Speed up note switcher and sync window scaling

src-tauri/src/commands.rs

@@ -462,11 +462,19 @@ pub fn set_line_height(state: State<'_, AppState>, height: f64) -> Result<(), St
 }
 
 #[tauri::command]
-pub fn set_ui_scale(state: State<'_, AppState>, scale: f64) -> Result<(), String> {
+pub fn set_ui_scale(
+    app: AppHandle,
+    state: State<'_, AppState>,
+    scale: f64,
+) -> Result<(), String> {
     let mut config = state.config.lock().map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
     config.ui_scale = Some(scale);
     save_app_config(&config)?;
-    Ok(())
+    drop(config);
+
+    use tauri::Emitter;
+    app.emit("ui-scale-changed", scale)
+        .map_err(|error| error.to_string())
 }
 
 #[tauri::command]
@@ -799,6 +807,26 @@ pub fn get_all_note_titles(state: State<'_, AppState>) -> Result<Vec<NoteTitleEn
     Ok(entries)
 }
 
+#[tauri::command]
+pub async fn get_note_switcher_titles(
+    state: State<'_, AppState>,
+    recent_paths: Vec<String>,
+) -> Result<Vec<NoteTitleEntry>, String> {
+    let vault_path = state
+        .config
+        .lock()
+        .map_err(|error| error.to_string())?
+        .active_vault
+        .clone()
+        .ok_or_else(|| "No active vault".to_string())?;
+
+    tauri::async_runtime::spawn_blocking(move || {
+        operations::get_note_switcher_titles(&vault_path, &recent_paths)
+    })
+    .await
+    .map_err(|error| error.to_string())?
+}
+
 // ── Graph ──
 
 #[tauri::command]
@@ -1502,10 +1530,18 @@ pub fn set_general_settings(
 // ── Quick Access ──
 
 #[tauri::command]
-pub fn get_quick_access(state: State<'_, AppState>) -> Result<Vec<NoteEntry>, String> {
+pub async fn get_quick_access(state: State<'_, AppState>) -> Result<Vec<NoteEntry>, String> {
-    let config = state.config.lock().map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+    let vault_path = state
-    let vault_path = config.active_vault.as_ref().ok_or("No active vault")?;
+        .config
-    operations::get_quick_access_notes(vault_path)
+        .lock()
+        .map_err(|error| error.to_string())?
+        .active_vault
+        .clone()
+        .ok_or_else(|| "No active vault".to_string())?;
+
+    tauri::async_runtime::spawn_blocking(move || operations::get_quick_access_notes(&vault_path))
+        .await
+        .map_err(|error| error.to_string())?
 }
 
 #[tauri::command]

src-tauri/src/lib.rs

@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ pub fn run() {
             commands::move_note,
             commands::get_all_tags,
             commands::get_all_note_titles,
+            commands::get_note_switcher_titles,
             commands::get_graph_data,
             commands::get_tasks,
             commands::set_task_done,

src-tauri/src/vault/operations.rs

@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
-use crate::types::{NoteContent, NoteEntry, NoteMeta, NotebookEntry, TrashContents, TrashNotebookEntry, VaultState};
+use crate::types::{
+    NoteContent, NoteEntry, NoteMeta, NoteTitleEntry, NotebookEntry, TrashContents,
+    TrashNotebookEntry, VaultState,
+};
 use crate::vault::frontmatter;
 use chrono::{DateTime, Local, Locale, Utc};
 use rayon::prelude::*;
+use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::fs;
 use std::io::Read;
-use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use std::path::{Component, Path, PathBuf};
 use uuid::Uuid;
 use walkdir::WalkDir;
 
@@ -1279,6 +1283,59 @@ pub fn remove_quick_access(vault_path: &str, note_relative: &str) -> Result<(),
     Ok(())
 }
 
