Sometimes I need to create a note in a specific folder, and I start typing [[my long path/note name]] and a menu appears listing the existing corresponding paths even though I haven’t typed the full path.
If I want to link to an existing note that’s fine, but if I want to create a note in a folder that exists without having to type in all of them the path becomes long.
I would like to be able to select the full path, where I can enter a new note even if I enter only a partial path.
I would like to start typing [[long at/ and the folder is recognized and I have the option to accept the correction of that part of the path, even with partial matches, and be able to continue from that path.
And of course deeper routes as well.
Proposed solution
1 add to the file list only the full name of the folder, if it is recognized, so that pressing / having selected it the path is accepted and corrected
2 add a command that creates a new note in a new tab but first asking which folder to put it in, being able to enter a partial path match, e.g. being able to enter dven/Mountain to create the Mountain note in Adventures
Current workaround (optional)
If I want to create a new note, either I create it first, and if the current folder contains many notes it becomes difficult to go and find the right folder, or I have to enter the full path in the dropdown.
Related feature requests (optional)
The Rapid Notes plugin allows something similar to solution 2, but it involves creating a prefix, whereas I may not remember the prefix of the folder by heart, but only part of its name.
Another workaround is to press Tab to complete the suggested link without moving the cursor out of the brackets, then delete/replace the note name segment.
Also you shouldn’t need to find the current note to move it — there’s a Move command in the note menu and command palette.
I tried your method: pressing TAB keeps the cursor inside the brackets, with selected text to show, but the link to the original file obviously remains. I still have to move the cursor to create a link to a note that does not exist.
True, I can move the new fie with the context menu, but this excludes e.g. Template
Using the shortcut to delete whole words can smooth this a bit. On Mac the system-wide shortcut is Opt Delete; I think Windows and Linux use either Ctrl Delete or Alt Delete.
I’m not sure I understand. Does dragging the file in the file browser (if that’s how you were doing it) enable templates in a way that using the Move command doesn’t?
No, even dragging files into the browser does not activate the template, however, creating the note directly in the folder where the template is active does.
I usually create the note directly in the right folder, this activates templater, I would like to be able to create a note in a certain folder also from links: when I create the link (in the body or frontmatter) it should be orphaned, when I click on it to “visit” it should create me the note in the correct location.