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  1. Add Timeline feature to Web Brain

    I have developed an extensive timeline of events tied to thoughts in my webbrain. I have no way to show external users that timeline on the web version of the brain. It would be nice to add for future releases the ability show the timeline view in the Web brain.

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  2. Allow assigning preset templates to Thoughts

    Have the ability to apply a template to an existing thought, or at the time of creation.
    Thought Templates should allow setting:
    * Thought Type
    * Thought Tag
    * Standardised Notes text
    * Standardised Attachments
    * Date Incrementation in Thought Name or notes
    * Standardised link type (only applicable to link made at time of creation)

    7 votes
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  3. Support structured notes

    While the free form of notes is useful, there are also scenarios where I'd like to feed/store handle structured data in my Brain (like records of database).
    So the parent thought could have some flag associated with it that would cause all child notes to have a certain type.
    And for every type, it should be possible to add "fields" to notes (in addition to a "text" field that all notes have). Field types could be (in addition to "markdown") be "integer", "float", "date", "boolean".
    And these fields should be available in selections with comparison options as appropriate for the…

    7 votes
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  4. Transclusion

    Further to the forum post here: https://forums.thebrain.com/post/transclusion-of-notes-of-other-thoughts-12485147

    I would like to see transclusion of notes added to TheBrain. i.e., the process of referencing one thought "A" from another thought "B" such that the content of "A" appears to be a part of "B".

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  5. We need a powerful note editor like Typora

    I hope you can refer to the markdown software Typora.

    Its mathematical functions are quite powerful, with inline mathematical formulas and formula blocks, support for non-English characters, and center-aligned lines.The rendering process is processed by MathJax.

    It also supports using pandoc to import and export documents, which is very convenient.Export to PDF with bookmarks. Go further and export or import. More formats, including docx, OpenOffice, LaTeX, MediaWiki, Epub, etc, can be exported or imported.

    Automatically match common MD editor characters,Auto complete pair of brackets and quotes like a code editor. Also, There's also an option to auto pair markdown symbols,…

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  6. Add callout block function with note - Markdown

    Callouts helps us include additional content without breaking the flow of our notes.

    Add a few types to display with distinctive colors and icons to indicate the importance of the content, such as :

    • Note - Highlights information that users should take into account, even when skimming.
    • Tip - Optional information to help a user be more successful.
    • Important - Crucial information necessary for users to succeed.
    • Warning - Critical content demanding immediate user attention due to potential risks.
    • Caution - Negative potential consequences of an action.

    Supported types for Github:
    https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/16925

    Supported types for Obsidian:
    https://help.obsidian.md/Editing+and+formatting/Callouts#Supported+types

    6 votes
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  7. 建议：节点可以软回车，可以做格式编辑，节点直接当成笔记区，删除现有笔记区

    建议：节点可以软回车，可以做格式编辑，节点直接当成笔记区，删除现有笔记区，删除Ai功能，删除其它多余冗余功能

    专注做一个连接多张思维导图，让思维一体化的软件

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  8. Implement Hashtags for searching and potentially interoperable with TB Tags

    1) As a user, I would like to search on hashtags that exist in included markdown documents or that I might add to Brain notes. Currently special characters like # are stripped out of search

    2) As a user, I would like hashtags to work interoperable with Tags. Any found hashtags would show up in the Tags menu. This would greatly increase interoperability with other markdown tools

    One of many forum threads
    https://forums.thebrain.com/post/is-there-a-future-for-hashtags-7444-11119130?highlight=search%20hashtags&trail=30

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  9. Extend report concept to become dynamic plex filters

    The reporting function allows you to choose a combination of types, tags, and search criteria to return a set of matching Thoughts. Suggestion is to extend this concept to filter the set of visible Thoughts and Links in the Plex.

    Examples:

    • Select the ":Location" type and view the plex geographically, showing customer sites and navigating via cities, countries, and regions. Disable the filter to bring all the other context back.

    • Select either "#Services" or "#Licenses" to view sales opportunities relating to services projects or license sales.

    • Select ":Person" type and "#ReportsTo" tag to generate an org chart view. Add ":Location"…

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  10. Decolouring of pinned thoughts

    Fix the random decolouring of pinned thoughts.

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  11. Improve the export to PDF by adding bookmarks according to headings.

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  12. Match web client note formatting with the desktop

    Our previous web client faithfully replicated ALL of the note styling and formatting from the desktop.

    This duplication was lost with the launch of Vulcan, and I would very much like to see it restored.

    This duplication would include:
    * All note background colors (including replacing the default grey background)
    * All note fonts
    * Much, MUCH lighter weight horizontal rules that do not dominate the page

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  13. Enable an OFF switch for the AI tool

    This is a personal thing for me and maybe other users may feel empathy for me. I do not at this time favour the inclusion of the AI function and would appreciate if a user off switch would be best for strange users such as I. Maybe to make it a usage preference. I wanted to say I often pause using TB since the inclusion of the AI function. Yes I do know I can use it or not, yet the exponential evolution of AI is unsettling to this older mind. Sorry guys, I just have to say what I…

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  14. Automatic linking of thoughts (in notes) option

    One click to link all thoughts in a note. This will also serve to reactivate dead links (which happens when you merge thoughts then delete forgotten).

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  15. Revisit supporting Google calendar sync

    While it's not clear why TheBrain developers dislike supporting Google calendar sync, deprecating the feature is not good. Many of the notes I create in TheBrain are related to events, and so the abrupt cutting off of support without and explanation puts all those notes at risk. Not a good call.

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  16. I would like a command or button that would create a new daily note, with a name based on a format I configure, based on my template.

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  17. Features to add to mobile app

    Calendar should be visible in mobile apps, we should be able to edit link labels/name thought relationships in the mobile apps.

    Basically, if we want to put all our thoughts out in the brain but we cannot access it on our phone app (since a laptop/ipad is not portable all the time), it makes it less useful. The phone app should be a close replica of the desktop app to really make thebrain more useful to the users. Thanks.

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  18. After clicking on the local path, the brain appears in the front-end application window, not in the background.

    After clicking on the local path, the brain appears in the front-end application window, not in the background.

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  19. Thought Icons in Generated Documents

    Document Generation including Icons. This would allow the rapid creation of eBooks and more quality for created Documents.

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  20. Hide Text in Notes

    I used a lot of LATEX to write long texts but now, I have pretty much switched over to use notes in the Brain.
    One feature, however, I truly miss, is the possibility to hide text.

    In Latex, whenever I put a % sign in front of a line of text, the paragraph will not be printed, the text is however still there.

    Why is such a feature interesting?
    I am writing a text that later I will print out as a pdf and hand out.
    % I work on the tex for a long time and put in ideas,…

    3 votes
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