Notion Title Search & working with Notion Desktop

[johnathanz]

• Added title search - use "nt"
• Works with Notion Desktop instead of Notion web
• Cosmetic changes in search results

[johnathanz]

@wrjlewis I did run into an issue with trying to open a "New Window" for every Text / Title Search - so Search Results don't take over whatever Notion Note the user is working on (because "Back" doesn't work)

Tried this: 1) with AppleScript direct - fails because Alfred adds trailing white space??

  set theQuery to item 1 of argv

    tell application "System Events" to tell process "Notion"
        click menu item "New Window" of menu 1 of menu bar item "File" of menu bar 1
    end tell

  return theQuery
end run

2) So tried a Python Run Script (which opens 2 New Windows 🤯)

import sys
from subprocess import Popen, PIPE

query = sys.argv[1]

script = '''
    # activate application "Notion"
    tell application "System Events" to tell process "Notion"
        click menu item "New Window" of menu 1 of menu bar item "File" of menu bar 1
    end tell'''

p = Popen('osascript', stdin=PIPE, stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE)
p.communicate(script)

sys.stdout.write(query)

Any idea what the issue is Will?

[wrjlewis]

Hmmm I'm unsure what is causing your issue with the app not opening a new window when you are referred by Alfred. This isn't an issue with the webapp.

I wouldn't have thought this is an issue with the trailing whitespace, probably something to do with the internal logic in the notion app itself. Do you have other instances where the app is able to open a new window from a link that isn't from alfred but outside the notion app?

[wrjlewis]

I'm making some changes to the repo and code to move everything into a python script which will allow for easier diffs and version control. I'm going to add some of the changes I mentioned above.

[johnathanz]

Hi Will, thanks for taking the time to correct my changes.

I learnt a few things 😛

I think the way you've got the Workflow now is really good 👏

[wrjlewis]

Thanks Johnathan!