Nov 19

The link helper stays open after ]], leading to mistakes

When creating a link to page that does not yet exist, the link helper stays open after typing ]]. At this point, since something is selected in the link helper, hitting enter will insert a link that is not what was typed. You'll see in the screenshot that I've typed a new link and closed it, but the helper is still open with something else selected, not helpful. There is other odd behavior around typing and inserting links, but this is the one bit of it that I can consistently repro.

Pending

Dec 1, 2021

Here's a screenshot showing that I've closed the link and the selector remains open with something irrelevant selected. It would be nice if ]] closed the selector.

Nov 22, 2021

I think this happens if you type out the full link without selecting anything? I usually select something from the suggestions and never close it manually.

Nov 22, 2021

Eduard Metzger: The key phrase here is “when creating a link to a page that does not exist". Yes, I've typed the full link. But I'm typing a link to a NEW page, so I HAVE TO type the whole thing. Basically all I ask is that the helper CLOSE when you hit ] or ]] so that hitting ENTER thereafter gets you a newline as expected rather than replacing the contents of the link just typed.

Dec 18, 2021

Jon Plummer: Ok I understand now. I works on iOS but not on Mac. Have noted it!

Dec 18, 2021

Eduard Metzger: You'll note also that the matching is a little odd – judging from the screenshot above. That said, I use the heck out of NotePlan, every day. So I'm obviously very happy with it.

Dec 23, 2021

Jon Plummer: Thanks! Yes, the matching uses "fuzzy search", means it doesn't look for the exact match, but widens the results a bit to include typos and similar things. Sometimes this looks very odd.