Aug 31
Keep folders collapsed when dragging a note
I'd like to see the folders stay collapsed when dragging a note into them instead of expanding out. This gets a little painful with folders that have hundreds of notes in them.
Completed
Jan 21, 2024
Jon Plummer: Fixed now, will be available in the next release.
Jul 3, 2023
The sidebar folders now always stay closed unless you use the "Show in Sidebar" note menu option. Available in the beta, coming soon as release.
Sep 30, 2023
Eduard Metzger: where do i enable it? The folders still expand when dropping notes (as of September 2023, v3.9.7)
Nov 11, 2023
Marcin Ignac: Oh sorry, I think I confused something, the folders stays collapsed if you open the note. But dragging still opens them. Back to my list of tasks!
Jan 20, 2024
Eduard Metzger: could you please re-open this issue if it's still planned?
Feb 1, 2024
Marcin Ignac: Fixed it, will be available in the next beta/release: https://testflight.apple.com/join/fm9q4OjE
Apr 3, 2023
Another possible solution to this design problem would be to adopt a multi-pane document viewer, with one pane for the folder hierarchy and another for the contents of the selected folder. (This design is similar to the old Windows Explorer, or to mail clients with a three-pane view that goes folders->messages->contents.) As an added benefit, this could make drag and drop operations between multiple folders quite easier. If it were possible to, say, hide the folders pane, it could also enable focusing on a specific work area, by only seeing sibling notes.
May 3, 2022
I agree about keeping folders closed when moving notes or opening notes in the command bar. Opening all the folders makes the sidebar messy. Maybe there could be an option in the note to show note location in the folder tree.
Sep 6, 2021
I had this originally planned for the upcoming release. Might be moved to the one after that, but definitely one of the next things I want to improve.
Sep 4, 2021
Oh yeahh.
Aug 31, 2021
Yes, yes, yes!
Aug 31, 2021
And, magnified even more on iOS. Good quality of life request Brad! 😀
May 25, 2021
Always keeping it collapsed makes it difficult to locate a note, which you open using the Command Bar or following a link. This was the behavior on iOS and I never knew where the note is. How to avoid this problem? Or do you know any app which behaves differently, so I can check it out?
May 25, 2021
Eduard Metzger: Obsidian and VS Code both come to mind. I honestly think NotePlan is the only application I've used that has this behavior. I understand your use case, and it would fine to keep that as the default behavior, but having a setting to turn that off would be greatly appreciated. As a keyboard-dominant user, I gain no benefit from seeing the note folders expand in the sidebar since I can quickly access it via the command bar. Thanks for replying, Eduard! I am really enjoying NotePlan!
May 31, 2021
Dan Chilton: Ok thanks for elaborating. I can see that Obsidian is not expanding. I see they have solved the problem partially by letting you drag the note icon, so you can rearrange the note into another folder. And another point is that there is a menu item to "Reveal in navigation". If it helps right now, in the latest update you can hit Option+CMD+/ to collapse all folders immediately, till I figure out how to solve all the problems of folders not auto-expanding. I think Obsidian has good solutions already.
May 31, 2021
Eduard Metzger: Thank you!
Oct 19, 2022
Eduard Metzger: in the Mac version you show the containing folder for the file at the top of the window, so you always know where a given file is located. No need to see it in the sidebar. Additionally, that folder marker would be nice to have on the mobile devices. With that, there is no need to expand the folders to show where a file is located & can stay collapsed or open based on how the user interacts with the sidebar.
Jul 8, 2023
Dan Chilton: Just noticed VC Code does open the folder if I use CMD+P to open a file. Even if I go to the tab it opens it.
This appears to still be an issue, but it’s marked as complete? The folders popping open (macOS) makes organizing a bunch of existing notes into their right folders a painful task.