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1. Introduce a really TheBrain AI assistant

   The way AI is implemented in theBrain is not a really assistant as e.g. Github Copilot. So it should have agents e.g. prompts starting with "@" and context ones e.g. prompts start with "/" which shall replace the existent ones in "notes" tool. Also as an AI assistant as a chat.

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2. selection and working with text with certain styling attributes

   While in the note editor on desktop and iPad, allow us to use a selective filter that can select OR filter text with certain attributes such as:

   • All text in the note that has any background color
   • or a certain background color or set of background colors
   • optionally bolded, or italicized or a certain heading level or other style attribute

   Once this has been filtered, allow us to create a thought attached to the current thought (child, parent or jump) with the filtered text as the new thought's note including the source text's style attributes intact. The filtered text can optionally be sorted and/or grouped in the order of appearance in the note or grouped by selected attributes. Alternatively, let us copy the filtered text to the clipboard including its style attributes and ordering/grouping along with a link reference to the source thought/note.

   While in the note editor on desktop and iPad, allow us to use a selective filter that can select OR filter text with certain attributes such as:

   • All text in the note that has any background color
   • or a certain background color or set of background colors
   • optionally bolded, or italicized or a certain heading level or other style attribute

   Once this has been filtered, allow us to create a thought attached to the current thought (child, parent or jump) with the filtered text as the new thought's note including the source text's style attributes intact. The filtered text can… more

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3. set background color of note text from keyboard

   Color coding text and text backgrounds is important to my work. Allow me to type a keyboard sequence to set the background color or text color in the note editor such as: command-shift-B-2-3-return to set background color to the light orange background appearing at column 3 and row 2 of the color picker. This will allow me to quickly learn and use a common set of sequences for the colors I use most often. While typing the sequence, the color picker should highlight the first item of the column and then the chosen row. If I wish to change the column and row, I can type a new pair of numbers until I hit return. If I type only one number and return the top color of that column is applied to the text or the background. I need this for desktop and iPad versions.

   Color coding text and text backgrounds is important to my work. Allow me to type a keyboard sequence to set the background color or text color in the note editor such as: command-shift-B-2-3-return to set background color to the light orange background appearing at column 3 and row 2 of the color picker. This will allow me to quickly learn and use a common set of sequences for the colors I use most often. While typing the sequence, the color picker should highlight the first item of the column and then the chosen row. If I wish to change the… more

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4. Be able to toggle on/off or hide labels in the web browser

   It would be nice to be able to have a switch in settings to toggle on/off labels in the web browser as scrolling over the Thoughts in the browser with labels popping up can be distracting and overwhelming visually.

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5. Hide thought types on iOS

   It would be super helpful if there were an option to hide thought types in the plex on iOS. Occasionally I accidentally tap on a thought type and it causes the app to hang for 10+ minutes if the type is used frequently.

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6. Allow styling for Block Quote text

   Allow us to customize the style for Block Quotes in text

   Block Quote Markdown

   It would be nice to be able to attribute a different text style and background to block quotes in the Notes Style

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7. Interlink All Jumps

   When a bunch of thoughts are added to selection, add a function, "Interlink All Jumps". This would make every thought that are jumps of one thought, link with all the other thoughts in that jump batch. Then when you jumped to another thought, the same jumps are also attached to the newly activated thought, and every thought in that selection.

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8. Enable Single-Key Activation for event change Popup Menu Choices Body:

   I’d like to suggest an enhancement that would significantly improve workflow efficiency and keyboard accessibility.
   When modifying an event and dismissing the properties popup, a contextual menu appears with four choices: Cancel, Only this, All the following, and All in the series. Currently, these options require mouse interaction or multi-step keyboard navigation.
   It would be incredibly helpful if each option could be activated with a single keystroke—specifically c, o, a, and s—corresponding to the first letter of each item. This lightweight mnemonic-style activation would eliminate the need to switch between mouse and keyboard, making it easier to stay in flow during rapid task edits.
   This proposal aligns with common accessibility and usability practices seen in many applications, where single-key triggers or first-letter shortcuts streamline interaction. It offers both ergonomic and cognitive benefits with minimal implementation overhead.
   Thank you for considering this improvement—it would be a small yet powerful enhancement to an already brilliant tool.
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   I’d like to suggest an enhancement that would significantly improve workflow efficiency and keyboard accessibility.
   When modifying an event and dismissing the properties popup, a contextual menu appears with four choices: Cancel, Only this, All the following, and All in the series. Currently, these options require mouse interaction or multi-step keyboard navigation.
   It would be incredibly helpful if each option could be activated with a single keystroke—specifically c, o, a, and s—corresponding to the first letter of each item. This lightweight mnemonic-style activation would eliminate the need to switch between mouse and keyboard, making it easier to stay in flow… more

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9. I would like to be able to change link types all at once, similar to being able to changing types all at once.

