(I’m not sure if this is a bug or a feature request)
Bear Desktop 1.8.5
What I did:
Create a note like this
# base note
[new note](bear://x-callback-url/create?title=subnote&tags=aa)
##a
Select the aa tag in the sidebar
Open the base note
Click the callback link that creates a new note with the same tag
What I expect The new note opens, leaving the same tag selected in the sidebar What happens The sidebar selection changes to All Notes
Use case:
I use a tag to collect all my journals. I also have a “master note” with callback links to create a new journal entry template. After clicking the callback to create a new note, I like to drag that note to the master note - such that the master note also functions as an index for all journal notes.
Since the sidebar switches to All Notes after creating the new note, I have to reselect the tag to get back to my journal entries.
Many thanks for taking the time to leave a post here.
May I just ask, is this still occurring for you?
Have you updated to the latest version of Bear (1.9.2)? Does it still occur after updating?
May I also ask, what system version are you using on your device? and if possible, could you provide an example screen recording of this for investigation?
Thanks for checking in, Yes, I do still see this, on bear 1.9.2, on macOS Monterey (I was on Big Sur when this was first posted)
I did notice a mistake in the original note snippet that could have been confusing, I meant to use the tag #aa, but ended up with ##a (which means nothing)
# base note
[new note](bear://x-callback-url/create?title=subnote&tags=aa)
#aa
Attaching a video that hopefully helps. When I click the link, I expect aa to still be selected in the sidebar.
Ah, I see now. I believe this is the expected behaviour as you’re creating a new note, therefore it jumps to the notes section by default.
I can also see your use case for amending this though. Therefore, I’ll pass the feedback onto our designer and our development team to discuss and possibly consider
I can understand that this is the expected behavior! In conclusion I would just point out that using the “create note button” at the top of the notes list does not cause a jump to the notes section. And this feels like it should behave similar.
I know this is a year old now, and I have not tested this on the beta, but I just wanted to add that the iPad version of the app exhibits the behavior I’d expect; it is only the Mac version that does not.
