[new script] Recent Roots Navigator - For a tabless experience

[euu2021]

I created a script that allows navigating between recent View Roots (i.e., roots created when a Jump In is used).

Why:

some months ago, I learned the productivity tip of not using tabs, and use, instead, a "recent places" navigator. It's explained, for example, at this video and this video. I've been using it in the IDE, and I find it way more efficient than using tabs. So, I brought it to FreePlane.

How it works:

After using a Jump In, a new root view is created. After this, I can go back to this root view (i.e., recreate it) by activating the script.

In this example, I Jump In in nodes aaa and bbb, so when I activate the script, they are in the list of recent roots:

Also, it saves the node that was selected when I navigated between roots. For example, If I navigated to bbb when aaa2 was selected, if I go back to root aaa, the navigator will go back to aaa2:

In the first line it shows the root text, and the second line shows the text of the node that will actually be selected (which is the node that was selected in the last time that this root was active):

How to use it:

Two scripts are needed.

• place both scripts of https://github.com/euu2021/FreePlane-Scripts/tree/main/scripts/Recent%20Roots%20Navigator in the scripts folder;
• assign script 1 to a hotkey that uses the Ctrl key (I use Ctrl+Tab), and script 2 to the key that you want for the Jump In action (I use Tab);
• To navigate between the recent roots, use the script 1 hotkey. Use Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+Shift+Tab to navigate the list items;
• Release the Ctrl key to navigate to the selected item.

[macmarrum]

Interesting 👍

I'm curious about the license for your code. It would be helpful to find license info at the top of each file, e.g.

// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later

[euu2021]

I included the license information. Thanks for the suggestion

[macmarrum]

I can see license info in script2 -- awesome 🚀 -- but not in script1 🤔

[Illegit]

Hi euu2021, I tried your script. Interesting!

Can I choose to cancel the history? It remains always there, but sometimes it is not necessary to read some searches from days ago.
Thanks

[euu2021]

I modified the script. Now, when the Navigator window is opened, if the user presses Q, while holding the Ctrl, the items below the selected item are cleared:

[Illegit]

Hi euu2021,ctrl-Q is working nicely ,thanks.
Now I have another topic: if I run the script2, it jumps-in the node (as the jump-in command), but if I provide a shortcut key to the script (script2) it doesn't work as the jump-in but just listing the previous recent: is it possible to link the script2 to a short cut that behaves as the jump-in command?
Thanks.

[Illegit]

for jump-in I use Ctrl-Shift-i.

[euu2021]

Now I have another topic: if I run the script2, it jumps-in the node (as the jump-in command), but if I provide a shortcut key to the script (script2) it doesn't work as the jump-in but just listing the previous recent: is it possible to link the script2 to a short cut that behaves as the jump-in command?

for jump-in I use Ctrl-Shift-i.

In your hotkey for script 1, do you use the Shift key? If not, then the solution is to change line 283 of script 1 from this:

return ev instanceof KeyEvent && ((KeyEvent) ev).isControlDown()

To this:

return ev instanceof KeyEvent && ((KeyEvent) ev).isControlDown() && !((KeyEvent) ev).isShiftDown()

[Illegit]

Perfect: changed, working nicely. Thank you!

[aaa1386]

Why doesn't any window appear when I click on the script?

[euu2021]

Did you follow the instructions of the first post?

place both scripts of https://github.com/euu2021/FreePlane-Scripts/tree/main/scripts/Recent%20Roots%20Navigator in the scripts folder;
assign script 1 to a hotkey that uses the Ctrl key (I use Ctrl+Tab), and script 2 to the key that you want for the Jump In action (I use Tab);
To navigate between the recent roots, use the script 1 hotkey. Use Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+Shift+Tab to navigate the list items;
Release the Ctrl key to navigate to the selected item.

Notice that the script needs to be assigned to a hotkey that uses the Ctrl key

[aaa1386]

Thanks.