Explain the problem as you see it
As Tana is becoming more of a node for capturing notes and information, as well as my everyday life, I have found myself doing more writing in Tana. The problem is that a lot of my writing has strict parameters when it comes to word count (or on occasion character count), such as grant writing, articles, or other technical submissions.
Why is this a problem for you?
As a lot of my writing depends on word/character count and I cannot surface this information on Tana, I have found myself switching to other apps to do writing or rely on alternate workarounds (like an Alfred workflow) to do this. This is impacting my writing workflow as some of my information/notes is on Tana, but then I have to switch to another app to write.
Suggest a solution
Having an option to display a word count per node or per selection would be really useful. One version that I have found really useful is the native word count or the word-count plugin in Obsidian:
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That design from screenshot looks very nice 👌I hope Tana will implement it some day
I will have to switch to another app for actual writing for the same reasons. Most of my writing is to length — or in scripts, spoken time — constraints.
The Obsidian edge of pane real-time view of word and character count, which also shows the metrics of a specific selection, is as good as it gets. Worth imitating.
this would be a powerful tool to help with search, clean up, and other types of analysis.
Writing in a PKM app without a word-count feels like flying an aircraft without an altimeter.