Fix Windows internal note links

src/lib/components/Editor.svelte

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 	import { convertListNode, type MixedListName } from '$lib/editor/mixedLists';
 	import { clearFormatting } from '$lib/editor/clearFormatting';
 	import { serializeInlineMarkdown } from '$lib/editor/markdown';
-	import { relativePath } from '$lib/utils/paths';
+	import { relativePath, resolvePathFromFile } from '$lib/utils/paths';
 	import GraphView from './GraphView.svelte';
 	import TagSuggestInput from './TagSuggestInput.svelte';
 	import ImageViewer from './ImageViewer.svelte';
@@ -2891,6 +2891,12 @@
 			$activeNote = { ...content, content: content.content };
 			$activeNotePath = absPath;
 		} catch (e) {
+			// Explicit Markdown links do not have a wiki-link title to recreate from.
+			// Do not turn a failed read into an untitled note.
+			if (!noteTitle) {
+				console.error('Failed to navigate to note link:', e);
+				return;
+			}
 			// Note at path no longer exists (deleted/moved). Refresh cache and
 			// retry as unresolved so the user can recreate it from the link.
 			await refreshWikiLinkTitles();
@@ -5533,8 +5539,7 @@
 		if (!decoded.startsWith('/')) {
 			const notePath = $activeNotePath;
 			if (notePath) {
-				const noteDir = notePath.substring(0, notePath.lastIndexOf('/'));
-				absPath = normalizePath(`${noteDir}/${decoded}`);
+				absPath = resolvePathFromFile(notePath, decoded);
 			} else {
 				const vaultRoot = $appConfig?.active_vault;
 				if (vaultRoot) absPath = normalizePath(`${vaultRoot}/${decoded}`);

src/lib/utils/paths.ts

@@ -26,3 +26,40 @@ export function relativePath(fromDirectory: string, targetPath: string): string
 	const result = [...Array(from.length - common).fill('..'), ...target.slice(common)];
 	return result.join('/') || '.';
 }
+
+export function resolvePathFromFile(filePath: string, targetPath: string): string {
+	const normalizedFile = filePath.replace(/\\/g, '/');
+	const normalizedTarget = targetPath.replace(/\\/g, '/');
+	const lastSeparator = normalizedFile.lastIndexOf('/');
+	const fileDirectory = lastSeparator >= 0 ? normalizedFile.slice(0, lastSeparator) : '';
+	const combined = normalizedTarget.startsWith('/') || /^[A-Za-z]:\//.test(normalizedTarget)
+		? normalizedTarget
+		: `${fileDirectory}/${normalizedTarget}`;
+	const drive = combined.match(/^([A-Za-z]:)\//);
+	const unc = combined.startsWith('//');
+	const absolute = !unc && combined.startsWith('/');
+	let prefix = '';
+	let remainder = combined;
+	if (drive) {
+		prefix = `${drive[1]}/`;
+		remainder = combined.slice(drive[0].length);
+	} else if (unc) {
+		prefix = '//';
+		remainder = combined.slice(2);
+	} else if (absolute) {
+		prefix = '/';
+		remainder = combined.slice(1);
+	}
+	const resolved: string[] = [];
+
+	for (const segment of remainder.split('/')) {
+		if (!segment || segment === '.') continue;
+		if (segment === '..') {
+			resolved.pop();
+		} else {
+			resolved.push(segment);
+		}
+	}
+
+	return prefix + resolved.join('/');
+}