diff --git a/core/ui/ControlPanel/KeyboardShortcuts.tid b/core/ui/ControlPanel/KeyboardShortcuts.tid
index 764d69b05..83cce70d9 100644
--- a/core/ui/ControlPanel/KeyboardShortcuts.tid
+++ b/core/ui/ControlPanel/KeyboardShortcuts.tid
@@ -5,8 +5,11 @@ caption: {{$:/language/ControlPanel/KeyboardShortcuts/Caption}}
 \define lingo-base() $:/language/ControlPanel/KeyboardShortcuts/
 
 \define new-shortcut(title)
+\whitespace trim
 <div class="tc-dropdown-item-plain">
-<$edit-shortcut tiddler="$title$" placeholder={{$:/language/ControlPanel/KeyboardShortcuts/Add/Prompt}} focus="true" style="width:auto;"/> <$button>
+<$edit-shortcut tiddler="$title$" placeholder={{$:/language/ControlPanel/KeyboardShortcuts/Add/Prompt}} focus="true" style="width:auto;"/>
+&#32;
+<$button>
 <<lingo Add/Caption>>
 <$action-listops
 	$tiddler="$(shortcutTitle)$"
@@ -21,6 +24,7 @@ caption: {{$:/language/ControlPanel/KeyboardShortcuts/Caption}}
 \end
 
 \define shortcut-list-item(caption)
+\whitespace trim
 <td>
 </td>
 <td style="text-align:right;font-size:0.7em;">
@@ -31,16 +35,16 @@ caption: {{$:/language/ControlPanel/KeyboardShortcuts/Caption}}
 <$button popup=<<qualify "$:/state/dropdown/$(shortcutTitle)$">> class="tc-btn-invisible">
 {{$:/core/images/edit-button}}
 </$button>
+&#32;
 <$macrocall $name="displayshortcuts" $output="text/html" shortcuts={{$(shortcutTitle)$}} prefix="<kbd>" separator="</kbd> <kbd>" suffix="</kbd>"/>
 
 <$reveal state=<<qualify "$:/state/dropdown/$(shortcutTitle)$">> type="popup" position="below" animate="yes">
 <div class="tc-block-dropdown-wrapper">
 <div class="tc-block-dropdown tc-edit-type-dropdown tc-popup-keep">
-<$list filter="[list[$(shortcutTitle)$!!text]sort[title]]" variable="shortcut" emptyMessage="""
-<div class="tc-dropdown-item-plain">
-//<<lingo NoShortcuts/Caption>>//
-</div>
-""">
+<$list
+	filter="[list[$(shortcutTitle)$!!text]sort[title]]"
+	variable="shortcut"
+	emptyMessage="<div class='tc-dropdown-item-plain'>//<<lingo NoShortcuts/Caption>>//</div>">
 <div class="tc-dropdown-item-plain">
 <$button class="tc-btn-invisible" tooltip={{$:/language/ControlPanel/KeyboardShortcuts/Remove/Hint}}>
 <$action-listops
@@ -50,6 +54,7 @@ caption: {{$:/language/ControlPanel/KeyboardShortcuts/Caption}}
 />
 <small>{{$:/core/images/close-button}}</small>
 </$button>
+&#32;
 <kbd>
 <$macrocall $name="displayshortcuts" $output="text/html" shortcuts=<<shortcut>>/>
 </kbd>
@@ -65,6 +70,7 @@ caption: {{$:/language/ControlPanel/KeyboardShortcuts/Caption}}
 \end
 
 \define shortcut-list(caption,prefix)
+\whitespace trim
 <tr>
 <$list filter="[[$prefix$$(shortcutName)$]]" variable="shortcutTitle">
 <<shortcut-list-item "$caption$">>
@@ -73,7 +79,8 @@ caption: {{$:/language/ControlPanel/KeyboardShortcuts/Caption}}
 \end
 
 \define shortcut-editor()
-<<shortcut-list "All" "$:/config/shortcuts/">>
+\whitespace trim
+<<shortcut-list "All" "$:/config/shortcuts/">> 
 <<shortcut-list "Mac" "$:/config/shortcuts-mac/">>
 <<shortcut-list "NonMac" "$:/config/shortcuts-not-mac/">>
 <<shortcut-list "Linux" "$:/config/shortcuts-linux/">>
@@ -87,6 +94,7 @@ caption: {{$:/language/ControlPanel/KeyboardShortcuts/Caption}}
 \end
 
