Copy doc title as h1 title in MD editor of DevonThink

Questions & Suggestions
1

Is there a way when I create a Markdown doc in DevonThink and give the doc a name and hit enter, that the doc name is then copied into the editor of the markdown doc as a H1 heading?

2

hi @eno
i have this

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here is the actual AppleScript

tell application id "DNtp"
	activate
	set sel to content record
	if sel ≠ missing value then
		set recordName to (name of sel)
	end if
end tell

HTH

Z

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3

Thanks. I’ll try this tomorrow.

4

@zeltak's macro looks like a good match.

FWIW this slightly different script, which may or may not be a useful adjunct, is for use when any number of DT records are selected (not in name-edit mode).

  • any record with content that already starts with a # heading, (and any record of a non-markdown type), is simply ignored.
  • the content of other selected markdown records is prepended (or initiated) with a # heading based on the record name, and followed by LF LF.

Hash heading from record name for selected markdown records.kmmacros (20.9 KB)

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JS Source 
(() => {
    'use strict';

    // If any of the selected records have the 'markdown'
    // type, but their content is empty, or does not begin
    // with a # heading,
    // their content is prepended, or begun, with 
    // a single hash title based on the record name, 
    // and followed by LF LF.

    // Rob Trew @2020

    // main :: IO ()
    const main = () => {
        const
            selections = Application('DEVONthink 3')
            .selection();
        return bindLR(
            0 < selections.length ? (
                Right(selections)
            ) : Left('Nothing selected in DEVONthink.')
        )(xs => unlines(xs.flatMap(
            x => 'markdown' !== x.type() ? (
                []
            ) : (() => {
                const
                    text = x.plainText(),
                    name = x.name();
                return (
                    (!text || !text.startsWith('#')) && (
                        x.plainText = `# ${name}` + (
                            '\n\n' + text
                        )
                    ),
                    [lines(x.plainText())[0]]
                );
            })()
        )));
    };

    // ---------------------- GENERIC ----------------------
    // https://github.com/RobTrew/prelude-jxa

    // Left :: a -> Either a b
    const Left = x => ({
        type: 'Either',
        Left: x
    });

    // Right :: b -> Either a b
    const Right = x => ({
        type: 'Either',
        Right: x
    });

    // bindLR (>>=) :: Either a -> 
    // (a -> Either b) -> Either b
    const bindLR = m =>
        mf => undefined !== m.Left ? (
            m
        ) : mf(m.Right);

    // lines :: String -> [String]
    const lines = s =>
        // A list of strings derived from a single
        // newline-delimited string.
        0 < s.length ? (
            s.split(/[\r\n]/)
        ) : [];

    // unlines :: [String] -> String
    const unlines = xs =>
        // A single string formed by the intercalation
        // of a list of strings with the newline character.
        xs.join('\n');

    // MAIN --
    return main();
})();
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5

Thanks, I'll give that a wurl.

6

This worked pretty well, thank you. What would be a nice tweak is when I hit enter after creating the record name it automatically goes to the editor and adds the heading. Not sure if this is possible, just a wish :blush: