last note viewed is displayed after loading the app. Doesn't work well with cloned notes yet, also scrolling to the item in the tree doesn't work yet.

src/notes.py

@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ from sql import delete, execute, insert, getResults, getSingleResult, commit
 
 class Notes(Resource):
     def get(self, note_id):
+        execute("update options set opt_value = ? where opt_name = 'start_node'", [note_id])
+
         return {
             'detail': getSingleResult("select * from notes where note_id = ?", [note_id]),
             'formatting': getResults("select * from formatting where note_id = ? order by note_offset", [note_id]),

src/tree.py

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 from flask_restful import Resource
-from sql import getResults
-from flask_restful import Resource
 
-from sql import getResults
+from sql import getResults, getSingleResult
 
 
 class Tree(Resource):
@@ -35,4 +33,8 @@ class Tree(Resource):
                 parent['children'].append(note)
                 parent['folder'] = True
 
-        return rootNotes
+        retObject = {}
+        retObject['notes'] = rootNotes
+        retObject['start_note_id'] = getSingleResult('select * from options where opt_name = "start_node"')['opt_value'];
+
+        return retObject

static/js/tree.js

@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 $(function(){
-    $.get(baseUrl + 'tree').then(notes => {
+    $.get(baseUrl + 'tree').then(resp => {
+        const notes = resp.notes;
+        const startNoteId = resp.start_note_id;
+
         function copyTitle(notes) {
             for (let note of notes) {
                 note.title = note.note_title;
@@ -33,6 +36,7 @@ $(function(){
         }
 
         $("#tree").fancytree({
+            autoScroll: true,
             extensions: ["hotkeys"],
             source: notes,
             activate: function(event, data){
@@ -47,6 +51,13 @@ $(function(){
             collapse: function(event, data) {
                 setExpanded(data.node.key, false);
             },
+            init: function(event, data) {
+                console.log("Activating...");
+
+                if (startNoteId) {
+                    data.tree.activateKey(startNoteId);
+                }
+            },
             hotkeys: {
                 keydown: {
                     "insert": function(node) {