422,7 @@ class Ui_MainWindow(object):
 from manuskript.ui.cheatSheet import cheatSheet
 from manuskript.ui.editors.mainEditor import mainEditor
 from manuskript.ui.search import search
+from manuskript.ui.views.MDEditCompleter import MDEditCompleter
 from manuskript.ui.views.basicItemView import basicItemView
 from manuskript.ui.views.characterTreeView import characterTreeView
 from manuskript.ui.views.lineEditView import lineEditView
@@ -1430,7 +1431,5 @@ from manuskript.ui.views.outlineView import outlineView
 from manuskript.ui.views.plotTreeView import plotTreeView
 from manuskript.ui.views.sldImportance import sldImportance
 from manuskript.ui.views.storylineView import storylineView
-from manuskript.ui.views.textEditCompleter import textEditCompleter
-from manuskript.ui.views.textEditView import textEditView
 from manuskript.ui.views.treeView import treeView
 from manuskript.ui.welcome import welcome
diff --git a/manuskript/ui/mainWindow.ui b/manuskript/ui/mainWindow.ui
index 185fdd1f..d39d94c9 100644
--- a/manuskript/ui/mainWindow.ui
+++ b/manuskript/ui/mainWindow.ui
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@
                    </widget>
                   </item>
                   <item>
-                   <widget class="textEditView" name="txtSummarySentence">
+                   <widget class="MDEditCompleter" name="txtSummarySentence">
                     <property name="sizePolicy">
                      <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Preferred">
                       <horstretch>0</horstretch>
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@
                      </widget>
                     </item>
                     <item>
-                     <widget class="textEditView" name="txtSummarySentence_2">
+                     <widget class="MDEditCompleter" name="txtSummarySentence_2">
                       <property name="sizePolicy">
                        <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Preferred">
                         <horstretch>0</horstretch>
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@
                      </widget>
                     </item>
                     <item>
-                     <widget class="textEditView" name="txtSummaryPara"/>
+                     <widget class="MDEditCompleter" name="txtSummaryPara"/>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                      <widget class="QLabel" name="lblSummaryWCPara">
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@
                      </widget>
                     </item>
                     <item>
-                     <widget class="textEditView" name="txtSummaryPara_2">
+                     <widget class="MDEditCompleter" name="txtSummaryPara_2">
                       <property name="readOnly">
                        <bool>true</bool>
                       </property>
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@
                      </widget>
                     </item>
                     <item>
-                     <widget class="textEditView" name="txtSummaryPage"/>
+                     <widget class="MDEditCompleter" name="txtSummaryPage"/>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                      <widget class="QLabel" name="lblSummaryWCPage">
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@
                      </widget>
                     </item>
                     <item>
-                     <widget class="textEditView" name="txtSummaryPage_2">
+                     <widget class="MDEditCompleter" name="txtSummaryPage_2">
                       <property name="readOnly">
                        <bool>true</bool>
                       </property>
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@
                      </widget>
                     </item>
                     <item>
-                     <widget class="textEditView" name="txtSummaryFull"/>
+                     <widget class="MDEditCompleter" name="txtSummaryFull"/>
                     </item>
                     <item>
                      <widget class="QLabel" name="lblSummaryWCFull">
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@
                       </widget>
                      </item>
                      <item row="4" column="1">
-                      <widget class="textEditView" name="txtPersoMotivation"/>
+                      <widget class="MDEditCompleter" name="txtPersoMotivation"/>
                      </item>
                      <item row="5" column="0">
                       <widget class="QLabel" name="label_5">
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@
                       </widget>
                      </item>
                      <item row="5" column="1">
-                      <widget class="textEditView" name="txtPersoGoal"/>
+                      <widget class="MDEditCompleter" name="txtPersoGoal"/>
                      </item>
                      <item row="6" column="0">
                       <widget class="QLabel" name="label_6">
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@
                       </widget>
                      </item>
                      <item row="6" column="1">
-                      <widget class="textEditView" name="txtPersoConflict"/>
+                      <widget class="MDEditCompleter" name="txtPersoConflict"/>
                      </item>
                      <item row="7" column="0">
                       <widget class="QLabel" name="label_7">
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@
                       </widget>
                      </item>
                      <item row="7" column="1">
-                      <widget class="textEditView" name="txtPersoEpiphany"/>
+                      <widget class="MDEditCompleter" name="txtPersoEpiphany"/>
                      </item>
                      <item row="8" column="0">
                       <widget class="QLabel" name="label_24">
@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@
                       </widget>
                      </item>
                      <item row="8" column="1">
-                      <widget class="textEditView" name="txtPersoSummarySentence"/>
