Is there a keyboard shortcut to bring a note into focus?

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#1

I am trying to use Inkdrop from the keyboard as much as possible however I donā€™t seem to be able to find a keyboard command to bring the note into focus once I have selected it from the note list.

I need to bring the note into focus even though it appears in the note panel because sometimes a note can be longer then the available space in the panel and I would like to scroll through it using the arrow keys.

I am relatively new to Inkdrop so I am not sure if I am missing something. Here is my current workflow:

  • CTRL + SHIFT + F : to navigate to the note list

  • Type some text into the search field to find my note

  • UP/DOWN arrow keys to navigate through the note list

  • Then to put the note into focus one of two methods:

    1. TAB multiple times to get to note panel so I can scroll using arrow keys

    2. CTRL + E and then CTRL + E again (going to edit mode and then preview again brings note into focus)

I currently mostly use method (2) and sometimes (1) if I want to edit some of the note metadata. I was hoping that there might be a single keyboard shortcut to bring the currently selected note into focus. Itā€™s not a huge issue but it would make quickly referencing notes a little bit quicker. Am I missing something or is this functionality not present?

Thanks

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#2

Hi Ryan,

Thank you for the question.
At the step 4, you can type just Enter key in the search text box to jump focus to the editor.
Hope that helps.

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#3

Thanks for the quick response. I just tried that and it does bring me to the note but it also goes into editor mode. I would like for it to stay in preview mode as most of the the time I am using my notes for reference and not editing.

#4

Iā€™m afraid that itā€™s not currently supported.
You have to create a plugin to make that possible.
You can define a keymap that gives the focus on .mde-preview element.

#5

Ok too bad :disappointed:. Thanks for looking into that for me. For now I will probably continue with the double CTRL + E and then if I ever have some spare time I will look into creating a plugin.

#6

Keyboard support is essential for me, too. I have exactly the same requirement as the original poster. After searching for a note, I want to be able to scroll around it with the cursor keys. Please add a way to focus on the content area after searching.

#7

@anon25296727

Oh, v4 has already supported commands for doing exactly that.
Please take a look at the list of commands in the docs:

editor:focus

If the editor mode is 'edit' or 'side-by-side' , it focuses to the MDE. If the editor mode is 'preview' , it focuses to the preview pane.

editor:focus-mde

Moves focus to the MDE.

editor:focus-preview

Moves focus to the preview pane.

You can bind keys with those commands. See also how to customize keybindings.

#8

editor:focus looks good. Why is it not in the list of default keybindings? I did look through that before asking my question here.

Also, if I want to add editor:focus to the keymap file keymap.cson: what would I use as selector? The docs do not mention that.

#9

Because it is not bound with any keystroke by default.
Every command doesnā€™t always have a keybinding.
Some commands are called internally but not by key inputs.

The selector for editor:focus is 'body'.
Commands without selector are all bound with body.
Iā€™ve omitted them but it seems to be unclear.
Iā€™ll mention that in the docs. Thanks!

#10

Thanks for the explanation. The following snippet in keymap.cson works for me. It allows me to switch from the search results to the editor by pressing CTRL+ENTER.

'body':
  'ctrl-enter': 'editor:focus'

This is something people need all the time. It should be part of the default keybindings.

#11

Okay, Iā€™ll consider adding it. Thanks!

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#12

That is exactly what I was looking for! Since I have the chance, thanks for everything, you are a big inspiration for me and have helped me a lot with your youtube channel to progress in my coding journey.

#13

Great!