#53 - Allow for different folder note naming scheme

- updated settings description for clarity
- minor extension of the code to allow both _about_ and _about_.md in the settings
- Version bump before release

Author: SebastianMC

manifest.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"id": "custom-sort",
 	"name": "Custom File Explorer sorting",
-	"version": "1.6.0",
+	"version": "1.6.1",
 	"minAppVersion": "0.15.0",
 	"description": "Allows for manual and automatic, config-driven reordering and sorting of files and folders in File Explorer",
 	"author": "SebastianMC",

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "obsidian-custom-sort",
-	"version": "1.6.0",
+	"version": "1.6.1",
 	"description": "Custom Sort plugin for Obsidian (https://obsidian.md)",
 	"main": "main.js",
 	"scripts": {

src/main.ts

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
 	normalizePath,
 	Plugin,
 	PluginSettingTab,
+	sanitizeHTMLToDom,
 	setIcon,
 	Setting,
 	TAbstractFile,
@@ -86,12 +87,13 @@ export default class CustomSortPlugin extends Plugin {
 				// - the file(s) explicitly configured by user in plugin settings
 				// Be human-friendly and accept both .md and .md.md file extensions
 				//     (the latter representing a typical confusion between note name vs underlying file name)
-				if (aFile.name === SORTSPEC_FILE_NAME ||
-					aFile.name === `${SORTSPEC_FILE_NAME}.md` ||
-					aFile.basename === parent.name ||
-					aFile.basename === this.settings.additionalSortspecFile ||
-					aFile.path === this.settings.additionalSortspecFile ||
-					aFile.path === `${this.settings.additionalSortspecFile}.md`
+				if (aFile.name === SORTSPEC_FILE_NAME ||                         // file name == sortspec.md ?
+					aFile.name === `${SORTSPEC_FILE_NAME}.md` ||                 // file name == sortspec.md.md ?
+					aFile.basename === parent.name ||           // Folder Note mode: inside folder, same name
+					aFile.basename === this.settings.additionalSortspecFile ||   // when user configured _about_
+					aFile.name === this.settings.additionalSortspecFile ||       // when user configured _about_.md
+					aFile.path === this.settings.additionalSortspecFile ||       // when user configured Inbox/sort.md
+					aFile.path === `${this.settings.additionalSortspecFile}.md`  // when user configured Inbox/sort
 				) {
 					const sortingSpecTxt: string = mCache.getCache(aFile.path)?.frontmatter?.[SORTINGSPEC_YAML_KEY]
 					if (sortingSpecTxt) {
@@ -390,11 +392,26 @@ class CustomSortSettingTab extends PluginSettingTab {
 
 		containerEl.createEl('h2', {text: 'Settings for Custom File Explorer Sorting Plugin'});
 
+		const additionalSortspecFileDescr: DocumentFragment = sanitizeHTMLToDom(
+			'A note name or note path to scan (YAML frontmatter) for sorting specification in addition to the `sortspec` notes and Folder Notes<sup><b>*</b></sup>.'
+			+ '<br>'
+			+ ' The `.md` filename suffix is optional.'
+			+ '<p><b>(*)</b>&nbsp;if you employ the <i>Index-File based</i> approach to folder notes (as documented in '
+			+ '<a href="https://github.com/aidenlx/alx-folder-note/wiki/folder-note-pref"'
+			+ '>Aidenlx Folder Note preferences</a>'
+			+ ') you can enter here the index note name, e.g. <b>_about_</b>'
+			+ '<br>'
+			+ 'The <i>Inside Folder, with Same Name Recommended</i> mode of Folder Notes is handled automatically, no additional configuration needed.'
+			+ '</p>'
+			+ '<p>NOTE: After updating this setting remember to refresh the custom sorting via clicking on the ribbon icon or via the <b>sort-on</b> command'
+			+ ' or by restarting Obsidian or reloading the vault</p>'
+		)
+
 		new Setting(containerEl)
-			.setName('Path to the designated note containing sorting specification')
-			.setDesc('The YAML front matter of this note will be scanned for sorting specification, in addition to the `sortspec` notes and folder notes. The `.md` filename suffix is optional.')
+			.setName('Path or name of additional note(s) containing sorting specification')
+			.setDesc(additionalSortspecFileDescr)
 			.addText(text => text
-				.setPlaceholder('e.g. Inbox/sort')
+				.setPlaceholder('e.g. _about_')
 				.setValue(this.plugin.settings.additionalSortspecFile)
 				.onChange(async (value) => {
 					this.plugin.settings.additionalSortspecFile = value.trim() ? normalizePath(value) : '';

versions.json

@@ -21,5 +21,6 @@
 	"1.3.0": "0.15.0",
 	"1.4.0": "0.15.0",
 	"1.5.0": "0.15.0",
-	"1.6.0": "0.15.0"
+	"1.6.0": "0.15.0",
+	"1.6.1": "0.15.0"
 }