TB15: Feature Requests & Missing Features from TB14

"We’re not planning to bring over any more major features at this point"

★ TheBrain Team's Master List = TB14 > TB 15 Transition Roadmap

Update from Harlan on the Roadmap
Note: This master list is a high level overview only. Some items will be marked as "completed" in terms of feature installation, even if all the bugs have not yet been resolved.

★ About

This list is not a comprehensive summary of missing features reported in TheBrain forum.

Instead, I focus primarily on missing features that impact my own daily use of TheBrain.
I also do not include any AI or mobile feature requests since I do not use either ~ and I'm cutting back now on tracking web client feature requests, as well.

In addition, due to a recent family emergency, this list was not updated for several weeks. In the days ahead, I will continue updating this list when/as time permits.

In the meantime, if you find any new or restored features in this collection that need to be updated, please let me know.
Also, be sure to check the adjacent child thoughts for any items not yet added into the list below.

Restored Features, Fixes & New Enhancements

User Interface

Release Notes accessible under "Help"
Brain tab context menu (Duplicate, move to a new window, etc.)
Dropdown Brains List

Settings

Switch location of notes/plex: Double-click splitter bar or use splitter context menu
Expand plex or content area; Double Click, or use splitter context menu
Drag/drop thoughts to change thought relationships
Disable Italics in Desktop Plex
Show first attachment when notes is empty
Adjust thought spacing and column width in plex
Pin/Past Thought Controls
- Choose size of pins and past thoughts
- Choose direction of expansion on pins & past thoughts on hover (vertical or horizontal)
Notes word and character counts display
Option to hide mentions of common words in notes
Hide word count
Hide private thoughts toggle added to view menu and plex background context menu < Outstanding issues with hiding private thoughts
Brain Activity Reports + Tour Creation Option
Home Thought Can Now Be Removed from Pin List < Web client fix pending . . . .
Tag and Tag Text visibility controls

Plex

Drag/drop files onto active thought
Drag thought to change position
Escape thought creation dialogue box
Swap Plex & Content Area
Link Content Indicator < Submit feature request?
Access brain theme from plex context menu < TB14 Customization options still pending
Select & link multiple thoughts from thought creation box in plex
Pin & History Features
- Create thoughts from pins and thoughts in history
- Delete home thought pin
- Move (relocate) pins
- Pin inactive thought
Right click to select thought size
View tag label by default or on hover
Tag Abbreviations
Restore Option to Hide Attachment Counter

Plex: Links

Edit link properties in plex
Link to multiple thoughts at once from the create thought popover
Link to pins and thoughts in history
Relocate (move) pins < MZ: Confirm the drop-down pin list is updating, as well
Expand pins & history thoughts on hover
Restore Thought Properties in Plex
Display Adjacent Thoughts on Hover
Highlight All Connected Thoughts on Gate Hover

Selection Box

Select multiple thoughts successively

Admin

Settings Dialogue Expansion Indicators
Rename brain from within settings
Brain tab context menu

Paste thought/link ID into search bar to navigate
Web search command with customizable search engines
Searching in thought names, labels, link names, and attachment locations
Options for using regular expressions, whole word matching, and case-insensitive search
Ability to limit the search to selected thoughts
Brain-wide Find & Replace

Content Area: Header

Hidden Numbering Hidden in TB15
Double-click on note editor header to expand full width
Paste Icon
View thought history from notes toolbar
Thought properties hidden by default & open on hover
Smaller, Collapsible Header in TB15 < Great enhancement!
Restore Short Link Share Options in TB15 Web Client

Content Area: Notes

Ignore Font Formatting when Pasting
Markdown Shortcut Improvements (Checkboxes, horizontal rule, headings)
View/Edit Secondary Markdown Files within TheBrain
Restore footer controls to the notes panel context menu
Change Thought Size in Plex & Text Size in Note
- Plex Thought Size: 5 Options in Settings > Brain > Plex
- Note Text Size: Slider on note toolbar
- Control/scroll enlarges/shrinks the ENTIRE interface
Tool tips on Notes Editor Toolbar
Restore "smart" (instant activation) search when adding thought links in notes
Restore TOC Table of Contents in TB15 Notes
- Create anchor links (bookmarks) from the TOC Headings < Pending

Content Area: Attachments

Arrow indicator for external attachments
View Attachment Previews in Content Area
Rename attachments
Add Markdown Attachments
Attachment templates: Access via submenu under add attachments
Thought Properties accessible in notes scroll
Compact attachment display (optional)
Copy URL attachments
Link to external file attachment (instead of copy)

Available in an Upcoming Release | See also: TB15: To Be Fixed in Next Release Update

Insert image using URL from note editor tool bar < Recently Added: Test
Attached Link Overwrites Existing Thought Name in TB15 < MZ: Confirm resolution
Outlining in Notes: Move children when parent is moved < Test when implemented

Planned > See TB Team's Transition Roadmap to confirm details and status

Display Adjacent Thoughts on Hover < Implemented with bugs
Custom Note Formatting Options < MZ: Review new feature
Add Privacy Status Controls to Right Click Menu on Thoughts in Plex
Extract text as Child, Jump or Parent < Currently limited to "extract as child" only & link to the new thought is not left in the original note
Access to Saved Custom Themes < MZ: Review new feature
Export Notes to Markdown .md < Export currently limited to PDF & HTML < MZ: Review new feature
Restore keyboard navigation in plex
Can't Merge Thoughts < MZ: Review new feature
- Deleting old thoughts following merge
TB14 Search Features
- Childward Search
- Web Search
Reports: Untagged Thoughts

TBD

UI & Admin & Settings

Restore Thought Name on Brain Tab < MZ: Review new feature
Date - Bold < MZ: Review new feature

Plex

Thought Header

Add folders of TB8 icons and/or custom icons? < MZ: Tried this with no success
- Folders were not visible/accessible from within TheBrain
- TB threw an error message
- Had to do a MetaDB reset afterward
Add Fields to Thoughts

Note Editor

When I copy/paste text between notes, color formatting and highlights are lost
Indicate External Links in Notes
Multi-column layout
Line spacing control in notes
Edit Added Markdown Notes in TheBrain < MZ: Review new feature

Restore Search of Thought Labels ~ both in the plex and in the notes (when searching to create links) < MZ: Review and confirm
Search Childward & Select Thoughts < MZ: Check and test

Selection Box

Attachments

Reports

Missing Report Features?

Also see multiple feature requests on the user lists linked at the top of this note < Specific confirmations and fixes pending . . . .

Spetman's List
Brandon's List
Shiiko's List

To Be Requested < MZ To-Do

Significant instability in tables, especially with large quantity of notes
Back button is now jumping beyond the most recent thought
Back Button: Skip beyond "Requested thought could not be found"
Make Default Link Content Indicator Optional
Anchor Links | Bookmarks | Transclusions
Private Types and Tags < Will they work on this new platform?
Quick Start Brain no longer available in TB15 < Sunsetted or to be added?

MZ: Learn How This Works (Figure out new features)

TheBrain Pre-Release 15.0.52 *
- Ability to limit the search to selected thoughts
- Preview changes before applying them