Improving Reveal

[benoit.pointet]

When I am in a search list and I “Reveal” an item of it, something just broke: there’s no way I can get back to the search list in the state it was: the same list, with the same document selected.

I know I can reveal in new window, through contextual menu, yet …

A few suggestions :

• make the “< >” arrows top-left of the “listview panel” work with search, meaning every “search results list” would be another step in the history of the panel so that after revealing I then could get back to the search.
• assign SHIFT+CMD+R to “Reveal in new window”

Kind regards
b.

[cgrunenberg]

@benoit.pointet

assign SHIFT+CMD+R to “Reveal in new window”

This shortcut is already used to show the ruler, Cmd-Alt-R is also already used.

[cgrunenberg]

@benoit.pointet

make the “< >” arrows top-left of the “listview panel” work with search, meaning every “search results list” would be another step in the history of the panel so that after revealing I then could get back to the search.

The next release will support this.

[Grantst]

@cgrunenberg

The next release will support this.

This is why this software is so good.

[benoit.pointet]

@cgrunenberg

This shortcut is already used to show the ruler, Cmd-Alt-R is also already used.

What about CTRL+CMD+R ?
Also it feels really weird that reveal in new window is only avail from contextual menus when pressing ALT and not from the Data menu. Intended?

[cgrunenberg]

@benoit.pointet

What about CTRL+CMD+R ?

That’s already used too, see Tools > Rotate Right.

Also it feels really weird that reveal in new window is only avail from contextual menus when pressing ALT and not from the Data menu. Intended?

So far it is as this command is only relevant for search, see also and classify results.

[benoit.pointet]

@cgrunenberg

That’s already used too

Continuity vs Coherence, i know the struggle.

[groher]

It looks like this wasn’t implemented. I wanted to go back to my search results after accidentally triggering reveal (command+R). Can we still get this feature? Or a “go back to previous view” menu item.

I considered a way of mitigating this by making command+R reveal in a new window by default, but it seems not doable.

Is there a way in Applescript to “reveal selected in new window”?

[cgrunenberg]

@groher

I wanted to go back to my search results after accidentally triggering reveal (command+R). Can we still get this feature?

It’s actually working fine over here for many versions. Which version of DEVONthink and which view for the item list do you use?

[groher]

I have the pro edition of 3.9.6, standard view, on Sonoma 14.3.1, mac mini M2.

Here’s two recordings showing what I mean. Two different behaviors. The first one is a search done with a freshly launched devonthink. Back button disabled.

[groher]

The second one, the back button works but doesn’t go back to the search results.

[cgrunenberg]

A screenshot of Preferences > General > Interface would be appreciated, maybe this depends on the settings.

[groher]

ok

[BLUEFROG]

I’m seeing a similar result in 14.4.1 regardless if Keyboard Navigation is on or off (just testing if that made a difference or not).

This happens in a new window: search, reveal, back button… doesn’t return to the previous search.

[cgrunenberg]

The next maintenance release will include a fix.