diff --git a/experiments/outline-editor/editor.css b/experiments/outline-editor/editor.css
index 4afeda0..700f5c8 100755
--- a/experiments/outline-editor/editor.css
+++ b/experiments/outline-editor/editor.css
@@ -376,9 +376,11 @@ editor .outline .block:focus {
 .editor .outline .NOTE>.view:empty {
 	display: none;
 }
-.editor .outline .NOTE>.view:empty ~ .block {
-	/* XXX calculate this... */
-	margin-left: 1em;
+.editor .outline .NOTE:focus>.view:empty {
+	display: block;
+}
+.editor .outline .NOTE>.view:empty ~ .children {
+	margin-left: -1rem;
 }
 .editor .outline .NOTE>.view:before {
 	content: "" !important;
diff --git a/experiments/outline-editor/editor.js b/experiments/outline-editor/editor.js
index 3db1c02..02644c7 100755
--- a/experiments/outline-editor/editor.js
+++ b/experiments/outline-editor/editor.js
@@ -327,12 +327,18 @@ var Outline = {
 				elem.style.push(...style)
 				return code 
 					?? text } }
+		var quote = function(_, code){
+			code = code
+				.replace(/(?<!\\)&/g, '&amp;')
+				.replace(/(?<!\\)</g, '&lt;')
+				.replace(/(?<!\\)>/g, '&gt;')
+				.replace(/\\(?!`)/g, '\\\\')
+			return `<code>${code}</code>` }
 		var table = function(_, body){
-			return `<table><tr><td>${
-				body
-					.replace(/\s*\|\s*\n\s*\|\s*/gm, '</td></tr>\n<tr><td>')
-					.replace(/\s*\|\s*/gm, '</td><td>')
-			}</td></td></table>` }
+			body = body
+				.replace(/\s*\|\s*\n\s*\|\s*/gm, '</td></tr>\n<tr><td>')
+				.replace(/\s*\|\s*/gm, '</td><td>')
+			return `<table><tr><td>${body}</td></td></table>` }
 		elem.text = code 
 			// hidden attributes...
 			// XXX make this generic...
@@ -388,7 +394,7 @@ var Outline = {
 			.replace(/(?<!\\)\*(?=[^\s*])(([^*]|\\\*)*[^\s*])(?<!\\)\*/gm, '<b>$1</b>')
 			.replace(/(?<!\\)~(?=[^\s~])(([^~]|\\~)*[^\s~])(?<!\\)~/gm, '<s>$1</s>')
 			.replace(/(?<!\\)_(?=[^\s_])(([^_]|\\_)*[^\s_])(?<!\\)_/gm, '<i>$1</i>') 
-			.replace(/(?<!\\)`(?=[^\s])(([^`]|\\`)*[^\s])(?<!\\)`/gm, '<code>$1</code>') 
+			.replace(/(?<!\\)`(?=[^\s])(([^`]|\\`)*[^\s])(?<!\\)`/gm, quote) 
 			// XXX support "\==" in mark...
 			.replace(/(?<!\\)==(?=[^\s])(.*[^\s])(?<!\\)==/gm, '<mark>$1</mark>') 
 			// links...
diff --git a/experiments/outline-editor/index.html b/experiments/outline-editor/index.html
index d777a3e..7bbdb8b 100755
--- a/experiments/outline-editor/index.html
+++ b/experiments/outline-editor/index.html
@@ -35,17 +35,17 @@ var setup = function(){
 	- Tomboy
 	- Bonsai
   - 
-- ## ToDo:
+- ## Bugs:
   - BUG? pressing down from a longer line will jump over a shorter line
     - here is the line to jump from, for example from here
       an we'll not get here...
-  - ASAP: fix quotes
-	- Example: /\n\s*\|\s+/ -&gt; &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;
+- ## ToDo:
   - ASAP: editor: bksapce/del at start/end of a block should join it with prev/next
   - ASAP: editor: pressing enter in text edit mode should split text into two blocks
   - ASAP: editor: shifting nodes up/down
   - ASAP: editor: `-` at start of line is interpreted as block marker...
   - ASAP: use \\t for indent...
+  - ASAP: scroll into view is bad...
   - on item click, place the cursor where it was clicked before the code expanded...
   - ~editor: semi-live update styles~
   - need to reach checkboxes via keyboard
@@ -80,10 +80,6 @@ var setup = function(){
     - indent/deindent
     - edit node
   - empty item height is a bit off...
-  - ~handle links gracefully -- open/edit
-    _just click in the empty space_~
-	- ~<a href="about:blank">this takes the whole element</a>~
-    - this breaks if link is exactly line width -- should we ensure empty space?
   - ~serialize/deserialize~
   - ~add optional text styling to nodes~
   - 
@@ -125,7 +121,7 @@ var setup = function(){
             - y
             - z
           - c
-	  - &gt; quoted text
+	  - > quote
       - Notes
 		  - NOTE: a note text
           - NOTE:
@@ -135,6 +131,8 @@ var setup = function(){
 	  - ; ASM-style comment
 	  - XXX Highlight
     - Basic inline *bold*, _italic_ and ~striked~
+    - Code
+	  - Quoting `html <b>code</b>`
     - Marking ==text==
 	- Line
 		- ---