From 555cfd4a936eba964864498a41bc4f41ae1f1f1e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: nicwands <wands.nic@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:39:08 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] new title structure

---
 src/renderer/src/components/MoveMenu.vue      |   3 +-
 src/renderer/src/components/NoteRow.vue       |   4 +
 src/renderer/src/components/note/Download.vue |  47 ++++----
 src/renderer/src/components/note/Editor.vue   | 100 ++++++++++++++----
 src/renderer/src/libs/editorExtensions.js     |  16 ---
 src/renderer/src/styles/_functions.scss       |   1 +
 src/renderer/src/views/Category.vue           |  17 ++-
 src/renderer/src/views/Directory.vue          |   7 ++
 src/renderer/src/views/Note.vue               |   2 +-
 9 files changed, 132 insertions(+), 65 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/MoveMenu.vue b/src/renderer/src/components/MoveMenu.vue
index 03323a1..1850f05 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/MoveMenu.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/MoveMenu.vue
@@ -21,10 +21,9 @@
 
 <script setup>
 import CategoryRow from '@/components/CategoryRow.vue'
-import { computed, onBeforeUnmount, watch } from 'vue'
+import { computed, watch } from 'vue'
 import { useRoute, useRouter } from 'vue-router'
 import useNotes from '@/composables/useNotes'
-import useState from '@/composables/useState'
 import _omit from 'lodash/omit'
 
 const { categories, updateNote } = useNotes()
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/NoteRow.vue b/src/renderer/src/components/NoteRow.vue
index 7a07cb7..a05660b 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/NoteRow.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/NoteRow.vue
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ const moveActive = computed(() => route.query.move === props.note.id)
         align-items: flex-start;
         gap: 2px;
 
+        .title {
+            white-space: break-spaces;
+            word-break: break-word;
+        }
         .action {
             opacity: 0;
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/note/Download.vue b/src/renderer/src/components/note/Download.vue
index 3e5706b..14599b3 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/note/Download.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/note/Download.vue
@@ -1,38 +1,27 @@
 <template>
     <div class="note-download">
-        <button @click="download">{{ noteTitle }}.md ↓</button>
+        <button @click="download">
+            <span class="title-text">{{ noteTitle }}</span>
+            <span class="extension">.md ↓</span>
+        </button>
     </div>
 </template>
 
 <script setup>
-import { computed } from 'vue'
 import _kebabCase from 'lodash/kebabCase'
+import { computed } from 'vue'
 
 const DEFAULT_TITLE = 'Untitled'
 
 const props = defineProps({
-    editor: {
-        type: Object,
-        required: true,
-    },
+    title: String,
+    editor: Object,
 })
 
-const noteTitle = computed(() => {
-    if (!props.editor) return DEFAULT_TITLE
-
-    let title
-    const doc = props.editor.state.doc
-
-    const firstNode = doc.firstChild
-    if (!firstNode || firstNode.type.name !== 'heading') title = DEFAULT_TITLE
-
-    title = firstNode.textContent.trim() || DEFAULT_TITLE
-
-    return _kebabCase(title)
-})
+const noteTitle = computed(() => _kebabCase(props.title || DEFAULT_TITLE))
 
 const download = () => {
-    if (!props.editor) return
+    if (!noteTitle.value || !props.editor) return
 
     const content = props.editor.getMarkdown()
     const blob = new Blob([content], { type: 'text/plain' })
@@ -53,6 +42,24 @@ const download = () => {
     justify-content: center;
 
     button {
+        display: inline-flex;
+        margin: auto;
+        justify-content: center;
+
+        .title-text {
+            display: block;
+            max-width: min(
+                300px,
+                calc(100vw - var(--layout-margin) * 2) - 36px
+            );
+            text-overflow: ellipsis;
+            white-space: nowrap;
+            overflow: hidden;
+        }
+        .extension {
+            display: block;
+            flex-shrink: 0;
+        }
         &:hover {
             color: var(--theme-accent);
         }
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/note/Editor.vue b/src/renderer/src/components/note/Editor.vue
index f2078ea..da687ab 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/note/Editor.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/note/Editor.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 <template>
     <div v-if="editor" class="note-editor">
+        <div class="title">
+            <div
+                :class="['title-input p', { placeholder: !title }]"
+                contenteditable="true"
+                ref="titleInput"
+                @input="onTitleChange"
+                @keydown="onTitleKeydown"
+            />
+        </div>
+
         <editor-content :editor="editor" class="editor-wrap" />
 