 \define shortcut-item-inner()
+\whitespace trim
 <tr>
 <td>
 <$reveal type="nomatch" state=<<dropdownStateTitle>> text="open">
@@ -107,6 +115,7 @@ caption: {{$:/language/ControlPanel/KeyboardShortcuts/Caption}}
 {{$:/core/images/down-arrow}}
 </$button>
 </$reveal>
+&#32;
 ''<$text text=<<shortcutName>>/>''
 </td>
 <td>
@@ -126,10 +135,12 @@ caption: {{$:/language/ControlPanel/KeyboardShortcuts/Caption}}
 \end
 
 \define shortcut-item()
+\whitespace trim
 <$set name="dropdownStateTitle" value=<<qualify "$:/state/dropdown/keyboardshortcut/$(shortcutName)$">>>
 <<shortcut-item-inner>>
 </$set>
 \end
+\whitespace trim
 
 <table>
 <tbody>
diff --git a/core/wiki/languageswitcher.tid b/core/wiki/languageswitcher.tid
index 8df13bf31..48422fca1 100644
--- a/core/wiki/languageswitcher.tid
+++ b/core/wiki/languageswitcher.tid
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ title: $:/snippets/languageswitcher
 \define flag-title()
 $(languagePluginTitle)$/icon
 \end
+\whitespace trim
 
 <$linkcatcher to="$:/language">
 <div class="tc-chooser tc-language-chooser">
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ $(languagePluginTitle)$/icon
 </$transclude>
 </$set>
 </span>
+&#32;
 <$view field="description">
 <$view field="name">
 <$view field="title"/>
diff --git a/core/wiki/macros/diff.tid b/core/wiki/macros/diff.tid
index 50dd8bc2d..36564d084 100644
--- a/core/wiki/macros/diff.tid
+++ b/core/wiki/macros/diff.tid
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ title: $:/core/macros/diff
 tags: $:/tags/Macro
 
 \define compareTiddlerText(sourceTiddlerTitle,sourceSubTiddlerTitle,destTiddlerTitle,destSubTiddlerTitle)
+\whitespace trim
 <$set name="source" tiddler=<<__sourceTiddlerTitle__>> subtiddler=<<__sourceSubTiddlerTitle__>>>
 <$set name="dest" tiddler=<<__destTiddlerTitle__>> subtiddler=<<__destSubTiddlerTitle__>>>
 <$diff-text source=<<source>> dest=<<dest>>/>
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ tags: $:/tags/Macro
 \end
 
 \define compareTiddlers(sourceTiddlerTitle,sourceSubTiddlerTitle,destTiddlerTitle,destSubTiddlerTitle,exclude)
+\whitespace trim
 <table class="tc-diff-tiddlers">
 <tbody>
 <$set name="sourceFields" filter="[<__sourceTiddlerTitle__>fields[]sort[]]">
@@ -17,13 +19,12 @@ tags: $:/tags/Macro
 <$list filter="[enlist<sourceFields>] [enlist<destFields>] -[enlist<__exclude__>] +[sort[]]" variable="fieldName">
 <tr>
 <th>
-<$text text=<<fieldName>>/> 
+<$text text=<<fieldName>>/>
 </th>
 <td>
 <$set name="source" tiddler=<<__sourceTiddlerTitle__>> subtiddler=<<__sourceSubTiddlerTitle__>> field=<<fieldName>>>
 <$set name="dest" tiddler=<<__destTiddlerTitle__>> subtiddler=<<__destSubTiddlerTitle__>> field=<<fieldName>>>
-<$diff-text source=<<source>> dest=<<dest>>>
-</$diff-text>
+<$diff-text source=<<source>> dest=<<dest>>>&#32;</$diff-text>
 </$set>
 </$set>
 </td>
diff --git a/core/wiki/macros/keyboard-driven-input.tid b/core/wiki/macros/keyboard-driven-input.tid
index b0a7ac9c0..f7563996a 100644
--- a/core/wiki/macros/keyboard-driven-input.tid
+++ b/core/wiki/macros/keyboard-driven-input.tid
@@ -2,17 +2,21 @@ title: $:/core/macros/keyboard-driven-input
 tags: $:/tags/Macro
 