+const NOTE_SWITCHER_RECENT_LIMIT: usize = 6;
+
+pub fn get_note_switcher_titles(
+    vault_path: &str,
+    recent_paths: &[String],
+) -> Result<Vec<NoteTitleEntry>, String> {
+    let vault_root = Path::new(vault_path);
+    if !vault_root.is_dir() {
+        return Err("Vault path does not exist".to_string());
+    }
+
+    let mut seen = HashSet::new();
+    let mut titles = Vec::with_capacity(NOTE_SWITCHER_RECENT_LIMIT);
+
+    for requested_path in recent_paths {
+        if titles.len() >= NOTE_SWITCHER_RECENT_LIMIT {
+            break;
+        }
+
+        let path = Path::new(requested_path);
+        let Ok(relative) = path.strip_prefix(vault_root) else {
+            continue;
+        };
+        let safe_relative = !relative.as_os_str().is_empty()
+            && relative.components().all(|component| match component {
+                Component::Normal(name) => !is_hidden(Path::new(name)),
+                Component::CurDir => true,
+                _ => false,
+            });
+        if !safe_relative
+            || path.extension().and_then(|extension| extension.to_str()) != Some("md")
+            || !path.is_file()
+        {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        let relative_path = relative.to_path_buf();
+        if !seen.insert(relative_path.clone()) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        let Ok(entry) = read_note_entry_fast(path, vault_root) else {
+            continue;
+        };
+
+        titles.push(NoteTitleEntry {
+            title: entry.meta.title,
+            path: relative_path.to_string_lossy().replace('\\', "/"),
+        });
+    }
+
+    Ok(titles)
+}
+
 pub fn get_quick_access_notes(vault_path: &str) -> Result<Vec<NoteEntry>, String> {
     let list = load_quick_access(vault_path)?;
     let vault_root = Path::new(vault_path);
@@ -1287,7 +1344,7 @@ pub fn get_quick_access_notes(vault_path: &str) -> Result<Vec<NoteEntry>, String
     for relative in &list {
         let full_path = vault_root.join(relative);
         if full_path.exists() {
-            if let Ok(entry) = read_note_entry(&full_path, vault_root) {
+            if let Ok(entry) = read_note_entry_fast(&full_path, vault_root) {
                 notes.push(entry);
             }
         }
@@ -1309,7 +1366,10 @@ pub fn sanitize_filename(name: &str) -> String {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-    use super::{duplicate_note, helixnotes_dir, load_notebook_icons, set_notebook_icon};
+    use super::{
+        duplicate_note, get_note_switcher_titles, helixnotes_dir, load_notebook_icons,
+        set_notebook_icon,
+    };
     use std::fs;
     use uuid::Uuid;
 
@@ -1333,6 +1393,70 @@ mod tests {
         fs::remove_dir_all(vault).unwrap();
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn loads_only_requested_note_switcher_titles() {
+        let vault =
+            std::env::temp_dir().join(format!("helixnotes-note-switcher-test-{}", Uuid::new_v4()));
+        fs::create_dir_all(&vault).unwrap();
+
+        let mut note_paths = Vec::new();
+        for index in 0..8 {
+            let path = vault.join(format!("Note {index}.md"));
+            fs::write(
+                &path,
+                format!("---\ntitle: Note {index}\n---\n\nNote {index} body.\n"),
+            )
+            .unwrap();
+            note_paths.push(path);
+        }
+        fs::write(
+            vault.join("Unrelated.md"),
+            "---\ntitle: Unrelated\n---\n\nMust not be loaded.\n",
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+
+        let outside =
+            std::env::temp_dir().join(format!("helixnotes-outside-note-{}.md", Uuid::new_v4()));
+        fs::write(&outside, "---\ntitle: Outside\n---\n").unwrap();
+
+        let requested = vec![
+            note_paths[0].to_string_lossy().into_owned(),
+            note_paths[0].to_string_lossy().into_owned(),
+            vault.join("Missing.md").to_string_lossy().into_owned(),
+            outside.to_string_lossy().into_owned(),
+            note_paths[1].to_string_lossy().into_owned(),
+            note_paths[2].to_string_lossy().into_owned(),
+            note_paths[3].to_string_lossy().into_owned(),
+            note_paths[4].to_string_lossy().into_owned(),
+            note_paths[5].to_string_lossy().into_owned(),
+            note_paths[6].to_string_lossy().into_owned(),
+            note_paths[7].to_string_lossy().into_owned(),
+        ];
+
+        let vault_path = vault.to_string_lossy();
+        let titles = get_note_switcher_titles(&vault_path, &requested).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(titles.len(), 6);
+        assert_eq!(
+            titles
+                .iter()
+                .map(|entry| entry.path.as_str())
+                .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
+            vec![
+                "Note 0.md",
+                "Note 1.md",
+                "Note 2.md",
+                "Note 3.md",
+                "Note 4.md",
+                "Note 5.md",
+            ]
+        );
+        assert!(titles.iter().all(|entry| entry.title != "Unrelated"));
+        assert!(titles.iter().all(|entry| entry.title != "Outside"));
+
+        fs::remove_dir_all(vault).unwrap();
+        fs::remove_file(outside).unwrap();
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn duplicates_note_content_and_assigns_unique_identity_and_name() {
         let vault =