         <editor-menu :editor="editor" />
@@ -9,13 +19,22 @@
 </template>
 
 <script setup>
-import { onBeforeUnmount, onMounted, shallowRef } from 'vue'
+import {
+    onBeforeUnmount,
+    onMounted,
+    shallowRef,
+    ref,
+    watch,
+    nextTick,
+} from 'vue'
 import PageLoading from '@/components/PageLoading.vue'
 import { Editor, EditorContent } from '@tiptap/vue-3'
+import { extensions } from '@/libs/editorExtensions'
 import useNotes from '@/composables/useNotes'
 import _debounce from 'lodash/debounce'
 import EditorMenu from './Menu.vue'
-import { extensions } from '@/libs/editorExtensions'
+
+const TITLE_CHAR_LIMIT = 100
 
 const props = defineProps({
     id: {
@@ -25,6 +44,8 @@ const props = defineProps({
 })
 
 const editor = shallowRef()
+const title = ref('')
+const titleInput = ref()
 
 const { loadNote, updateNote } = useNotes()
 
@@ -32,25 +53,17 @@ const onUpdate = _debounce(async ({ editor }) => {
     const json = editor.getJSON()
     const text = editor.getText()
 
-    // Get doc title
-    let title
-    const doc = editor.state.doc
-
-    const firstNode = doc.firstChild
-    if (!firstNode || firstNode.type.name !== 'heading') title = 'Untitled'
-
-    title = firstNode.textContent.trim() || 'Untitled'
-
     await updateNote(props.id, {
-        title,
         content: json,
         plainText: text,
     })
-}, 300)
+}, 500)
 
 onMounted(async () => {
     const note = await loadNote(props.id)
 
+    title.value = note.title || ''
+
     editor.value = new Editor({
         extensions,
         content: note.content || [],
@@ -59,31 +72,69 @@ onMounted(async () => {
 
     // Clear any highlights from find feature
     editor.value.chain().selectAll().unsetHighlight().run()
+
+    await nextTick()
+    if (titleInput.value) {
+        titleInput.value.textContent = title.value
+    }
 })
 onBeforeUnmount(() => {
     editor.value?.destroy?.()
 })
 
+// Make sure title input is synced
+watch(title, async (newVal) => {
+    if (!titleInput.value) return
+
+    if (titleInput.value.textContent !== newVal) {
+        titleInput.value.textContent = newVal
+    }
+})
+const updateTitle = _debounce((title) => {
+    updateNote(props.id, {
+        title: title === '' ? 'Untitled' : title,
+    })
+}, 500)
+const onTitleChange = (e) => {
+    title.value = e.target.textContent
+
+    updateTitle(title.value)
+}
+const onTitleKeydown = (e) => {
+    if (title.value.length >= TITLE_CHAR_LIMIT && e.key.length === 1) {
+        e.preventDefault()
+    }
+}
+
 defineExpose({
+    title,
     editor,
 })
 </script>
 
 <style lang="scss">
 .note-editor {
+    .title {
+        width: 100%;
+        margin-bottom: 40px;
+        padding-bottom: 0.5em;
+        border-bottom: 1px dashed currentColor;
+
+        .title-input {
+            white-space: break-spaces;
+            word-break: break-word;
+            @include drop-cap;
+
+            &.placeholder:before {
+                content: 'Title';
+                color: var(--grey-100);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     h1 {
         font-weight: 700 !important;
         @include p;
-
-        &:first-child {
-            @include drop-cap;
-        }
-    }
-    h1.is-editor-empty:first-child::before {
-        color: var(--grey-100);
-        content: attr(data-placeholder);
-        pointer-events: none;
-        @include drop-cap;
     }
     p strong {
         font-weight: 700;
@@ -155,6 +206,9 @@ defineExpose({
             background: currentColor;
         }
     }
+    u {
+        text-decoration: underline;
+    }
     .highlighted {
         background: var(--theme-accent);
         color: var(--theme-bg);
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/libs/editorExtensions.js b/src/renderer/src/libs/editorExtensions.js
index e272be7..bf97dda 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/libs/editorExtensions.js
+++ b/src/renderer/src/libs/editorExtensions.js
@@ -3,34 +3,18 @@ import StarterKit from '@tiptap/starter-kit'
 import CodeBlockLowlight from '@tiptap/extension-code-block-lowlight'
 import { TaskList, TaskItem } from '@tiptap/extension-list'
 import { Highlight } from '@tiptap/extension-highlight'
-import Document from '@tiptap/extension-document'
 import { all, createLowlight } from 'lowlight'
-import { Placeholder } from '@tiptap/extensions'
 