 \define change-input-tab(stateTitle,tag,beforeafter,defaultState,actions)
+\whitespace trim
 <$set name="tabsList" filter="[all[shadows+tiddlers]tag<__tag__>!has[draft.of]]">
-<$vars currentState={{{ [<__stateTitle__>!is[missing]get[text]] ~[<__defaultState__>] }}} firstTab={{{ [enlist<tabsList>nth[1]] }}} lastTab={{{ [enlist<tabsList>last[]] }}}>
-<$set name="nextTab" value={{{ [all[shadows+tiddlers]tag<__tag__>!has[draft.of]$beforeafter$<currentState>] ~[[$beforeafter$]removeprefix[after]suffix[]addprefix<firstTab>] ~[[$beforeafter$]removeprefix[before]suffix[]addprefix<lastTab>] }}}>
+<$let
+	currentState={{{ [<__stateTitle__>!is[missing]get[text]] ~[<__defaultState__>] }}}
+	firstTab={{{ [enlist<tabsList>nth[1]] }}}
+	lastTab={{{ [enlist<tabsList>last[]] }}}
+	nextTab={{{ [all[shadows+tiddlers]tag<__tag__>!has[draft.of]$beforeafter$<currentState>] ~[[$beforeafter$]removeprefix[after]suffix[]addprefix<firstTab>] ~[[$beforeafter$]removeprefix[before]suffix[]addprefix<lastTab>] }}}>
 <$action-setfield $tiddler=<<__stateTitle__>> text=<<nextTab>>/>
 $actions$
-</$set>
-</$vars>
+</$let>
 </$set>
 \end
 
 \define keyboard-input-actions()
+\whitespace trim
 <$list filter="[<__index__>match[]]">
 <$action-setfield $tiddler=<<__storeTitle__>> text={{{ [<__tiddler__>get<__field__>] }}}/>
 </$list>
@@ -22,6 +26,7 @@ $actions$
 \end
 
 \define input-next-actions-inner()
+\whitespace trim
 <$list filter="[<nextItem>minlength[1]]" variable="ignore">
 <$action-setfield $tiddler=<<__selectionStateTitle__>> text=<<nextItem>>/>
 <$list filter="[<__index__>match[]]">
@@ -35,12 +40,19 @@ $actions$
 \end
 
 \define input-next-actions(afterOrBefore:"after",reverse:"")
+\whitespace trim
 <$list filter="[<__storeTitle__>get[text]minlength<__filterMinLength__>] [<__filterMinLength__>match[0]] +[limit[1]]" variable="ignore">
-<$vars userInput={{{ [<__storeTitle__>get[text]] }}} selectedItem={{{ [<__selectionStateTitle__>get[text]] }}}>
-<$set name="configTiddler" value={{{ [subfilter<__configTiddlerFilter__>] }}}>
-<$vars primaryListFilter={{{ [<configTiddler>get<__firstSearchFilterField__>] }}} secondaryListFilter={{{ [<configTiddler>get<__secondSearchFilterField__>] }}}>
+<$let
+	userInput={{{ [<__storeTitle__>get[text]] }}}
+	selectedItem={{{ [<__selectionStateTitle__>get[text]] }}}
+	configTiddler={{{ [subfilter<__configTiddlerFilter__>] }}}
+	primaryListFilter={{{ [<configTiddler>get<__firstSearchFilterField__>] }}}
+	secondaryListFilter={{{ [<configTiddler>get<__secondSearchFilterField__>] }}}>
 <$set name="filteredList" filter="[subfilter<primaryListFilter>addsuffix[-primaryList]] =[subfilter<secondaryListFilter>addsuffix[-secondaryList]]">
-<$vars nextItem={{{ [enlist<filteredList>$afterOrBefore$<selectedItem>] ~[enlist<filteredList>$reverse$nth[1]] }}} firstItem={{{ [enlist<filteredList>nth[1]] }}} lastItem={{{ [enlist<filteredList>last[]] }}}>
+<$let
+	nextItem={{{ [enlist<filteredList>$afterOrBefore$<selectedItem>] ~[enlist<filteredList>$reverse$nth[1]] }}}
+	firstItem={{{ [enlist<filteredList>nth[1]] }}}
+	lastItem={{{ [enlist<filteredList>last[]] }}}>
 <$list filter="[<selectedItem>match<firstItem>!match<lastItem>]" variable="ignore">
 <$set name="nextItem" value={{{ [[$afterOrBefore$]match[before]then<userInput>addsuffix[-userInput]] ~[<nextItem>] }}}>
 <<input-next-actions-inner>>
@@ -59,11 +71,9 @@ $actions$
 <$list filter="[<selectedItem>!match<firstItem>!match<lastItem>]" variable="ignore">
 <<input-next-actions-inner>>
 </$list>
-</$vars>
+</$let>
 </$set>
-</$vars>
-</$set>
-</$vars>
+</$let>
 </$list>
 \end
 
diff --git a/core/wiki/macros/toc.tid b/core/wiki/macros/toc.tid
index c05d64020..470d0b804 100644
--- a/core/wiki/macros/toc.tid
+++ b/core/wiki/macros/toc.tid
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ title: $:/core/macros/toc
 tags: $:/tags/Macro
 