+                      <widget class="MDEditCompleter" name="txtPersoSummarySentence"/>
                      </item>
                      <item row="9" column="0">
                       <widget class="QLabel" name="label_8">
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@
                       </widget>
                      </item>
                      <item row="9" column="1">
-                      <widget class="textEditView" name="txtPersoSummaryPara"/>
+                      <widget class="MDEditCompleter" name="txtPersoSummaryPara"/>
                      </item>
                      <item row="10" column="1">
                       <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_21">
@@ -964,7 +964,7 @@
                 </attribute>
                 <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_17">
                  <item>
-                  <widget class="textEditCompleter" name="txtPersoSummaryFull"/>
+                  <widget class="MDEditCompleter" name="txtPersoSummaryFull"/>
                  </item>
                  <item>
                   <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_22">
@@ -1002,7 +1002,7 @@
                 </attribute>
                 <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_30">
                  <item>
-                  <widget class="textEditCompleter" name="txtPersoNotes"/>
+                  <widget class="MDEditCompleter" name="txtPersoNotes"/>
                  </item>
                 </layout>
                </widget>
@@ -1303,10 +1303,10 @@
                   </widget>
                  </item>
                  <item row="3" column="1">
-                  <widget class="textEditCompleter" name="txtPlotDescription"/>
+                  <widget class="MDEditCompleter" name="txtPlotDescription"/>
                  </item>
                  <item row="4" column="1">
-                  <widget class="textEditCompleter" name="txtPlotResult"/>
+                  <widget class="MDEditCompleter" name="txtPlotResult"/>
                  </item>
                 </layout>
                </widget>
@@ -1338,7 +1338,7 @@
                    </property>
                    <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_11">
                     <item>
-                     <widget class="textEditView" name="txtSubPlotSummary"/>
+                     <widget class="MDEditCompleter" name="txtSubPlotSummary"/>
                     </item>
                    </layout>
                   </widget>
@@ -1461,21 +1461,21 @@
                   <widget class="QWidget" name="page">
                    <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_6">
                     <item>
-                     <widget class="textEditView" name="txtPlotSummaryPara"/>
+                     <widget class="MDEditCompleter" name="txtPlotSummaryPara"/>
                     </item>
                    </layout>
                   </widget>
                   <widget class="QWidget" name="page_2">
                    <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_10">
                     <item>
-                     <widget class="textEditView" name="txtPlotSummaryPage"/>
+                     <widget class="MDEditCompleter" name="txtPlotSummaryPage"/>
                     </item>
                    </layout>
                   </widget>
                   <widget class="QWidget" name="page_3">
                    <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_13">
                     <item>
-                     <widget class="textEditView" name="txtPlotSummaryFull"/>
+                     <widget class="MDEditCompleter" name="txtPlotSummaryFull"/>
                     </item>
                    </layout>
                   </widget>
@@ -1645,7 +1645,7 @@
                   </widget>
                  </item>
                  <item row="1" column="1">
-                  <widget class="textEditCompleter" name="txtWorldDescription"/>
+                  <widget class="MDEditCompleter" name="txtWorldDescription"/>
                  </item>
                 </layout>
                </widget>
@@ -1665,7 +1665,7 @@
                   </widget>
                  </item>
                  <item row="0" column="1">
-                  <widget class="textEditCompleter" name="txtWorldPassion"/>
+                  <widget class="MDEditCompleter" name="txtWorldPassion"/>
                  </item>
                  <item row="1" column="0">
                   <widget class="QLabel" name="label_34">
@@ -1675,7 +1675,7 @@
                   </widget>
                  </item>
                  <item row="1" column="1">
-                  <widget class="textEditCompleter" name="txtWorldConflict"/>
+                  <widget class="MDEditCompleter" name="txtWorldConflict"/>
                  </item>
                 </layout>
                </widget>
@@ -2616,6 +2616,11 @@
    <extends>QTextEdit</extends>
    <header>manuskript.ui.views.textEditView.h</header>
   </customwidget>
+   <customwidget>
+    <class>MDEditCompleter</class>
+    <extends>QTextEdit</extends>
+    <header>manuskript.ui.views.MDEditCompleter.h</header>
+   </customwidget>
   <customwidget>
    <class>lineEditView</class>
    <extends>QLineEdit</extends>
@@ -2683,11 +2688,6 @@
    <header>manuskript.ui.search.h</header>
    <container>1</container>
   </customwidget>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>textEditCompleter</class>
-   <extends>QTextEdit</extends>
-   <header>manuskript.ui.views.textEditCompleter.h</header>
-  </customwidget>
   <customwidget>
    <class>storylineView</class>
    <extends>QWidget</extends>
diff --git a/manuskript/ui/views/textEditCompleter.py b/manuskript/ui/views/MDEditCompleter.py
similarity index 89%
rename from manuskript/ui/views/textEditCompleter.py
rename to manuskript/ui/views/MDEditCompleter.py
index 7d162793..93cdb96c 100644
--- a/manuskript/ui/views/textEditCompleter.py
+++ b/manuskript/ui/views/MDEditCompleter.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from PyQt5.QtGui import QTextCursor, QFont, QFontMetrics
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QAction, qApp, QToolTip, QTextEdit
 
