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Zettelkasten Functions

A neovim plugin to assist with management of a Zettelkasten. Lean and simple is the plugin philosophy.

Questions

  • Should a zettelkasten be a git repo? Maybe... Certainly adds a potentially useful history of one's thinking about each note. Worth developing.
  • Visualisation of note connections can be helpful; to what extent should these functions exist or be easily callable from within Vim?

General

Declare a zettelkasten directory: currently g:zettelkasten

Currently zettel.vim only accepts a single zettelkasten directory. The Luhmanisch notion of a zettelkasten functions as a 'second brain' carries the implied notion that there is only one such external memory and elaboration network. While this seems somewhat arbitrary, the breaking up of a 'knowledge repository' by subject/domain seems in tension with the aspiration of interconnected thinking. At present, my argument remains for a single notes repository.

Change *.md Files in Zettelkasten Directory to zettel Filetype

  • Markdown files in a g:zettelkasten could be changed to 'zettel' filetype
  • use pandoc-syntax highlighting
  • filetype-specific keymappings?

Make a Zettel - YAML style

  • Open a new file in g:zettelkasten and take a string as the filename
  • Read the zettel template into the new file
  • Read the filename into the YAML title: line and make title case
  • Place the cursor where the first line of the zettel will go and enter Insert mode

Backlink List

  • Search every zettel for filename
  • populate the quickfix list with the results
  • Open the quickfix list bottom right and narrow

Preview Menu

  • View a list of zettel filenames
  • Preview the file (like lf)
  • see Greg Hurrell's corpus program

ZettelCare

  • Open a floating window with links to, e.g.:
    • 5 most recently modified files
    • 5 least recently modified files
    • 3 random files
  • Can navigate to files (gf?)
  • Lists are refreshed every time the function is called