Re: Planing to migrate from Tomboy to Gnote

[Aurimas Černius <aurisc4 gmail com>]

Hi,

> If the setting 'always open notes in new window' is active:
> x keyboard shortcut in main window => nothing happens
> x keyboard shortcut in note window => the note window becomes a main window
> x cmdline with last active window main window => nothing happens
> x cmdline with last active window note window => the note window becomes a main window
> If the setting 'always open notes in new window' is deactivated:
> x keyboard shortcut in main window => nothing happens
> x keyboard shortcut in note window => the note window becomes a main window
> x cmdline with last active window main window => nothing happens
> x cmdline with last active window note window => a main window opens (***)
>
>
> Again the behaviour changes if I use 'gnote --search=/' in shortcut and
> on cmdline.
>
> But none of the options gives me what I am looking for.
> Closest I get is the line above marked by (***).
>
> I am looking for this:
> In an open note window I would like to have a keyboard shortcut that
> opens the already open main window and presents me with a search
> prompt.  If there is no 'already open main window' I would like gnote
> to open a new main window.  So the open note-windows remain open and I
> do not get cluttered with main windows.
>
> Any chance to get there?

Can you submit a bug for this. I agree that --search present existing
main window or open new one.
As for search promt, you don't need it open in main window, it is
search-as-you-type.

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Aurimas