Add block format that completely ignores a line of text in the tokenizer

docs/source/usage_shortcuts.rst

@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ Text Formatting Shortcuts
    ":kbd:`Ctrl+D`",       "Strike through selected text, or word under cursor"
    ":kbd:`Ctrl+I`",       "Format selected text, or word under cursor, with emphasis (italic)"
    ":kbd:`Ctrl+Shift+/`", "Remove block formatting for block under cursor"
+   ":kbd:`Ctrl+Shift+D`", "Toggle block format as ignored text"
 
 
 Other Editor Shortcuts

novelwriter/core/tokenizer.py

@@ -467,6 +467,10 @@ class Tokenizer(ABC):
                     continue
 
             if aLine[0] == "%":
+                if aLine[1] == "~":
+                    # Completely ignore the paragraph
+                    continue
+
                 cStyle, cText, _ = processComment(aLine)
                 if cStyle == nwComment.SYNOPSIS:
                     self._tokens.append((

novelwriter/enum.py

@@ -108,23 +108,24 @@ class nwDocAction(Enum):
     BLOCK_H3  = 15
     BLOCK_H4  = 16
     BLOCK_COM = 17
-    BLOCK_TXT = 18
-    BLOCK_TTL = 19
-    BLOCK_UNN = 20
-    REPL_SNG  = 21
-    REPL_DBL  = 22
-    RM_BREAKS = 23
-    ALIGN_L   = 24
-    ALIGN_C   = 25
-    ALIGN_R   = 26
-    INDENT_L  = 27
-    INDENT_R  = 28
-    SC_ITALIC = 29
-    SC_BOLD   = 30
-    SC_STRIKE = 31
-    SC_ULINE  = 32
-    SC_SUP    = 33
-    SC_SUB    = 34
+    BLOCK_IGN = 18
+    BLOCK_TXT = 19
+    BLOCK_TTL = 20
+    BLOCK_UNN = 21
+    REPL_SNG  = 22
+    REPL_DBL  = 23
+    RM_BREAKS = 24
+    ALIGN_L   = 25
+    ALIGN_C   = 26
+    ALIGN_R   = 27
+    INDENT_L  = 28
+    INDENT_R  = 29
+    SC_ITALIC = 30
+    SC_BOLD   = 31
+    SC_STRIKE = 32
+    SC_ULINE  = 33
+    SC_SUP    = 34
+    SC_SUB    = 35
 
 # END Enum nwDocAction
 

novelwriter/gui/doceditor.py

@@ -737,6 +737,8 @@ class GuiDocEditor(QPlainTextEdit):
             self._formatBlock(nwDocAction.BLOCK_H4)
         elif action == nwDocAction.BLOCK_COM:
             self._formatBlock(nwDocAction.BLOCK_COM)
+        elif action == nwDocAction.BLOCK_IGN:
+            self._formatBlock(nwDocAction.BLOCK_IGN)
         elif action == nwDocAction.BLOCK_TXT:
             self._formatBlock(nwDocAction.BLOCK_TXT)
         elif action == nwDocAction.BLOCK_TTL:
@@ -1648,14 +1650,14 @@ class GuiDocEditor(QPlainTextEdit):
         if setText.startswith("@"):
             logger.error("Cannot apply block format to keyword/value line")
             return False
-        elif setText.startswith("% "):
-            newText = setText[2:]
-            cOffset = 2
-            if action == nwDocAction.BLOCK_COM:
+        elif setText.startswith("%~"):
+            newText = setText[2:].lstrip()
+            cOffset = len(setText) - len(newText)
+            if action == nwDocAction.BLOCK_IGN:
                 action = nwDocAction.BLOCK_TXT
         elif setText.startswith("%"):
-            newText = setText[1:]
-            cOffset = 1
+            newText = setText[1:].lstrip()
+            cOffset = len(setText) - len(newText)
             if action == nwDocAction.BLOCK_COM:
                 action = nwDocAction.BLOCK_TXT
         elif setText.startswith("# "):
@@ -1706,6 +1708,9 @@ class GuiDocEditor(QPlainTextEdit):
         if action == nwDocAction.BLOCK_COM:
             setText = "% "+newText
             cOffset -= 2
+        elif action == nwDocAction.BLOCK_IGN:
+            setText = "%~ "+newText
+            cOffset -= 3
         elif action == nwDocAction.BLOCK_H1:
             setText = "# "+newText
             cOffset -= 2

novelwriter/gui/mainmenu.py

@@ -781,6 +781,13 @@ class GuiMainMenu(QMenuBar):
             lambda: self.requestDocAction.emit(nwDocAction.BLOCK_COM)
         )
 
+        # Format > Ignore Text
+        self.aFmtComment = self.fmtMenu.addAction(self.tr("Toggle Ignore Text"))
+        self.aFmtComment.setShortcut("Ctrl+Shift+D")
+        self.aFmtComment.triggered.connect(
+            lambda: self.requestDocAction.emit(nwDocAction.BLOCK_IGN)
+        )
+
         # Format > Remove Block Format
         self.aFmtNoFormat = self.fmtMenu.addAction(self.tr("Remove Block Format"))
         self.aFmtNoFormat.setShortcuts(["Ctrl+0", "Ctrl+Shift+/"])