Timestamp as default filename

[mcchrish]

Describe your feature request
Instead of a random string (I think it's UUID?) for default filename when creating a new note, use a timestamp of the time the note is created. Something like2019-12-25 12.57.59 PM.

Or at least an option for this.

[jakemkc]

In Fsnotes, if you create a new note by "cmd+n", it will create a file with UUID(?).

However, if you create a note with "cmd+L" (it's a search but equivalent to create a new note if the term is unique), it will use the search term as filename.

I think a non-elegant workaround could be: use timestamp text expansion by 3rd party app when you create a new note with the search function. For example, I am using Alfred to insert timestamp.

Jake

[sloria]

This would be nice. Zettelkasten uses the yyyyMMddHHss format for note IDs (example: 202005121126). Seems like a better default than UUIDs. It could be useful to have an option to select between

1. 2019-12-25 12.57.59 PM
2. 20191225126759
3. UUID

Certainly not a "Must Have" for me since I use BetterTouchTool to generate the timestamp IDs when I type ,,t. But having this built-in might allow me to get rid of that, and it would probably useful for other Zettelkasten users.

[mcchrish]

Wow, thanks for the suggestions. I actually just have discovered that all along I have a trick to do this as well. Instead of Alfred or BetterTouchTool I have Dash.

Would still be nice for FSNotes to support this regardless.

[gingerbeardman]

@mcchrish can you please outline your method for the benefit of others?

[mcchrish]

I don't own Alfred nor BetterTouchTool so I can't really compare what are their differences. But to explain how it works with Dash, it's kinda the same as behavior as other text expanders. e.g. I type "`dt" and it will expand to the current date time.

[gingerbeardman]

The Dash app I have is the API doc viewer? Is there another?

[sloria]

@gingerbeardman Looks like Dash (the doc viewer) has support for snippet expansion: http://kapeli.com/guide/guide.html#snippets .

[gingerbeardman]

Nice!

[glushchenko]

Added 3 new options

1. Untitled Note
2. 2019-12-25 12.57.59 PM
3. 20191225126759

[glushchenko]

Please test https://github.com/glushchenko/fsnotes/releases/tag/5beta1

[wilhelmloof]

Please test https://github.com/glushchenko/fsnotes/releases/tag/5beta1

Great.
But "yyyy-MM-dd HH.mm.ss" didn't exist, only "yyyy-MM-dd HH.mm.ss a" and "yyyyMMddHHmmss" created a new file based on title.

[glushchenko]

@wilhelmloof anyone requested "yyyy-MM-dd HH.mm.ss"? I see only "yyyy-MM-dd HH.mm.ss a " in issue.

[wilhelmloof]

@wilhelmloof anyone requested "yyyy-MM-dd HH.mm.ss"? I see only "yyyy-MM-dd HH.mm.ss a " in issue.

In the v5b1 release (https://github.com/glushchenko/fsnotes/releases/tag/5beta1), it reads:

• Adds new default filenames "Untitled Note", "yyyy-MM-dd HH.mm.ss", "yyyyMMddHHmmss"

But "yyyy-MM-dd HH.mm.ss" is not available in beta 1.

[glushchenko]

Just mistake in change log, thanks

[wilhelmloof]

Just mistake in change log, thanks

Ok

But "yyyy-MM-dd HH.mm.ss" is a nice format for filename. And if "yyyy-MM-dd HH.mm.ss a" is available then logically so should also "yyyy-MM-dd HH.mm.ss" be.