 // Lowlight setup
 const lowlight = createLowlight(all)
 
-// Force note format
-const CustomDocument = Document.extend({
-    content: 'heading block*',
-})
-
 export const extensions = [
-    CustomDocument,
     StarterKit.configure({
-        document: false,
         heading: { levels: [1] },
         trailingNode: {
             node: 'paragraph',
         },
     }),
-    Placeholder.configure({
-        placeholder: ({ node }) => {
-            if (node.type.name === 'heading') {
-                return 'Title'
-            }
-        },
-    }),
     TaskList,
     TaskItem,
     Highlight.configure({
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/styles/_functions.scss b/src/renderer/src/styles/_functions.scss
index 04e67cc..c917d44 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/styles/_functions.scss
+++ b/src/renderer/src/styles/_functions.scss
@@ -57,5 +57,6 @@
     &:first-child::first-letter {
         font-family: var(--font-display);
         font-size: 42px;
+        line-height: 0.7;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/views/Category.vue b/src/renderer/src/views/Category.vue
index 6ed3655..7e73051 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/views/Category.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/src/views/Category.vue
@@ -27,8 +27,13 @@ const route = useRoute()
 const id = route.params?.id
 const router = useRouter()
 
-const { categories, loadCategoryNotes, updateCategory, notesChangeCount } =
-    useNotes()
+const {
+    categories,
+    loadCategoryNotes,
+    updateCategory,
+    notesChangeCount,
+    loadCategories,
+} = useNotes()
 
 const notes = ref()
 
@@ -40,6 +45,11 @@ async function refreshNotes() {
 
 onMounted(async () => {
     await refreshNotes()
+
+    if (!categories.value?.length) {
+        await loadCategories()
+        console.log(categories.value)
+    }
 })
 
 watch(notesChangeCount, async () => {
@@ -53,7 +63,8 @@ const onCategoryEdited = async (editedCategory) => {
 }
 
 const categoryIndex = computed(() => {
-    return categories.value?.findIndex((category) => category === id) || 1
+    if (!categories.value) return 0
+    return categories.value?.findIndex((category) => category === id)
 })
 </script>
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/views/Directory.vue b/src/renderer/src/views/Directory.vue
index 00eb05a..a49c0b2 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/views/Directory.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/src/views/Directory.vue
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
         <div class="notes">
             <note-row v-for="note in notes" :note="note" :key="note.id" />
         </div>
+
+        <new-note />
     </main>
 
     <page-loading v-else />
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ import { onMounted, ref, watch } from 'vue'
 import CategoryRow from '@/components/CategoryRow.vue'
 import NoteRow from '@/components/NoteRow.vue'
 import PageLoading from '@/components/PageLoading.vue'
+import NewNote from '@/components/NewNote.vue'
 
 const { categories, loadCategories, loadCategoryNotes, notesChangeCount } =
     useNotes()
@@ -61,5 +64,9 @@ main.directory {
         flex-direction: column;
         gap: 14px;
     }
+    .new-note {
+        display: block;
+        margin: 50px auto 0;
+    }
 }
 </style>
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/views/Note.vue b/src/renderer/src/views/Note.vue
index 28b646d..c2ee86f 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/views/Note.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/src/views/Note.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <template>
     <main class="note layout-block">
-        <note-download :editor="editorRef?.editor" />
+        <note-download :title="editorRef?.title" :editor="editorRef?.editor" />
 
         <note-find
             :editor="editorRef?.editor"