src/lib/api.ts

@@ -179,6 +179,12 @@ export async function getAllNoteTitles(): Promise<NoteTitleEntry[]> {
   return invoke("get_all_note_titles");
 }
 
+export async function getNoteSwitcherTitles(
+  recentPaths: string[],
+): Promise<NoteTitleEntry[]> {
+  return invoke("get_note_switcher_titles", { recentPaths });
+}
+
 export async function getGraphData(): Promise<{ nodes: { title: string; path: string }[]; edges: { source: number; target: number }[] }> {
   return invoke("get_graph_data");
 }

src/lib/components/NoteSwitcher.svelte

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import { tick } from 'svelte';
 	import { activeNote, activeNotePath, appConfig, navHistory } from '$lib/stores/app';
-	import { getAllNoteTitles, getQuickAccess } from '$lib/api';
+	import { getNoteSwitcherTitles, getQuickAccess } from '$lib/api';
 	import { openNoteWindow } from '$lib/utils/window';
 	import {
+		buildNoteSwitcherRequestPaths,
 		buildNoteSwitcherSections,
 		type NoteSwitcherNote,
 		type NoteSwitcherRow,
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@
 	let selectingPath = $state<string | null>(null);
 	let sections = $state<NoteSwitcherSections>({ recent: [], quickAccess: [] });
 	let loadGeneration = 0;
+	let loadedVaultPath = $state<string | null | undefined>(undefined);
 
 	function normalizedPath(path: string): string {
 		return path.replace(/\\/g, '/').replace(/\/$/, '');
@@ -71,13 +73,15 @@
 		const vaultPath = $appConfig?.active_vault;
 		if (!vaultPath) {
 			sections = { recent: [], quickAccess: [] };
+			loadedVaultPath = null;
 			loading = false;
 			await focusInitialRow();
 			return;
 		}
 
+		const requestPaths = buildNoteSwitcherRequestPaths($activeNotePath, $navHistory.stack);
 		const [titlesResult, quickAccessResult] = await Promise.allSettled([
-			getAllNoteTitles(),
+			getNoteSwitcherTitles(requestPaths),
 			getQuickAccess()
 		]);
 		if (!open || generation !== loadGeneration) return;
@@ -111,6 +115,11 @@
 				.map((entry) => quickAccessEntryToNote(entry, vaultPath))
 				.filter((entry): entry is NoteSwitcherNote => entry !== null)
 			: [];
+		for (const note of quickAccessNotes) {
+			if (!knownNotes.some((knownNote) => normalizedPath(knownNote.path) === normalizedPath(note.path))) {
+				knownNotes.push(note);
+			}
+		}
 
 		sections = buildNoteSwitcherSections({
 			currentPath,
@@ -118,22 +127,37 @@
 			knownNotes,
 			quickAccessNotes
 		});
+		loadedVaultPath = vaultPath;
 		loading = false;
 		await focusInitialRow();
 	}
 