 \define toc-caption()
+\whitespace trim
 <$set name="tv-wikilinks" value="no">
   <$transclude field="caption">
     <$view field="title"/>
@@ -10,9 +11,10 @@ tags: $:/tags/Macro
 \end
 
 \define toc-body(tag,sort:"",itemClassFilter,exclude,path)
+\whitespace trim
 <ol class="tc-toc">
   <$list filter="""[all[shadows+tiddlers]tag<__tag__>!has[draft.of]$sort$] -[<__tag__>] -[enlist<__exclude__>]""">
-    <$vars item=<<currentTiddler>> path={{{ [<__path__>addsuffix[/]addsuffix<__tag__>] }}}>
+    <$let item=<<currentTiddler>> path={{{ [<__path__>addsuffix[/]addsuffix<__tag__>] }}}>
       <$set name="excluded" filter="""[enlist<__exclude__>] [<__tag__>]""">
         <$set name="toc-item-class" filter=<<__itemClassFilter__>> emptyValue="toc-item-selected" value="toc-item">
           <li class=<<toc-item-class>>>
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ tags: $:/tags/Macro
           </li>
         </$set>
       </$set>
-    </$vars>
+    </$let>
   </$list>
 </ol>
 \end
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@ tags: $:/tags/Macro
 \end
 
 \define toc-linked-expandable-body(tag,sort:"",itemClassFilter,exclude,path)
+\whitespace trim
 <!-- helper function -->
 <$qualify name="toc-state" title={{{ [[$:/state/toc]addsuffix<__path__>addsuffix[-]addsuffix<currentTiddler>] }}}>
   <$set name="toc-item-class" filter=<<__itemClassFilter__>> emptyValue="toc-item-selected" value="toc-item">
@@ -48,6 +51,7 @@ tags: $:/tags/Macro
           {{$:/core/images/down-arrow}}
         </$button>
       </$reveal>
+      &#32;
       <<toc-caption>>
     </$link>
     <$reveal type="match" stateTitle=<<toc-state>> text="open">
@@ -59,6 +63,7 @@ tags: $:/tags/Macro
 \end
 
 \define toc-unlinked-expandable-body(tag,sort:"",itemClassFilter,exclude,path)
+\whitespace trim
 <!-- helper function -->
 <$qualify name="toc-state" title={{{ [[$:/state/toc]addsuffix<__path__>addsuffix[-]addsuffix<currentTiddler>] }}}>
   <$set name="toc-item-class" filter=<<__itemClassFilter__>> emptyValue="toc-item-selected" value="toc-item">
@@ -66,12 +71,14 @@ tags: $:/tags/Macro
       <$reveal type="nomatch" stateTitle=<<toc-state>> text="open">
         <$button setTitle=<<toc-state>> setTo="open" class="tc-btn-invisible tc-popup-keep">
           {{$:/core/images/right-arrow}}
+          &#32;
           <<toc-caption>>
         </$button>
       </$reveal>
       <$reveal type="match" stateTitle=<<toc-state>> text="open">
         <$button setTitle=<<toc-state>> setTo="close" class="tc-btn-invisible tc-popup-keep">
           {{$:/core/images/down-arrow}}
+          &#32;
           <<toc-caption>>
         </$button>
       </$reveal>
@@ -88,7 +95,8 @@ tags: $:/tags/Macro
 \end
 
 \define toc-expandable(tag,sort:"",itemClassFilter:"",exclude,path)
-<$vars tag=<<__tag__>> sort=<<__sort__>> itemClassFilter=<<__itemClassFilter__>> path={{{ [<__path__>addsuffix[/]addsuffix<__tag__>] }}}>
+\whitespace trim
+<$let tag=<<__tag__>> sort=<<__sort__>> itemClassFilter=<<__itemClassFilter__>> path={{{ [<__path__>addsuffix[/]addsuffix<__tag__>] }}}>
   <$set name="excluded" filter="""[enlist<__exclude__>] [<__tag__>]""">
     <ol class="tc-toc toc-expandable">
       <$list filter="""[all[shadows+tiddlers]tag<__tag__>!has[draft.of]$sort$] -[<__tag__>] -[enlist<__exclude__>]""">
@@ -98,10 +106,11 @@ tags: $:/tags/Macro
       </$list>
     </ol>
   </$set>
-</$vars>
+</$let>
 \end
 
