From b982ca2c5b5bed854f726f1b04e4e404d5be2d53 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: contributor <foss.contributor@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2025 12:14:50 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] note context menu: search selected text in Trilium

---
 apps/client/src/menus/electron_context_menu.ts   | 11 +++++++++++
 apps/client/src/translations/en/translation.json |  1 +
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/apps/client/src/menus/electron_context_menu.ts b/apps/client/src/menus/electron_context_menu.ts
index 90d6a4826..98435bb2d 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/menus/electron_context_menu.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/menus/electron_context_menu.ts
@@ -119,6 +119,17 @@ function setupContextMenu() {
                 uiIcon: "bx bx-search-alt",
                 handler: () => electron.shell.openExternal(searchUrl)
             });
+
+            items.push({
+                title: t("electron_context_menu.search_in_trilium", { term: shortenedSelection }),
+                uiIcon: "bx bx-search",
+                handler: async () => {
+                    const appContext = (await import("../components/app_context.js")).default;
+                    await appContext.triggerCommand("searchNotes", {
+                        searchString: params.selectionText
+                    });
+                }
+            });
         }
 
         if (items.length === 0) {
diff --git a/apps/client/src/translations/en/translation.json b/apps/client/src/translations/en/translation.json
index d1f70699f..bb4e6b330 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/translations/en/translation.json
+++ b/apps/client/src/translations/en/translation.json
@@ -1868,6 +1868,7 @@
     "copy-link": "Copy link",
     "paste": "Paste",
     "paste-as-plain-text": "Paste as plain text",
+    "search_in_trilium": "Search in Trilium for \"{{term}}\"",
     "search_online": "Search for \"{{term}}\" with {{searchEngine}}"
   },
   "image_context_menu": {

From b1c77b508ab3fb06807f5e3b7d071be6a347107f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: contributor <foss.contributor@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2025 12:35:29 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] note context menu: cache appContext import call

---
 apps/client/src/menus/electron_context_menu.ts | 9 +++++++--
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/apps/client/src/menus/electron_context_menu.ts b/apps/client/src/menus/electron_context_menu.ts
index 98435bb2d..219a009c7 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/menus/electron_context_menu.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/menus/electron_context_menu.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import zoomService from "../components/zoom.js";
 import contextMenu, { type MenuItem } from "./context_menu.js";
 import { t } from "../services/i18n.js";
 import type { BrowserWindow } from "electron";
-import type { CommandNames } from "../components/app_context.js";
+import type { CommandNames, AppContext } from "../components/app_context.js";
 
 function setupContextMenu() {
     const electron = utils.dynamicRequire("electron");
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ function setupContextMenu() {
     // FIXME: Remove typecast once Electron is properly integrated.
     const { webContents } = remote.getCurrentWindow() as BrowserWindow;
 
+    let appContext: AppContext;
+
     webContents.on("context-menu", (event, params) => {
         const { editFlags } = params;
         const hasText = params.selectionText.trim().length > 0;
@@ -124,7 +126,10 @@ function setupContextMenu() {
                 title: t("electron_context_menu.search_in_trilium", { term: shortenedSelection }),
                 uiIcon: "bx bx-search",
                 handler: async () => {
-                    const appContext = (await import("../components/app_context.js")).default;
+                    if (!appContext) {
+                        appContext = (await import("../components/app_context.js")).default;
+                    }
+
                     await appContext.triggerCommand("searchNotes", {
                         searchString: params.selectionText
                     });

From fb02751bdd6492c89224296278bbaf22cfe883b6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: contributor <foss.contributor@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2025 16:24:55 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] note context menu: change search wording to match other
 menu items

---
 apps/client/src/translations/en/translation.json | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/apps/client/src/translations/en/translation.json b/apps/client/src/translations/en/translation.json
index bb4e6b330..799c2a1d1 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/translations/en/translation.json
+++ b/apps/client/src/translations/en/translation.json
@@ -1868,7 +1868,7 @@
     "copy-link": "Copy link",
     "paste": "Paste",
     "paste-as-plain-text": "Paste as plain text",
-    "search_in_trilium": "Search in Trilium for \"{{term}}\"",
+    "search_in_trilium": "Search for \"{{term}}\" in Trilium",
     "search_online": "Search for \"{{term}}\" with {{searchEngine}}"
   },
   "image_context_menu": {