diff --git a/experiments/outline-editor/editor.css b/experiments/outline-editor/editor.css
index 700f5c8..3d3b39c 100755
--- a/experiments/outline-editor/editor.css
+++ b/experiments/outline-editor/editor.css
@@ -450,12 +450,17 @@ editor .outline .block:focus {
 
 
 /* code... */
+.editor .outline .block>.view pre,
 .editor .outline .block>.view code {
 	padding: 0.1em 0.3em;
 	font-family: monospace;
 	background: rgba(0,0,0,0.07);
 	border-radius: 0.2em;
 }
+.editor .outline .block>.view pre {
+	padding: 1em 1em;
+	padding-bottom: 1.5em;
+}
 
 
 /* Tables... */
diff --git a/experiments/outline-editor/editor.js b/experiments/outline-editor/editor.js
index 02644c7..8dc2a94 100755
--- a/experiments/outline-editor/editor.js
+++ b/experiments/outline-editor/editor.js
@@ -327,18 +327,22 @@ var Outline = {
 				elem.style.push(...style)
 				return code 
 					?? text } }
-		var quote = function(_, code){
-			code = code
+		var quoteText = function(text){
+			return text
 				.replace(/(?<!\\)&/g, '&amp;')
 				.replace(/(?<!\\)</g, '&lt;')
 				.replace(/(?<!\\)>/g, '&gt;')
-				.replace(/\\(?!`)/g, '\\\\')
-			return `<code>${code}</code>` }
+				.replace(/\\(?!`)/g, '\\\\') }
+		var quote = function(_, code){
+			return `<code>${quoteText(code)}</code>` }
+		var pre = function(_, code){
+			return `<pre>${ quoteText(code) }</pre>` }
 		var table = function(_, body){
-			body = body
-				.replace(/\s*\|\s*\n\s*\|\s*/gm, '</td></tr>\n<tr><td>')
-				.replace(/\s*\|\s*/gm, '</td><td>')
-			return `<table><tr><td>${body}</td></td></table>` }
+			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>` }
 		elem.text = code 
 			// hidden attributes...
 			// XXX make this generic...
@@ -394,6 +398,8 @@ var Outline = {
 			.replace(/(?<!\\)\*(?=[^\s*])(([^*]|\\\*)*[^\s*])(?<!\\)\*/gm, '<b>$1</b>')
 			.replace(/(?<!\\)~(?=[^\s~])(([^~]|\\~)*[^\s~])(?<!\\)~/gm, '<s>$1</s>')
 			.replace(/(?<!\\)_(?=[^\s_])(([^_]|\\_)*[^\s_])(?<!\\)_/gm, '<i>$1</i>') 
+		    // code/quoting...
+			.replace(/(?<!\\)```\s*\n((\n|.)*)\h*(?<!\\)```\s*/g, pre) 
 			.replace(/(?<!\\)`(?=[^\s])(([^`]|\\`)*[^\s])(?<!\\)`/gm, quote) 
 			// XXX support "\==" in mark...
 			.replace(/(?<!\\)==(?=[^\s])(.*[^\s])(?<!\\)==/gm, '<mark>$1</mark>') 
diff --git a/experiments/outline-editor/index.html b/experiments/outline-editor/index.html
index 7bbdb8b..d43bd9d 100755
--- a/experiments/outline-editor/index.html
+++ b/experiments/outline-editor/index.html
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ var setup = function(){
 	- Bonsai
   - 
 - ## Bugs:
+  - BUG: ASAP: editor: `-` at start of line is interpreted as block marker...
   - 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...
@@ -43,7 +44,6 @@ var setup = function(){
   - 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...
@@ -131,36 +131,39 @@ var setup = function(){
 	  - ; ASM-style comment
 	  - XXX Highlight
     - Basic inline *bold*, _italic_ and ~striked~
-    - Code
-	  - Quoting `html <b>code</b>`
     - Marking ==text==
+    - Code
+	  - Inline quoting `html <b>code</b>`
+      - code blocks
+        ```
+        var text = 'Hello, world!'
+
+        console.log(text)
+        ```
+        _syntax higlighting not yet supported..._
 	- Line
 		- ---
 	- Markers: ASAP, BUG, FIX, HACK, STUB, WARNING, and CAUTION 
-    - Inline [X] checkboxes [_]
-	- To do items/blocks
-	  - [_] undone item
-        _(clicking the checkbox updates the item)_
-	  - [X] done item
-	  - [_] we can also add inline [x] checkboxes
-	- link 
+    - Basic task management
+      - Inline [X] checkboxes [_]
+	  - To do items/blocks
+	    - [_] undone item
+          _(clicking the checkbox updates the item)_
+	    - [X] done item
+	    - [_] we can also add inline [x] checkboxes
+	- links
       - [example](about:blank)
       - https://example.com
-      - ./path/to/file /path/to -- not supported yet
+      - ./path/to/file /path/to -- _not supported yet_
     - Tables
       - | a | b | c |
         | 1 | 2 | 3 |
         | 11 | 22 | 33 |
-    - Symbols -- should these be ligatures?
+    - Symbols -- _should these be ligatures?_
       - (i), (c), /!\, ...
       - -- and ---
-	- markdown:
-      - numbered lists
-      - ~tables~
-      - code blocks
-      - ~alerts~
-      - footnotes??
-	- 
+    - 
+  - ---
   - ### Playground for testing
     - A
       collapsed:: true