How to have first line of note appear in explorer pane
 

One feature I liked in InfoSelect was that when creating a text note I could have first line of that text note appear as the title of the note in the explorer bar. For example, if I create a text note "Conversation with Peter 12 Jan", I like that to appear by default in the explorer bar as well, without my having to type it twice. (Nor do I only want it to appear in the Explorer bar).

When pasting into UR this functionality exists and works very well. (And I suppose therein lies one roundabout solution to my question - if I delete a note I create and then re-paste it). However, is there any simpler way allowing the first line of a note automatically to appear in the Explorer pane?

(Incidentally, in InfoSelect, this facility is merely an option, since presumably not everyone would wish this behaviour).

Stephen,

Probably not exactly what you are looking for, but...

In the Detail Pane you can select a text string and press , this will Rename the Item to the selected text.

EDIT: Works the same for Item Notes Pane (Ctrl-5).

Ashwken, many thanks for that. That's very nifty since it allows me to choose which line in the note appears in the Explorer bar.

Nice little feature and better than I was asking for in many ways!

Hi Ashwken,
I didn't know this time-saving keyboard shortcut. Before I've to go to the Data Explorer (Ctrl+1) to rename the Info Item. Thanks a lot.
Armstrong

Yes, this does add a level of flexibility beyond simply defaulting to the first line, which can be acheived by typing the desired text then + + and continue typing.

If you find that you are doing this on a consistent basis (first line = Item Title) you might consider creating a custom Form which contains the single Attribute [Item Title], then assign this Form to the default UR Text Template (set the Item Title Attribute to blank). Also look at Tools | Options | Misc | Selection/Focus Behavior - Set focus to Form when inserting.

In usage, type the desired text in the Form's only field, then to the Detail Pane viewer area.

If you go the Form route there's an inherent advantage when using Alt-Z to preface the Title - the cursor is at the end of the Alt-Z value which allows you to continue typing your descriptive text.

When Alt-Z is invoked from the Data Explorer the cursor defaults to the Home position of the Title string.

Still, there might be some merit in Stephen's original example of a default setting - just depends on your workflow and the desired results.