 from manuskript.ui.editors.completer import completer
-from manuskript.ui.views.textEditView import textEditView
+from manuskript.ui.views.MDEditView import MDEditView
 from manuskript.models import references as Ref
 
 try:
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ except ImportError:
     enchant = None
 
 
-class textEditCompleter(textEditView):
+class MDEditCompleter(MDEditView):
     def __init__(self, parent=None, index=None, html=None, spellcheck=True, highlighting=False, dict="",
                  autoResize=False):
-        textEditView.__init__(self, parent=parent, index=index, html=html, spellcheck=spellcheck, highlighting=True,
+        MDEditView.__init__(self, parent=parent, index=index, html=html, spellcheck=spellcheck, highlighting=True,
                               dict=dict, autoResize=autoResize)
 
         self.completer = None
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class textEditCompleter(textEditView):
         self.document().documentLayoutChanged.connect(self.getRefRects)
 
     def setCurrentModelIndex(self, index):
-        textEditView.setCurrentModelIndex(self, index)
+        MDEditView.setCurrentModelIndex(self, index)
         if self._index and not self.completer:
             self.setCompleter(completer())
 
@@ -69,10 +69,10 @@ class textEditCompleter(textEditView):
                 # else:
                 # QToolTip.hideText()
                 # return True
-                # return textEditView.event(self, event)
+                # return MDEditView.event(self, event)
 
     def createStandardContextMenu(self):
-        menu = textEditView.createStandardContextMenu(self)
+        menu = MDEditView.createStandardContextMenu(self)
 
         a = QAction(self.tr("Insert reference"), menu)
         a.triggered.connect(self.popupCompleter)
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class textEditCompleter(textEditView):
 
         if not self.completer or not isShortcut:
             self.completer.setVisible(False)
-            textEditView.keyPressEvent(self, event)
+            MDEditView.keyPressEvent(self, event)
             return
 
         self.popupCompleter()
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ class textEditCompleter(textEditView):
             self.completer.popup(self.textUnderCursor(select=True))
 
     def mouseMoveEvent(self, event):
-        textEditView.mouseMoveEvent(self, event)
+        MDEditView.mouseMoveEvent(self, event)
 
         onRef = [r for r in self.refRects if r.contains(event.pos())]
 
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class textEditCompleter(textEditView):
             QToolTip.showText(self.mapToGlobal(event.pos()), Ref.tooltip(ref))
 
     def mouseReleaseEvent(self, event):
-        textEditView.mouseReleaseEvent(self, event)
+        MDEditView.mouseReleaseEvent(self, event)
         onRef = [r for r in self.refRects if r.contains(event.pos())]
         if onRef:
             cursor = self.cursorForPosition(event.pos())
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class textEditCompleter(textEditView):
                 qApp.restoreOverrideCursor()
 
     def resizeEvent(self, event):
-        textEditView.resizeEvent(self, event)
+        MDEditView.resizeEvent(self, event)
         self.getRefRects()
 
