[Enhancement] Add option to show notes in Notebook panel #12

zara2x commented 2026年03月02日 14:35:25 +01:00

Currently there's two separate panels - one for folders and one for notes - on small screens this means that almost half of the screen is taken up by navigation.

Would be very useful to be able to combine both into the same view to utilize the window space better

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ArkHost commented 2026年03月02日 22:39:45 +01:00

Thanks for the suggestion! This is something I'm considering, but it's a non-trivial change, combining the two panels means reworking drag & drop between notebooks and notes, virtual scrolling with mixed item types, and maintaining feature parity with the current layout (context menus, multi-select, sorting, etc.).

I'd likely keep the current 3-panel layout as an option for larger screens and add the combined view as an alternative. It's on my radar but no timeline yet.

Thanks for the suggestion! This is something I'm considering, but it's a non-trivial change, combining the two panels means reworking drag & drop between notebooks and notes, virtual scrolling with mixed item types, and maintaining feature parity with the current layout (context menus, multi-select, sorting, etc.). I'd likely keep the current 3-panel layout as an option for larger screens and add the combined view as an alternative. It's on my radar but no timeline yet.

Stephane-30 commented 2026年03月10日 15:26:36 +01:00

Combining the two into the tree view would be very messy in my opinion! If you have a lot of notes in a folder it would get very difficult to scroll through the list of notes. Please keep folders and notes separate.

The ability to display the first couple of lines of the note in the list makes it easier to find a particular note. I also hope that including the first image in a note (if there is one) into the list preview will be implemented. In my experience a visual clue helps finding a note much easier.

Combining the two into the tree view would be very messy in my opinion! If you have a lot of notes in a folder it would get very difficult to scroll through the list of notes. Please keep folders and notes separate. The ability to display the first couple of lines of the note in the list makes it easier to find a particular note. I also hope that including the first image in a note (if there is one) into the list preview will be implemented. In my experience a visual clue helps finding a note much easier.

Stephane-30 commented 2026年03月10日 15:31:04 +01:00

What about having the option to move the note list just below the tree list? I'm sure that's easy to implement. That way you can scroll through the list without moving the tree.

What about having the **option** to move the note list just below the tree list? I'm sure that's easy to implement. That way you can scroll through the list without moving the tree.

ArkHost commented 2026年03月10日 15:35:06 +01:00

@Stephane-30 wrote in #12 (comment):

What about having the option to move the note list just below the tree list? I'm sure that's easy to implement. That way you can scroll through the list without moving the tree.

Could be, but still need to take into account the drag&drop functionality as it will behave differently.

@Stephane-30 wrote in https://codeberg.org/ArkHost/HelixNotes/issues/12#issuecomment-11449531: > What about having the **option** to move the note list just below the tree list? I'm sure that's easy to implement. That way you can scroll through the list without moving the tree. Could be, but still need to take into account the drag&drop functionality as it will behave differently.

Stephane-30 commented 2026年03月10日 15:47:10 +01:00

I actually meant the option of moving the whole panel. It shouldn't matter where the panel is located. But I might be wrong. I'm obviously not familiar with the implementation.

I actually meant the option of moving the whole panel. It shouldn't matter where the panel is located. But I might be wrong. I'm obviously not familiar with the implementation.

Stephane-30 commented 2026年03月10日 15:50:01 +01:00

Just realising what you mean. Dragging up would move the list and you wouldn't get into the tree. Back to the drawing board. 😉

Just realising what you mean. Dragging up would move the list and you wouldn't get into the tree. Back to the drawing board. 😉