Can the file/note name display be customized?

theofrancis

September 17, 2019 21:13

My note names are essentially a description of the contents, followed by a long string of numbers (unique identifier including a timestamp):

This-is-a-test-scrap-in-nvUltra+201909162202.txt

By showing me the start and end of each filename, I get too little of the name (which I need when scanning the list) and too much of the number (which is really only there for search purposes):

This-is-a-tes ...1909162202.txt

Some notes have pretty long names, so simply widening that column isn't a great solution. I can't find a way to change how the filename is truncated/displayed -- is there one? And if not, can there be one?

Thanks!

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  Fletcher Penney

  September 25, 2019 14:21

  There is not a way to change truncation.  

   

  We can consider this in the future, but for most users middle truncation is the most useful, since the final part of the file name is useful for multiple files with same name but different extensions (e.g. `foo.txt`, `foo.png`, `foo.pdf`) or similar names with incrementing counter at the end (`Chapter 1`, `Chapter 2`, etc.)

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  theofrancis

  September 25, 2019 15:01

  I get the importance of seeing file extensions. But maybe truncate back from the final `.` if there is one, or middle truncation if there’s no extension?

  Here’s an ambitious idea for a someday-feature: Give users the option to display (a) the metadata Title value instead of the filename, and/or (b) a standard icon for filetype next to it. Maybe not strictly in keeping with the plain-text approach, but I think it would broaden your potential user base — not everyone wants long note names. I don’t use metadata much, but I’d use this — I’d love to see my note names with spaces in the titles, but I don’t like using spaces in file names. Obviously not a high priority change, but it could be useful.

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  Fletcher Penney

  September 25, 2019 16:16

  While it would be possible (presumably) to write a custom truncation function, macOS doesn't offer that much flexibility -- it's basically head, middle, tail.  In this instance, middle makes the most sense across all use cases.  If Apple adds more options, we can certainly look at them.

   

   

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