Using ReticulOS
The Cell Editor
Click the content of any text cell in Reticulum to open the editor overlay — a clean, distraction-free space where a quick capture grows into a structured note.
Basics
| Element | Behavior |
|---|---|
| Title field | Edit the cell's title at the top; press Enter to jump into the body |
| Body | A rich text area — type freely, structure with slash commands |
| Autosave | The cell saves automatically 700 ms after you stop typing; "saving… → saved" shows in the header |
| Close | Esc, the ✕ button, or a click outside — all trigger an immediate final save |
Only text and rich cells open in the editor. Link and image cells are managed from their cards.
Slash commands
Type / anywhere in the body to open the block picker, and keep typing to filter (/he finds the headings, /task finds the checklist). Navigate with ↑ / ↓, insert with Enter, dismiss with Esc.
| Command | Also matches | Inserts |
|---|---|---|
/text | paragraph, plain | Normal paragraph |
/h1 | heading, title | Heading 1 |
/h2 | subtitle | Heading 2 |
/h3 | — | Heading 3 |
/bullet | list, ul | Bullet list |
/numbered | ol, ordered | Numbered list |
/todo | checklist, checkbox, task | Checklist |
/quote | blockquote | Block quote |
/code | snippet, pre | Code block |
/divider | rule, separator, hr | Horizontal rule |
The formatting toolbar
Select any text in the body to reveal the floating toolbar:
| Button | Shortcut | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| B | Ctrl+B | Bold |
| I | Ctrl+I | Italic |
| U | Ctrl+U | Underline |
| S | — | Strikethrough |
<> | — | Inline code |
Checklists
- Click the checkbox area (far left of a checklist item) to toggle it checked or unchecked.
- Pressing Enter at the end of an item starts a new, unchecked one.
Links
Links inside the editor aren't clickable by default — that would make it impossible to place your cursor in them. Hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in your browser.
Paste behavior
The editor keeps your cells clean:
- Text or webpage content → inserted as plain text. Foreign HTML formatting is stripped so your note stays portable and tidy.
- Images → not inserted. Images live as their own cells; a toast reminds you to close the editor and paste in the main canvas instead.
How content is stored
Cells you never format stay plain text. The moment a cell contains any structure — a heading, a list, bold text — it's stored as RetMD, a portable Markdown subset, and its card shows the RICH badge. See Formatting (RetMD) for the full syntax reference.