Save Contact notes to Notes app

[sunjam]

This casual request is for Contact notes to be accessible for viewing and editing within the Notes app.

[skjnldsv]

@korelstar, is there an easy way? :)
Is there an api for this? Ref the bookmark thread here: #1272

[korelstar]

It depends on where the actual note should be saved. I see the following possibilities (see also nextcloud/notes#389 (comment)):

use existing attribute field in contact

Currently, the notes app uses files in order to save notes. This has to be extended by another storage-backend for notes in a contact. Such notes could be shown in a special category (e.g. "Contacts"). Creating notes in that category from the notes app can't be possible due to the missing contact.

This approach requires some major changes in the notes app. Furthermore, the impact on the REST-API has to be evaluated.

link external note from contact

In this approach, the note is saved using existing means (I.e. a file in the file system). The notes app needs to provide an URI for creating and opening a new note (should be easy). But the contacts app has to manage the link from contact to the actual note. This could be done by saving the note's id in the contact's note field together with a special marker that indicates, that the note is saved externally.

Issues have to be solved for use-cases like deleting a contact (linked note should be deleted, too) and opening the linked contact from notes app. Furthermore, the note's content is not editable anymore from another contacts app (e.g. the contacts app on your smartphone).

edit in text-app instead

Another possibility would be to not connect contacts app and notes app, but open contact's notes in the new text editor. The notes app will also use that editor in the future, so you will have the same markdown editor across apps. This should be the easiest approach. However, you don't have your contacts' notes directly in the notes app.

[skjnldsv]

I think what OP wish is a way to export a note from a contact and directly open the notes app with the already filled text ?

[korelstar]

Oh, then please clarify this issue, @sunjam !

[jancborchardt]

Just like for "Save contact website" let’s keep it simple :) ( #1272 (comment) )

Design-wise:

• Instead of the delete icon, we show a 3-dot menu with "Save to Notes" and "Delete" (of course only when Notes is installed)
• "Save to Notes" simply saves it into the root Notes folder, no category or anything
• Gives tooltip feedback saying "Saved to Notes [ Edit ]" in case people want to edit it.

That’s a simple first implementation. :)