[BUG] Active note in note tree not updated when following link in note tree mode

#### Expected behaviour

When following a link, the active note in the note tree is changed.

#### Actual behaviour

The previously open note stays selected, meaning you cannot go back to that note by clicking on it.

#### Steps to reproduce

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Start QOwnnotes in a fresh session
2. Enable subfolders and "Instead of a note list use a note tree with all the subfolders"
3. Follow a link 

#### Video

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/5c1fde63-a10b-42b5-ad3d-0d6377a28c3a

#### Output from the debug section in the settings dialog

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QOwnNotes Debug Information
===========================

## General Info

**Current Date**: `Mon Apr 13 13:05:56 2026`
**Version**: `26.4.11`
**Build date**: `Apr 11 2026`
**Build number**: `1310`
**Platform**: `macosx (cocoa)`
**Operating System**: `macOS Tahoe (26.4)`
**Build architecture**: `arm64`
**Current architecture**: `arm64`
**Release**: `GitHub Actions`
**Qt Version (build)**: `6.10.1`
**Qt Version (runtime)**: `6.10.1`
**Portable mode**: `no`
**Settings path / key**: `/Users/bart/Library/Preferences/com.pbe.QOwnNotes-bla.plist`
**Application database path**: `/Users/bart/Library/Application Support/PBE/QOwnNotes-bla/QOwnNotes.sqlite`
**Application arguments**: `/Applications/QOwnNotes.app/Contents/MacOS/QOwnNotes`, `--session`, `bla`
**Qt Debug**: `no`
**System Botan**: `no`
**Libgit2**: `no`
**QLiteHtml**: `yes`
**Locale (system)**: `en_NL`
**Locale (interface)**: *empty*
**Primary screen resolution**: `3200x1800`
**Icon theme**: `breeze-qownnotes`
**Notes in current note folder**: `2`
**Calendar items**: `0`
**Enabled scripts**: `0`
**Database drivers**: `QSQLITE, QODBC, QPSQL, QMIMER`

## Server Info

**serverUrl**: *empty*
**appIsValid**: `no`
**notesPathExists**: *empty*
**connectionErrorMessage**: *empty*

## Spellchecking

**Enabled**: `false`
**Selected language**: `auto`
**Language codes**: *empty*
**Language names**: *empty*
**Application dictionaries path**: `/Users/bart/Library/Application Support/PBE/QOwnNotes-bla/dicts`

## Note folders

**currentNoteFolderId**: `1`

### Note folder `default`

**id**: `1`
**isCurrent**: `yes`
**activeTagId**: `0`
**localPath**: `/Users/bart/test`
**remotePath**: `Notes`
**cloudConnectionId**: `1`
**isShowSubfolders**: `yes`
**isUseGit**: `no`
**allowDifferentNoteFileName**: `no`
**activeNoteSubFolder name**: *empty*
**database file**: `/Users/bart/test/notes.sqlite`

## Cloud connections

### Cloud connection `Default`

**id**: `1`
**isCurrent**: `yes`
**serverUrl**: *empty*
**username**: *empty*
**accountId**: *empty*

## Enabled scripts

## Settings

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**AKLastIDMSEnvironment** (qlonglong): `0`
**AKLastLocale** (QString): `en_US@rg=nlzzzz`
**ActiveNoteHistoryItem** (NoteHistoryItem): *empty*
**ColorModes/ColorMode-dark/darkMode** (bool): `true`
**ColorModes/ColorMode-dark/darkModeColors** (bool): `true`
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**Editor/vimMode** (bool): `false`
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**Editor/wikiLinkSupport** (bool): `false`
**InitialKeyRepeat** (double): `15`
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**KeyRepeat** (double): `2`
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**MainWindow/noteTextView.underline** (bool): `false`
**MainWindow/noteTextView.useEditorStyles** (bool): `true`
**MainWindow/noteTextView.useInternalExportStyling** (bool): `true`
**MainWindow/showNotesFromAllNoteSubFolders** (bool): `false`
**NoteFolder-1/NoteTabNameList** (QStringList): `Welcome to QOwnNotes`
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**NoteFolder-1/NoteTabSubFolderPathDataList** (QStringList): *empty*
**NoteHistory-1** (QVariantList): `<variant list with 2 item(s)>`
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**PiwikClientId** (QString): `<hidden>`
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**WelcomeDialog/geometry** (QByteArray): `<binary data>`
**acceptAllExternalModifications** (bool): `false`
**ai/autocompleteEnabled** (bool): `false`
**ai/groq/apiKey** (QString): `<hidden>`
**ai/mcpServerEnabled** (bool): `false`
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**ai/responseTimeout** (qlonglong): `15`
**allowEmptyNotes** (bool): `true`
**allowNoteEditing** (bool): `true`
**allowOnlyOneAppInstance** (bool): `false`
**appMetrics/disableAppHeartbeat** (bool): `false`
**appMetrics/disableTracking** (bool): `false`
**appMetrics/notificationShown** (bool): `true`
**autoReadOnlyMode** (bool): `false`
**autoReadOnlyModeTimeout** (qlonglong): `30`
**automaticNoteFolderDatabaseClosing** (bool): `false`
**checkSpelling** (bool): `false`
**closeTodoListAfterSave** (bool): `false`
**cryptoKey** (qlonglong): `<hidden>`
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**demoNotesCreated** (bool): `true`
**disableAutomaticUpdateDialog** (bool): `true`
**disableSavedSearchesAutoCompletion** (bool): `false`
**dockWasInitializedOnce** (bool): `true`
**enableNoteChecksumChecks** (bool): `false`
**enableNoteTree** (bool): `false`
**enableReadOnlyMode** (bool): `true`
**enableSocketServer** (bool): `true`
**enableWebAppSupport** (bool): `false`
**externalEditorPath** (QString): *empty*
**fullyHighlightedBlockquotes** (bool): `false`
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**gitExecutablePath** (QString): *empty*
**gitLogCommand** (QString): *empty*
**guiFirstRunInit** (bool): `true`
**hideIconsInMenus** (bool): `true`
**hideTabCloseButton** (bool): `false`
**ignoreAllExternalModifications** (bool): `false`
**ignoreAllExternalNoteFolderChanges** (bool): `false`
**ignoreNoteSubFolders** (QString): `^\.`
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**legacyLinking** (bool): `false`
**localTrash/autoCleanupDays** (qlonglong): `30`
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**networking/ignoreSSLErrors** (bool): `true`
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**noteEditIsCentralWidget** (bool): `true`
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**noteListPreview** (bool): `false`
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**noteSubfoldersPanelDisplayAsFullTree** (bool): `true`
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**notesPanelSort** (qlonglong): `1`
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**notifyAllExternalModifications** (bool): `false`
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**overrideInterfaceScalingFactor** (bool): `false`
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**ownCloud/todoCalendarCalDAVPassword** (QString): `<hidden>`
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**ownCloud/todoCalendarEnabledUrlList** (QStringList): *empty*
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**ownCloudInfo/appIsValid** (bool): `false`
**ownCloudInfo/connectionErrorMessage** (QString): *empty*
**ownCloudInfo/notesPathExistsText** (QString): *empty*
**ownCloudInfo/serverVersion** (QString): *empty*
**restoreCursorPosition** (bool): `false`
**restoreLastNoteAtStartup** (bool): `true`
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**showStatusBar** (bool): `true`
**showStatusBarNotePath** (bool): `true`
**showStatusBarRelativeNotePath** (bool): `false`
**startInReadOnlyMode** (bool): `false`
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**tagsPanelHideSearch** (bool): `false`
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**tagsPanelSort** (qlonglong): `0`
**todoCalendarSupport** (bool): `true`
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## System environment

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**COMMAND_MODE**: `unix2003`
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**LANG**: `en_US.UTF-8`
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[BUG] Active note in note tree not updated when following link in note tree mode #3560

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[BUG] Active note in note tree not updated when following link in note tree mode #3560

Description

Expected behaviour

Actual behaviour

Steps to reproduce

Video

Output from the debug section in the settings dialog

QOwnNotes Debug Information

General Info

Server Info

Spellchecking

Note folders

Note folder default

Cloud connections

Cloud connection Default

Enabled scripts

Settings

System environment

Relevant log output in the Log panel

Metadata

Metadata

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Note folder `default`

Cloud connection `Default`