     def getRefRects(self):
diff --git a/manuskript/ui/views/MDEditView.py b/manuskript/ui/views/MDEditView.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..849c72f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manuskript/ui/views/MDEditView.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# --!-- coding: utf8 --!--
+
+# from PyQt5.QtCore import
+# from PyQt5.QtGui import
+# from PyQt5.QtWidgets import
+
+from manuskript.ui.views.textEditView import textEditView
+from manuskript.ui.highlighters import MarkdownHighlighter
+
+
+class MDEditView(textEditView):
+    def __init__(self, parent=None, index=None, html=None, spellcheck=True,
+                 highlighting=False, dict="", autoResize=False):
+        textEditView.__init__(self, parent, index, html, spellcheck,
+                              highlighting=True, dict=dict,
+                              autoResize=autoResize)
+
+        # Highlighter
+        self._textFormat = "md"
+        self._highlighterClass = MarkdownHighlighter
diff --git a/manuskript/ui/views/basicItemView_ui.py b/manuskript/ui/views/basicItemView_ui.py
index f0594fad..91e09124 100644
--- a/manuskript/ui/views/basicItemView_ui.py
+++ b/manuskript/ui/views/basicItemView_ui.py
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 
 # Form implementation generated from reading ui file 'manuskript/ui/views/basicItemView_ui.ui'
 #
-# Created: Thu Mar  3 17:26:11 2016
-#      by: PyQt5 UI code generator 5.2.1
+# Created by: PyQt5 UI code generator 5.5.1
 #
 # WARNING! All changes made in this file will be lost!
 
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ class Ui_basicItemView(object):
         self.label_9 = QtWidgets.QLabel(basicItemView)
         self.label_9.setObjectName("label_9")
         self.verticalLayout.addWidget(self.label_9)
-        self.txtSummaryFull = textEditView(basicItemView)
+        self.txtSummaryFull = MDEditCompleter(basicItemView)
         self.txtSummaryFull.setObjectName("txtSummaryFull")
         self.verticalLayout.addWidget(self.txtSummaryFull)
 
@@ -67,6 +66,6 @@ class Ui_basicItemView(object):
         self.txtSummarySentence.setPlaceholderText(_translate("basicItemView", "One line summary"))
         self.label_9.setText(_translate("basicItemView", "Few sentences summary:"))
 
+from manuskript.ui.views.MDEditCompleter import MDEditCompleter
 from manuskript.ui.views.cmbOutlineCharacterChoser import cmbOutlineCharacterChoser
 from manuskript.ui.views.lineEditView import lineEditView
-from manuskript.ui.views.textEditView import textEditView
diff --git a/manuskript/ui/views/basicItemView_ui.ui b/manuskript/ui/views/basicItemView_ui.ui
index 6466cc73..efccc995 100644
--- a/manuskript/ui/views/basicItemView_ui.ui
+++ b/manuskript/ui/views/basicItemView_ui.ui
@@ -101,15 +101,15 @@
     </widget>
    </item>
    <item>
-    <widget class="textEditView" name="txtSummaryFull"/>
+    <widget class="MDEditCompleter" name="txtSummaryFull"/>
    </item>
   </layout>
  </widget>
  <customwidgets>
   <customwidget>
-   <class>textEditView</class>
+   <class>MDEditCompleter</class>
    <extends>QTextEdit</extends>
-   <header>manuskript.ui.views.textEditView.h</header>
+   <header>manuskript.ui.views.MDEditCompleter.h</header>
   </customwidget>
   <customwidget>
    <class>cmbOutlineCharacterChoser</class>
diff --git a/manuskript/ui/views/metadataView_ui.py b/manuskript/ui/views/metadataView_ui.py
index 2069a06d..ba1b6591 100644
--- a/manuskript/ui/views/metadataView_ui.py
+++ b/manuskript/ui/views/metadataView_ui.py
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 
 # Form implementation generated from reading ui file 'manuskript/ui/views/metadataView_ui.ui'
 #
-# Created: Fri Apr  8 14:24:47 2016
-#      by: PyQt5 UI code generator 5.2.1
+# Created by: PyQt5 UI code generator 5.5.1
 #
 # WARNING! All changes made in this file will be lost!
 