   I would like to be able to change link types all at once, similar to being able to changing types all at once. You can go to a parent thought and link all to children, so I think by this same logic you should be able to easily implement something like a change multiple link types at once. I use this a lot for families and showing lines of succession. I have siblings and spouses, children, etc. Having something like this would quickly be able to make my link type visible as something like "Sibling", "Parent/Child" or "Spouse". Out of everything TheBrain14 offers I think this is the biggest thing that could really speed up workflow. People will quickly see the benefits of having something like this.

   I would also request a way to search through link types quickly, but I don't really have a solution for that. Currently I have around 100 link types and scrolling through the list every time to select one quickly eats up time.

   I would like to be able to change link types all at once, similar to being able to changing types all at once. You can go to a parent thought and link all to children, so I think by this same logic you should be able to easily implement something like a change multiple link types at once. I use this a lot for families and showing lines of succession. I have siblings and spouses, children, etc. Having something like this would quickly be able to make my link type visible as something like "Sibling", "Parent/Child" or "Spouse". Out of… more

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10. Enable diagrams in notes via Mermaid

    Similar to how it is supported in GitHub. See https://mermaid.js.org/

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11. Retain status of heading folding state in notes

    Currently when you fold a heading the information under it is hidden (standard behavior).

    However, when you navigate away from the thought and then activate it again, all headings are expanded. It would be nice if the fold status of headings is saved with the note it retains fold status after navigating away.

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12. Generative AI Integration for the whole Brain and its Language

    To elevate TheBrain's capabilities in its next version, we propose an advanced integration of Large Language Models (LLMs) that deeply understands and utilizes the application's unique structures—Plex and Notes. This integration aims to transform TheBrain into a more intuitive and powerful tool for knowledge management and creative workflows.

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    1. Context-Aware AI Agents

    a. Deep Integration with Plex and Notes

    • Global Contextual Understanding: Enable AI to access and interpret the entire brain's structure, allowing for more coherent and contextually relevant content generation.
    • Semantic Awareness: Allow AI to recognize and utilize the relationships between thoughts, enhancing the relevance of generated content.

    b. Modular AI Agents with "@" Mentions

    • Specialized Agents: Introduce agents like @plex, @note, and @summarize to handle specific tasks. For example:
      • @plex: Generates or restructures thought hierarchies.
      • @note: Creates or edits note content.
      • @summarize: Provides summaries of selected thoughts or notes.

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    2. Interactive and Clickable Prompts

    • Dynamic Prompting: Implement prompts that can be clicked to trigger specific AI actions, such as expanding a thought or generating related content.
    • Contextual Suggestions: Offer AI-generated prompt suggestions based on the current thought or note context.

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    3. Configurable LLM Integration

    • Custom Model Selection: Allow users to integrate their own API keys and choose preferred LLMs (e.g., OpenAI's GPT-4, Anthropic's Claude).
    • Parameter Adjustments: Provide settings to adjust AI behavior, such as creativity levels, response length, and tone.

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    4. Enhanced Prompt Engineering Interface

    • Prompt Templates: Offer reusable templates for common tasks, streamlining the content generation process.
    • Prompt History and Management: Maintain a history of prompts and their outputs, allowing users to revisit and refine previous interactions.

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    5. Advanced Content Generation Features

    • Chain-of-Thought Reasoning: Implement AI capabilities that simulate step-by-step reasoning, enhancing the depth of generated content.
    • Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG): Combine LLMs with retrieval systems to generate content grounded in existing brain data.

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    6. User Experience Enhancements

    • Visual Indicators: Clearly label AI-generated content within the Plex and Notes to distinguish it from user-created content.
    • Feedback Mechanisms: Allow users to provide feedback on AI outputs, facilitating continuous improvement of AI performance.

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    By implementing these features, TheBrain can offer a more intelligent, responsive, and user-centric experience, further solidifying its position as a leading tool for knowledge management and creative exploration.

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    To elevate TheBrain's capabilities in its next version, we propose an advanced integration of Large Language Models (LLMs) that deeply understands and utilizes the application's unique structures—Plex and Notes. This integration aims to transform TheBrain into a more intuitive and powerful tool for knowledge management and creative workflows.

