I use TheBrain app which allows their Folders to be organized by the prefacing of numbers that are ‘invisible’ within the Folder name. The numbers inserted as .1 name; .2 name; .3 name; etc. This allows me to force an order that is not visible when I make a crosslink or search.
In other words, with a list of Thoughts:
Apple
Banana
Cranberry
These will normally sort alphabetically.
But with TheBrain I can invisibly sort them:
.1 Banana
.2 Cranberry
.3 Apple
Another important aspect is that when I search or create a link I don’t see the preface, but see only the name.
In DT4, if I desire to impose the same type of order, I have to either order by Rating. Or I can place a number ahead of the item.
1 Banana
2 Cranberry
3 Apple
The second method sorts by the number but then creates a problem when searching for the item, because now a fast search for Banana will have to start with 1.
Hope that this make sense so far.
Question: Is there a way to place a hidden sorting order in DT4 documents? Or any other suggestion to invisibly sort items?
No script needed to sort by a custom metadata field - just add it as one of your visible columns and then click on the field title to sort it as ascending vs descending.
I suspect the unsorted method does not keep its sort order indefinitely. The custom metadata adds a column when necessary to sort (screen real estate is tight), but it is persistent. So a combination of the two solutions is the best solution for me. Thanks!
PS: Would be nice to be able to tighten the column spacing or alignment for this column. But the developers have bigger fish to fry. Thanks for DT4, it is awesome!
Sorry to fuss about this, but would it be possible that Ascending sorted items be placed at the top of the document list? Right now the sorted items are shown at the bottom of the document list. As shown in the image.
I would like to see a new document created directly above (or below) the selected one. You too?
Oh, good point. Either directly above or below a selection would be very helpful. I always forget that it defaults new docs to the bottom of the list and “lose” it.
I agree. This could be helpful. Or an ability to script it via Keyboard Maestro, Alfred, whatever if development would consider this problematic for the menu/shortcut hygiene. I guess that could be an interesting ‚outliner mode‘