Check this simple demo addon: def process_note(note: Any) -> Any: note_type = mw.col.models.by_name(note.note_type()['name']) note_type['tmpls'][0]['afmt'] += "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa" mw.col.models.save(note_type) hooks.note_will_flush.append(process_note) You may think the backTemplat…

I have faced this problem before. In some scenarios calling editor.set_note(), editor.loadNote() or editor.loadNoteKeepingFocus() helped me, but I guess there is no universal solution.

You can use this to get the instance of the editor. Then call function such as set_note(note). [image] How to identify Editor instance in Editor gui_hooks Development Not the most beautiful solution, but if hasattr(aqt.mw.app.activeWindow(), "editor"): editor = aqt…

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popyoung May 16, 2023, 5:41am 3

You can use this to get the instance of the editor. Then call function such as set_note(note).

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