In Bear, there’s no way to see if a wikilink actually points to a note or not. Both looks the same (red text, no decoration) whether the note exists or doesn’t.
This really bothers me. I keep clicking on links thinking they’ll open a note, but instead I create an empty one by mistake.
Obsidian, for example, does this simply: non-existing links have lower opacity. That’s it. You can instantly see what’s broken and what isn’t.
This is honestly one of the main reasons I find it difficult to stick with Bear.
Am I the only one bothered by this? Would be great to hear if others have the same issue or if I’m missing something.
100% yes! What makes this worse in Bear is that when you click one of these links, it creates an empty file, but doesn’t take you back to where you started when you delete it. Irksome!
Obsidian does a great job at this with their slightly lighter font for links to notes that don’t exist. I would love to see this implemented in Bear.
Yeah, and for any note taking tools that utilizes backlinks, this is a simple yet very important feature for seeing where you need to make new notes for connecting. I also like the way Obsidian implements this; subtle yet makes it clear that link is not yet a note.
That’s the only thing I’ve found that the developers have ever said about visually marking links to notes that haven’t been created. However the quote mainly refers to marking within the autocomplete panel, not the link itself. I don’t see any reason not to make the link a little paler, but still clearly visible.