sort by title outside of denote-directory about denote

[fhansen42]

@mentalisttraceur thanks for the suggestion. This will only sort denote formatted files, however. Others are ignored. Also, it seems to include denote formatted files from subdirectories. I'm looking to sort all/only files within the current directory.

[mentalisttraceur]

What about let-binding denote-directory for one call? For example, define this:

(defun sort-like-denote (directory)
    (interactive (list dired-directory))
    (let ((denote-direcotry directory))
        (denote-sort-dired nil 'title nil)))

and then just call M-x sort-like-denote while in a Dired buffer.

Not exactly "sort 'as if' the denote DATE field did not exist", and it creates a new buffer instead of sorting the one you're in, but it's a quick-and-dirty most-of-the-way solution.

[protesilaos]

@fhansen42 You are probably looking for something along the lines of dired-virtual-mode. We have an example in the manual: https://protesilaos.com/emacs/denote#h:d35d8d41-f51b-4139-af8f-9c8cc508e35b

[fhansen42]

@protesilaos thanks. I'll give that a try.

[protesilaos]

From: fhansen42 ***@***.***> Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2024 08:26:43 -0700 @protesilaos thanks. I'll give that a try.

You are welcome!

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