+	function refreshAfterPopoverPaint(generation: number) {
+		requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+			window.setTimeout(() => {
+				if (!open || generation !== loadGeneration) return;
+				void refreshSections(generation);
+			}, 0);
+		});
+	}
+
 	function toggleSwitcher() {
 		if (open) {
 			open = false;
 			loadGeneration += 1;
 			return;
 		}
+
+		const vaultPath = $appConfig?.active_vault ?? null;
+		const hasCachedSections = loadedVaultPath === vaultPath;
 		open = true;
-		loading = true;
+		loading = !hasCachedSections;
 		selectingPath = null;
-		sections = { recent: [], quickAccess: [] };
+		if (!hasCachedSections) sections = { recent: [], quickAccess: [] };
 		loadGeneration += 1;
-		void refreshSections(loadGeneration);
+		const generation = loadGeneration;
+		if (hasCachedSections) void focusInitialRow();
+		refreshAfterPopoverPaint(generation);
 	}
 
 	async function closeSwitcher(restoreTriggerFocus: boolean) {

src/lib/components/NoteWindow.svelte

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import { onMount, onDestroy } from 'svelte';
 	import { listen } from '@tauri-apps/api/event';
+	import { getCurrentWebview } from '@tauri-apps/api/webview';
 	import { getCurrentWindow } from '@tauri-apps/api/window';
 	import Editor from './Editor.svelte';
 	import {
+		appConfig,
 		activeNote,
 		activeNotePath,
 		editorDirty,
@@ -17,9 +19,11 @@
 	let { notePath }: { notePath: string } = $props();
 
 	const appWindow = getCurrentWindow();
+	const appWebview = getCurrentWebview();
 	const isMac = navigator.platform.startsWith('Mac');
 	let editor = $state<Editor>(null!);
 	let unlistenFileChange: (() => void) | null = null;
+	let unlistenUiScale: (() => void) | null = null;
 	let maximized = $state(false);
 	let loadError = $state<string | null>(null);
 
@@ -67,7 +71,20 @@
 		}
 	}
 
+	async function applyUiScale(scale: number) {
+		try {
+			await appWebview.setZoom(scale);
+		} catch (e) {
+			console.error('Failed to apply interface scale to note window:', e);
+		}
+	}
+
 	onMount(async () => {
+		unlistenUiScale = await listen<number>('ui-scale-changed', (event) => {
+			void applyUiScale(event.payload);
+		});
+		await applyUiScale($appConfig?.ui_scale ?? 1);
+
 		try {
 			const content = await readNote(notePath);
 			$activeNote = content;
@@ -99,6 +116,7 @@
 
 	onDestroy(() => {
 		unlistenFileChange?.();
+		unlistenUiScale?.();
 	});
 </script>
 

src/lib/utils/note-switcher.ts

@@ -28,6 +28,27 @@ function pathKey(path: string): string {
 	return path.replace(/\\/g, '/');
 }
 
+export function buildNoteSwitcherRequestPaths(
+	currentPath: string | null,
+	historyPaths: readonly string[]
+): string[] {
+	const paths: string[] = [];
+	const seen = new Set<string>();
+	const addPath = (path: string | null) => {
+		if (!path) return;
+		const key = pathKey(path);
+		if (seen.has(key)) return;
+		seen.add(key);
+		paths.push(path);
+	};
+
+	addPath(currentPath);
+	for (let index = historyPaths.length - 1; index >= 0; index -= 1) {
+		addPath(historyPaths[index]);
+	}
+	return paths;
+}
+
 function folderLabel(relativePath: string): string {
 	const parts = relativePath.replace(/\\/g, '/').split('/').filter(Boolean);
 	parts.pop();
@@ -66,9 +87,9 @@ export function buildNoteSwitcherSections({
 		recent.push(toRow(note, currentPathKey));
 	};
 
-	addRecent(currentPath);
+	for (const path of buildNoteSwitcherRequestPaths(currentPath, historyPaths)) {
-	for (let index = historyPaths.length - 1; index >= 0 && recent.length < limit; index -= 1) {
+		if (recent.length >= limit) break;
-		addRecent(historyPaths[index]);
+		addRecent(path);
 	}
 
 	const quickAccess: NoteSwitcherRow[] = [];