 \define toc-linked-selective-expandable-body(tag,sort:"",itemClassFilter,exclude,path)
+\whitespace trim
 <$qualify name="toc-state" title={{{ [[$:/state/toc]addsuffix<__path__>addsuffix[-]addsuffix<currentTiddler>] }}}>
   <$set name="toc-item-class" filter=<<__itemClassFilter__>> emptyValue="toc-item-selected" value="toc-item" >
     <li class=<<toc-item-class>>>
@@ -118,6 +127,7 @@ tags: $:/tags/Macro
             </$button>
           </$reveal>
         </$list>
+        &#32;
         <<toc-caption>>
       </$link>
       <$reveal type="match" stateTitle=<<toc-state>> text="open">
@@ -129,6 +139,7 @@ tags: $:/tags/Macro
 \end
 
 \define toc-unlinked-selective-expandable-body(tag,sort:"",itemClassFilter,exclude,path)
+\whitespace trim
 <$qualify name="toc-state" title={{{ [[$:/state/toc]addsuffix<__path__>addsuffix[-]addsuffix<currentTiddler>] }}}>
   <$set name="toc-item-class" filter=<<__itemClassFilter__>> emptyValue="toc-item-selected" value="toc-item">
     <li class=<<toc-item-class>>>
@@ -136,12 +147,14 @@ tags: $:/tags/Macro
         <$reveal type="nomatch" stateTitle=<<toc-state>> text="open">
           <$button setTitle=<<toc-state>> setTo="open" class="tc-btn-invisible tc-popup-keep">
             {{$:/core/images/right-arrow}}
+            &#32;
             <<toc-caption>>
           </$button>
         </$reveal>
         <$reveal type="match" stateTitle=<<toc-state>> text="open">
           <$button setTitle=<<toc-state>> setTo="close" class="tc-btn-invisible tc-popup-keep">
             {{$:/core/images/down-arrow}}
+            &#32;
             <<toc-caption>>
           </$button>
         </$reveal>
@@ -159,8 +172,9 @@ tags: $:/tags/Macro
 \end
 
 \define toc-selective-expandable(tag,sort:"",itemClassFilter,exclude,path)
-<$vars tag=<<__tag__>> sort=<<__sort__>> itemClassFilter=<<__itemClassFilter__>> path={{{ [<__path__>addsuffix[/]addsuffix<__tag__>] }}}>
-  <$set name="excluded" filter="""[enlist<__exclude__>] [<__tag__>]""">
+\whitespace trim
+<$let tag=<<__tag__>> sort=<<__sort__>> itemClassFilter=<<__itemClassFilter__>> path={{{ [<__path__>addsuffix[/]addsuffix<__tag__>] }}}>
+  <$set name="excluded" filter="[enlist<__exclude__>] [<__tag__>]">
     <ol class="tc-toc toc-selective-expandable">
       <$list filter="""[all[shadows+tiddlers]tag<__tag__>!has[draft.of]$sort$] -[<__tag__>] -[enlist<__exclude__>]""">
         <$list filter="[all[current]toc-link[no]]" variable="ignore" emptyMessage=<<toc-selective-expandable-empty-message>> >
@@ -169,10 +183,11 @@ tags: $:/tags/Macro
       </$list>
     </ol>
   </$set>
-</$vars>
+</$let>
 \end
 
 \define toc-tabbed-external-nav(tag,sort:"",selectedTiddler:"$:/temp/toc/selectedTiddler",unselectedText,missingText,template:"")
+\whitespace trim
 <$tiddler tiddler={{{ [<__selectedTiddler__>get[text]] }}}>
   <div class="tc-tabbed-table-of-contents">
     <$linkcatcher to=<<__selectedTiddler__>>>
@@ -196,8 +211,8 @@ tags: $:/tags/Macro
 \end
 
 \define toc-tabbed-internal-nav(tag,sort:"",selectedTiddler:"$:/temp/toc/selectedTiddler",unselectedText,missingText,template:"")
+\whitespace trim
 <$linkcatcher to=<<__selectedTiddler__>>>
   <$macrocall $name="toc-tabbed-external-nav" tag=<<__tag__>> sort=<<__sort__>> selectedTiddler=<<__selectedTiddler__>> unselectedText=<<__unselectedText__>> missingText=<<__missingText__>> template=<<__template__>>/>
 </$linkcatcher>
 \end
-