Apologies in advance, I searched and didn’t find a topic titled this. 3-Pane view would be a huge improvement on the ability to navigate the database.
Then preview window now takes up 2/3rds of the screen. It really only needs to exist when I select a file, then the 3-pane can collapse down to 1 pane (deepest point in structure).
Then, say, the preview has an (x) in the top right corner, I return to the 3 pane view and the file de-selects.
It’s very hard right now to use DTTG and the default iOS files app has 3-pane. I can’t download all my DT files (too many) and I can’t use iOS files to navigate DT as I can’t access or view any files which I haven’t already downloaded - which I can only invoke from DTTG, after navigating to the file.
My only other solution would be to buy the 1TB iPad model so that I could download everything and then basically live inside iOS files when I need to use something, and use DTTG as an information clipper from the ShareSheet, which isn’t justice for DTTG and its feature set (like smart groups).
I was considering DT server edition just so that I could use the web browser on my iPad as an improvement in UI over the app but I stopped in my tracks thinking, “that’s a ridiculous solution to my problem!” And introduces host of different problems, such as no longer being able to drag-and-drop files into DTTG anymore.
Hi, just wanted to chirp in and say I always have appreciated the fast and sincere community engagement!
I’m this close to a 100% digital workflow on my iPad for academic work! I use Devonthink To go, Roam Research and TimeHero for EVERYTHING - or at least - trying to as I haven’t quite got the workflow.
Another possibility on making navigation more accessible is actually a feature you already have on the mac:
The left fixed pane has toggle arrows that allow groups to expand and collapse up and down the screen. This provides a functionality similar to 3 pane, allowing at a glance the hierarchy visible.
Meanwhile I am settling on using DTTG more aggressively, such as more often giving meta-thought on DTTG (instead of using it!) and managing my groups - so that my databases are more and more “flat”, whereas with a larger view that sort of overhead isn’t important.