made changes to improve list layout for both title and tag search modes

README.md

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Usage: zn [-p <path to note directory>] [-t]
 -p Path to desired note directory. Can be relative or absolute.
     ie, "-p $HOME/.notes/notes"
 
--t Use tags search (default is to use filename search)
+-t Use tag search (default is to use title search)
 ```
 
 ## Bash Aliases

zn

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ usage () {
     echo "-p Path to desired note directory. Can be relative or absolute."
     echo "    ie, \"-p \$HOME/.notes/notes\""
     echo ""
-    echo "-t Use tags search (default is to use filename search)"
+    echo "-t Use tag search (default is to use title search)"
     echo ""
 }
 
@@ -87,25 +87,25 @@ main() {
     if [ "$DOTAGS" == "false" ];
     then
         #########################################
-        # Run against filenames
+        # Run against titles
 
-        FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND="find *.md -type f -exec sed -n 1p {} \; | sed 's_# __g' | sort -rn" \
-        fzf --height=100% --preview-window=right:65%:wrap \
-        --preview 'bat --language=md --style=plain --color=always $(rg -slF {})' \
-        --bind 'enter:execute:$EDITOR $(rg -slF {})' \
+        FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND="zn-title-list.sh" \
+        fzf --no-sort --height=100% --preview-window=right:60%:wrap \
+        --preview 'bat --language=md --style=plain --color=always $(rg -slF {2..})' \
+        --bind 'enter:execute:$EDITOR $(rg -slF {2..})' \
         --bind 'ctrl-r:reload:$SHELL -c "${FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND}"' \
-        --bind 'ctrl-x:execute-silent(rm -f $(rg -slF {}))+reload:$SHELL -c "${FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND}"' \
+        --bind 'ctrl-x:execute-silent(rm -f $(rg -slF {2..}))+reload:$SHELL -c "${FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND}"' \
         --bind 'ctrl-i:execute:tmux split-window "FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND=\"${FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND}\" $EDITOR $(date +"%Y%m%d%H%M%S").md"'
     else
         #########################################
         # Run against tags
 
-        FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND="rg '^\#[a-zA-Z]' *.md" \
-        fzf --exact --height=100% --preview-window=right:65%:wrap \
-        --preview 'bat --language=md --style=plain --color=always $(echo {} | cut -d':' -f1)' \
-        --bind 'enter:execute:$EDITOR $(echo {} | cut -d':' -f1)' \
+        FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND="zn-tag-list.sh" \
+        fzf --no-sort --exact --height=100% --preview-window=right:60%:wrap \
+        --preview 'bat --language=md --style=plain --color=always $(rg -slF {3..})' \
+        --bind 'enter:execute:$EDITOR $(rg -slF {3..})' \
         --bind 'ctrl-r:reload:$SHELL -c "${FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND}"' \
-        --bind 'ctrl-x:execute-silent(rm -f $(echo {} | cut -d':' -f1))+reload:$SHELL -c "${FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND}"' \
+        --bind 'ctrl-x:execute-silent(rm -f $(rg -slF {3..}))+reload:$SHELL -c "${FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND}"' \
         --bind 'ctrl-i:execute:tmux split-window "FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND=\"${FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND}\" $EDITOR $(date +"%Y%m%d%H%M%S").md"'
     fi
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ main() {
     # check changes made into git
     git add . && git commit -q -m "checking in changes made at $(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S)"
 
-    cd -
+    #cd -
 }
 
 #################################################

zn-tag-list.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+listentry() {
+    list=$(rg '^\#[a-zA-Z0-9]' *.md)
+    for i in $list
+    do
+        filename=$(echo $i | cut -d':' -f1)
+        datetime=${filename::8}
+        tag=$(echo $i | cut -d':' -f2)
+        title=$(head -1 $filename | sed 's/\# //')
+
+        #printf "(%s): %10s : %s\n" "$filename" "$tag" "$title"
+        #printf "(%s): %s: %s\n" "$datetime" "$tag" "$title"
+        echo "($datetime): $tag: $title"
+     done
+}
+
+listentry "" | sort -rn 
+

zn-title-list.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+listentry() {
+    list=$(ls -1 *.md)
+    for i in $list
+    do
+        datetime=${i::8}
+
+        echo "($datetime): $(head -1 $i | sed 's_# __g')"
+     done
+}
+
+listentry "" | sort -rn 
+