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Editing Notes with VS Code

The NoteWriter works with any editor. If you are using VS Code, this page contains my personal tips.

Use VS Code snippets to quickly write a new note without forgetting some required attributes.

For example, I have a snippet to generate a new book review:

.vscode/nt.code-snippets
{
  "New BookReview": {
    "prefix": "bookreview",
    "scope": "markdown",
    "description": "Insert a book review template",
    "body": [
      "## BookReview: My Review",
      "",
      "`@read_date: ${CURRENT_YEAR}-${CURRENT_MONTH}-${CURRENT_DATE}`",
      "`@review_rating: ${1}` `@review_stars: ${2}` `@review_recommendation: ${3}`",
      "`@draft: true`",
      "",
      "**Summary**",
      "",
      "TODO"
    ]
  }
}
  • A plugin to improve Markdown editing. For example, the project Foam provides a great list of plugins to work with Markdown files.
  • A plugin to insert Emojis easily. For example, I use :emojisense:, by Matt Bierner to enter emojis faster using autocompletion. The plugin relies on github/gemoji (see complete listing). Using emojis is useful during journaling, to make flashcards more visual, to categorize note annotations, etc.
  • A plugin to work with AI agents. For example, I currently use GitHub Copilot. I always edit my notes manually but sometimes use AI tools to refactor my notes (ex: add an explicit attribute @slug on my flashcards, add the publication year on my reading notes, etc.).