@@ -14,8 +13,8 @@ class Ui_metadataView(object):
         metadataView.setObjectName("metadataView")
         metadataView.resize(400, 537)
         self.verticalLayout = QtWidgets.QVBoxLayout(metadataView)
-        self.verticalLayout.setSpacing(0)
         self.verticalLayout.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
+        self.verticalLayout.setSpacing(0)
         self.verticalLayout.setObjectName("verticalLayout")
         self.grpProperties = collapsibleGroupBox2(metadataView)
         sizePolicy = QtWidgets.QSizePolicy(QtWidgets.QSizePolicy.Preferred, QtWidgets.QSizePolicy.Fixed)
@@ -27,8 +26,8 @@ class Ui_metadataView(object):
         self.grpProperties.setCheckable(True)
         self.grpProperties.setObjectName("grpProperties")
         self.verticalLayout_28 = QtWidgets.QVBoxLayout(self.grpProperties)
-        self.verticalLayout_28.setSpacing(0)
         self.verticalLayout_28.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
+        self.verticalLayout_28.setSpacing(0)
         self.verticalLayout_28.setObjectName("verticalLayout_28")
         self.properties = propertiesView(self.grpProperties)
         self.properties.setMinimumSize(QtCore.QSize(0, 50))
@@ -40,8 +39,8 @@ class Ui_metadataView(object):
         self.grpSummary.setCheckable(True)
         self.grpSummary.setObjectName("grpSummary")
         self.verticalLayout_22 = QtWidgets.QVBoxLayout(self.grpSummary)
-        self.verticalLayout_22.setSpacing(0)
         self.verticalLayout_22.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
+        self.verticalLayout_22.setSpacing(0)
         self.verticalLayout_22.setObjectName("verticalLayout_22")
         self.txtSummarySentence = lineEditView(self.grpSummary)
         self.txtSummarySentence.setInputMask("")
@@ -53,10 +52,9 @@ class Ui_metadataView(object):
         self.line.setLineWidth(0)
         self.line.setMidLineWidth(0)
         self.line.setFrameShape(QtWidgets.QFrame.HLine)
-        self.line.setFrameShadow(QtWidgets.QFrame.Sunken)
         self.line.setObjectName("line")
         self.verticalLayout_22.addWidget(self.line)
-        self.txtSummaryFull = textEditView(self.grpSummary)
+        self.txtSummaryFull = MDEditCompleter(self.grpSummary)
         self.txtSummaryFull.setFrameShape(QtWidgets.QFrame.NoFrame)
         self.txtSummaryFull.setObjectName("txtSummaryFull")
         self.verticalLayout_22.addWidget(self.txtSummaryFull)
@@ -66,10 +64,10 @@ class Ui_metadataView(object):
         self.grpNotes.setCheckable(True)
         self.grpNotes.setObjectName("grpNotes")
         self.horizontalLayout_29 = QtWidgets.QHBoxLayout(self.grpNotes)
-        self.horizontalLayout_29.setSpacing(0)
         self.horizontalLayout_29.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
+        self.horizontalLayout_29.setSpacing(0)
         self.horizontalLayout_29.setObjectName("horizontalLayout_29")
-        self.txtNotes = textEditCompleter(self.grpNotes)
+        self.txtNotes = MDEditCompleter(self.grpNotes)
         self.txtNotes.setFrameShape(QtWidgets.QFrame.NoFrame)
         self.txtNotes.setObjectName("txtNotes")
         self.horizontalLayout_29.addWidget(self.txtNotes)
@@ -79,8 +77,8 @@ class Ui_metadataView(object):
         self.grpRevisions.setCheckable(True)
         self.grpRevisions.setObjectName("grpRevisions")
         self.verticalLayout_2 = QtWidgets.QVBoxLayout(self.grpRevisions)
-        self.verticalLayout_2.setSpacing(0)
         self.verticalLayout_2.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
+        self.verticalLayout_2.setSpacing(0)
         self.verticalLayout_2.setObjectName("verticalLayout_2")
         self.revisions = revisions(self.grpRevisions)
         self.revisions.setMinimumSize(QtCore.QSize(0, 50))
@@ -103,8 +101,7 @@ class Ui_metadataView(object):
         self.grpRevisions.setTitle(_translate("metadataView", "Revisions"))
 