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    1. Context-Aware AI Agents

    a. Deep Integration with Plex and Notes

    • Global Contextual Understanding: Enable AI to access and interpret the entire brain's structure, allowing for more coherent and contextually relevant content generation.
    • Semantic Awareness: Allow AI to recognize and utilize the relationships between thoughts, enhancing the relevance of generated… more
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13. Idea capture

    I've been using TB for 20 years; yup I'm an original.

    As may seem logical, as much as TB is my virtual office space; I use other products and they inspire me to view their functions and capabilities that would fit nicely into TB without it seeming to be some kind of copy of competing products.

    I trialled Tana app recently, and as much as it's to me just another complex PKM product that simply cannot rival TB, it has a rather awesome mobile device app called Tana Capture and I am super convinced we Brain users would benefit immensely from their app design that others are already mimicking.

    See the attached image that may give you an idea of the absolute simplicity of their approach. If I was to use Tana as my PKM app, I'd be happily using their Tana Capture app.

    I would envisage a capture tool to be a quick capture function as an app that directly syncs with TB box so that users could decide to categorize at their leisure.

    I do blab, and just want to see TB do better at capturing quick ideas.

    I've been using TB for 20 years; yup I'm an original.

    As may seem logical, as much as TB is my virtual office space; I use other products and they inspire me to view their functions and capabilities that would fit nicely into TB without it seeming to be some kind of copy of competing products.

    I trialled Tana app recently, and as much as it's to me just another complex PKM product that simply cannot rival TB, it has a rather awesome mobile device app called Tana Capture and I am super convinced we Brain users would benefit immensely… more

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14. Add label using subsequent parenthesis of thought name during thought creation

    Currently, adding parentheses around the first part of a thought name will cause that part to be skipped for sorting purposes, while subsequent parentheses will be ignored. It is recommended to use subsequent parentheses as symbols for adding thought tags, which better aligns with users' habits of adding labels and facilitates users in quickly adding thoughts and labels from copied and pasted text.

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15. Add note content during thought creation

    TheBrain already has the feature of add a label during thought creation. It is hoped that a feature of adding note content during thought creation can be added. It is recommended to use a colon as the delimiter, which not only conforms to users' intuition but also facilitates pasting relevant content from web pages, PDFs or other texts, reducing some text processing work.

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16. report sort event

    To have the option to "Sort:Event" in the report view. This would allow to report thoughts with events in chronological order.

    Context: I cannot really use the timeline view as the events created go over many hundreds of years.

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17. Make the Pin bar full screen and/or two lines deep

    With many people working on large monitors, the Pin bar could be much more powerful. Please consider making it full screen width. Part 2 is to make it two lines deep via pulling down with the cursor. Related forum post

    https://forums.thebrain.com/post/could-you-please-make-the-pin-bar-and-history-bar-fullcreen-wide-8288-13374940

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18. Let the note editor seamlessly work with selection of thoughts, editing continuous content

    Currently, the note editor is restricted to the 'active' thought. However, I would like to edit thought notes in an integrated continuous way (like the scrivenings mode in Scrivener). This would allow me to work on content more easily that is distributed across notes (such as scenes of a novel.

    The notes could be separated with a dotted line for example, and when moving in the note editor to other notes, the relevant thought in the plex is navigated to automatically. This would be amazing, as you would always have your relevant brain-part available to you as you focus on your content.

    In essence, this would enable TheBrain to be used in a more content-focused mode, rather than primarily only a thought navigation mode that also happens to supports notes.

    Currently, the note editor is restricted to the 'active' thought. However, I would like to edit thought notes in an integrated continuous way (like the scrivenings mode in Scrivener). This would allow me to work on content more easily that is distributed across notes (such as scenes of a novel.

    The notes could be separated with a dotted line for example, and when moving in the note editor to other notes, the relevant thought in the plex is navigated to automatically. This would be amazing, as you would always have your relevant brain-part available to you as you focus on… more

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19. Filter a view that would show only pending to do items.

    Filter a view to show all pending (or checked) to-do items. Currently, the right-panel tells me how many pending to dos there are, but then shows all items, pending and checked. I'd like to see only pending. Or, I'd like to see only checked.

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20. Thought Encryption

    It would be helpful to be able to encrypt individual thoughts. This should include the granular choice of encrypting:

    • Thought name (I know, that might be weird from a usability perspective)
    • Notes
    • URL Links
    • Attachments

    Well, I guess basically everything.

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