Dates on file list?
I found the documentation on changing fonts in the file list: can we also change information showing?
Specifically, could we see date of creation or first characters in the file? Yes, I've become accustomed to this in nvALT, but I'm also a historian and having dates clearly displayed soothes my soul, and lets me sequence when I took notes on certain sources.
Thanks.
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Currently, the notes list only displays titles.
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Agreed — I REALLY miss the date/time stamp in the filename. I didn't realize how much I relied on it until it was gone. When searching through a list of files using the "related" feature, it's really nice to be able to see long ago I last touched a particular file.
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Yes, I'd go so far as to say this is a critical feature. What I always find myself naturally doing with NVAlt, is glancing at the list to find the notes I wrote today/yesterday. Having just switched, I suspect what I'm going to be doing is keeping a Finder window open and looking at the timestamps there.
Edit: have a look at how they do it in 1Writer - the default is ideal for me, but also see the choices available in Settings > File Browser.
It would also be handy if Toggl Info (shift-cmd-I) showed the creation/update date at the bottom of the window.
(By the way, it's a very nice feeling having all the files somewhere safe and where I can finally see them, rather than relying on the DB storage!)
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I'll also add a vote for some kind of date/time in the file list. I find it helpful to glance and be able to orient my note in time. Perhaps in a future update this could be an option.
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+1!
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Another +1 for a nice-to-have feature!
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Fletcher and Brett -
What's the status on this feature request to include last edited file date in the list of file "hits" when searching?
Ideally dates would also display when opening up a directory AND be able to sort the list either alphabetically (A>Z, Z>A) or chronologically (new>old, old>new).
Aside from searching, being able to sort by date makes it super easy to see the most recently edited files. This makes the workflow much easier than having to toggle back and forth to the Finder to do so.
=Steve
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It's still on the list of things to consider for a future update.
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This is my most-missed feature from nvAlt, i hope it gets implemented.
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Suggestion: if - as I suspect - adding it to the files list is a massive pain programmatically, how about sticking it underneath the "Info" at the bottom of the editor - i.e. a line below the word/character/line/paragraph count showing created and updated timestamps.
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This is a good interim solution, as it saves having to go out to Finder.
Another interim solution (to showing file modification dates for all the "hits") would be to add a method (like a key combo toggle) to sort the file list in descending sort order for last modified date (toggles back to usual relevance order). This avoids making space for the dates but still allows us to see the most relevant recent files.
(the three main reasons I keep nvAlt open and switch to it are:
1. for sorting by date
2. searching for partial text not at the beginning of a word
3. searching for text preceded by a symbol (eg, !help, $invoice)
)=Steve
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Is there any update on this? I really miss this feature too. I would give up a lot of the new stuff to get this back!!
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It’s something we’re considering for a future update but not soon.
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The feature requests forum seems to be quite dead, so I'm adding my support to this thread here.
I'm ramping up a job search, and notes from today are mingling with notes from my last job search 9 years ago. Recency sorting would be a great help in situations like this. It's almost certainly the next most salient data point after title in finding the notes you want.
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