 from manuskript.ui.collapsibleGroupBox2 import collapsibleGroupBox2
-from manuskript.ui.views.textEditView import textEditView
-from manuskript.ui.views.textEditCompleter import textEditCompleter
-from manuskript.ui.views.propertiesView import propertiesView
-from manuskript.ui.views.lineEditView import lineEditView
 from manuskript.ui.revisions import revisions
+from manuskript.ui.views.MDEditCompleter import MDEditCompleter
+from manuskript.ui.views.lineEditView import lineEditView
+from manuskript.ui.views.propertiesView import propertiesView
diff --git a/manuskript/ui/views/metadataView_ui.ui b/manuskript/ui/views/metadataView_ui.ui
index 13b97c1f..1733dadf 100644
--- a/manuskript/ui/views/metadataView_ui.ui
+++ b/manuskript/ui/views/metadataView_ui.ui
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
        </widget>
       </item>
       <item>
-       <widget class="textEditView" name="txtSummaryFull">
+       <widget class="MDEditCompleter" name="txtSummaryFull">
         <property name="frameShape">
          <enum>QFrame::NoFrame</enum>
         </property>
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
        <number>0</number>
       </property>
       <item>
-       <widget class="textEditCompleter" name="txtNotes">
+       <widget class="MDEditCompleter" name="txtNotes">
         <property name="frameShape">
          <enum>QFrame::NoFrame</enum>
         </property>
@@ -228,9 +228,9 @@
  </widget>
  <customwidgets>
   <customwidget>
-   <class>textEditView</class>
+   <class>MDEditCompleter</class>
    <extends>QTextEdit</extends>
-   <header>manuskript.ui.views.textEditView.h</header>
+   <header>manuskript.ui.views.MDEditCompleter.h</header>
   </customwidget>
   <customwidget>
    <class>lineEditView</class>
@@ -249,11 +249,6 @@
    <header>manuskript.ui.views.propertiesView.h</header>
    <container>1</container>
   </customwidget>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>textEditCompleter</class>
-   <extends>QTextEdit</extends>
-   <header>manuskript.ui.views.textEditCompleter.h</header>
-  </customwidget>
   <customwidget>
    <class>revisions</class>
    <extends>QWidget</extends>
diff --git a/manuskript/ui/views/textEditView.py b/manuskript/ui/views/textEditView.py
index ad858e83..67a9d375 100644
--- a/manuskript/ui/views/textEditView.py
+++ b/manuskript/ui/views/textEditView.py
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ from manuskript.enums import Outline, World, Character, Plot
 from manuskript import functions as F
 from manuskript.models.outlineModel import outlineModel
 from manuskript.ui.editors.MDFunctions import MDFormatSelection
-from manuskript.ui.highlighters import BasicHighlighter, MarkdownHighlighter
-from manuskript.ui.highlighters import MMDHighlighter
+from manuskript.ui.highlighters import BasicHighlighter
+# from manuskript.ui.highlighters import MMDHighlighter
 from manuskript.ui.editors.textFormat import textFormat
 from manuskript.ui import style as S
 
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class textEditView(QTextEdit):
         # When setting up a theme, this becomes true.
         self._fromTheme = False
         self._themeData = None
+        self._highlighterClass = BasicHighlighter
 
         self.spellcheck = spellcheck
         self.currentDict = dict if dict else settings.dict
@@ -85,9 +86,9 @@ class textEditView(QTextEdit):
         else:
             self.spellcheck = False
 
-        if self._highlighting and not self.highlighter:
-            self.highlighter = BasicHighlighter(self)
-            self.highlighter.setDefaultBlockFormat(self._defaultBlockFormat)
+        # if self._highlighting and not self.highlighter:
+        #     self.highlighter = self._highlighterClass(self)
+        #     self.highlighter.setDefaultBlockFormat(self._defaultBlockFormat)
 
     def getDefaultLocale(self):
         default_locale = enchant.get_default_language()
@@ -175,26 +176,9 @@ class textEditView(QTextEdit):
         self.updateText()
 
     def setupEditorForIndex(self, index):
-        # Let's say we use markdown everywhere...
-        self._textFormat = "md"
-
         # Setting highlighter
         if self._highlighting:
-            # # item = index.internalPointer()
-            # if self._column in [
-            #         Outline.text.value,
-            #         Outline.notes.value,
-            #         Character.summaryFull.value,
-            #         Character.notes.value,
-            #         World.description.value,
-            #         World.passion.value,
-            #         World.conflict.value,
-            #         ]:
-            #FIXME: subclass textEdit instad of doing stuff like that
-            self.highlighter = MarkdownHighlighter(self)
-            # else:
-            #     self.highlighter = BasicHighlighter(self)
-
+            self.highlighter = self._highlighterClass(self)
             self.highlighter.setDefaultBlockFormat(self._defaultBlockFormat)
             self.highlighter.updateColorScheme()