More observations and feature requests

[muzak]

@czmyt

Should moving a note to a new notebook cause it to appear first in the list of all notes?

This could apply to said note depending on sort order:

@muzak

For moving notes with custom sort, placing notes atop the list aligns with how switching notebooks selects the first note in the list.

@czmyt

Search ignores single quotes. For example, search for 'now returns all notes containing the word now.

For search queries starting with special characters, see Switch to basic search under Supported queries. Use basic search instead. For example: /'now

@czmyt

Way to merge notes: Move all text from one note to the bottom or top of another note. Possibly a Move feature like implemented by Android file managers.

Try the Combine Notes plugin.

@czmyt

Is there a way to hide items that are checked off within a note?

This thread has some inline CSS workarounds to try: Joplin as a shopping list

@czmyt

• Are the Back and Forward buttons mapped to keystrokes?

Disabled by default. Map them in Tools > Keyboard Shortcuts > Back and Forward.

@czmyt

Way to exclude certain notes from search. For example, for older versions of notes that have been explicitly retained.

See Search filters.

@czmyt

Summary view that only shows headings.

Check if the Folding in Code Mirror Editor plugin still works.

@czmyt

Open notes in a new window so multiple can be open at one time.

Pick one workaround:

@muzak

You can pop out notes into read-only windows with the Joplin Sticky Notes app .

@ajay

Just go to "that" note, and open it in the external editor.

@czmyt

Character, word, line, and paragraph counts in the editor.

Try the Note Statistics plugin.

@czmyt

Line numbering within the editor.

The beta editor should make this possible. I don't know how to activate line numbering though. See the second screenshot in the first post here: Mobile: Plugin support

@czmyt

Is there an easy way to find all Notes that refer to a specific Note?

Multiple plugins do this in different ways. The Note Link System plugin shows a list of referrers. Multiple graph plugins show visual connections between notes. Other plugins should also be able to do this.

@czmyt

Allow custom ascending or descending sort orders for notebooks that allow their own sort order, instead of having the sort order apply to all folders.

@muzak

On desktop, right-click a notebook and click the Toggle own sort order menu item if it's unchecked. While that notebook is selected, toggling the sort order will only apply for that notebook.

@czmyt

Way to search notes within a specific folder.

Try notebook:folder query.

@czmyt

Keystrokes to move a line down, move a line up, etc.

Alt+UpArrow and Alt+DownArrow do this.

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