Create or edit inline task
Create or edit inline task is the workhorse command for working at the cursor. It is context-aware: it reads where you are and does the fitting thing, so you do not need a separate command for create, convert, upgrade, and edit. Use it when you want Operon to understand the note context for you.
What it does, by context
| Where the cursor is | What the command does |
|---|---|
| An empty line | Creates a new blank inline task |
| A normal text line | Converts that line into an inline task |
| A plain Markdown checkbox | Upgrades it into an Operon inline task |
| Selected text | Turns the selection into a new inline task |
| An existing Operon task | Opens it in the Task Editor |
If a checkbox belongs to an inline task’s uninterrupted checkbox block, upgrading it uses that task as its parent. The line and its indentation stay in place. Outside an owned block, the existing File Task auto-parent setting applies.
Template defaults and Creator review
When this command creates or upgrades an Inline task, it uses the configured Default inline task template under Tasks → Inline Tasks. Supported properties supply starting values; source values and parent rules still participate. It does not copy the template body or run Templater. Opening an existing task for editing does not reapply the creation template. See Using inline task templates.
This command remains a direct, context-aware action. Open Task Creator before conversion only changes the two Live Preview conversion icons. With that option enabled, clicking an icon prepares the source in Creator for review and template selection before replacement; it does not change this command's behavior.
For a Tasks emoji line, use Convert Tasks emoji line to inline task when you want explicit emoji conversion. For selected files/folders, use Tasks bulk conversion, whose Scan and recovery workflow is separate from this cursor command.
When to use it
Reach for this command as your default for quick, in-place work: jotting a task on an empty line, adopting a checkbox or a line you already wrote, or opening a task you are sitting on to change its fields. Because it follows the cursor, it keeps the task where you are writing.
For a guided dialog that does not depend on the cursor, use Create New Operon Task. For turning several lines into tasks at once, see Create tasks from selected text.