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+import aqt
+import aqt.editor
+from aqt import gui_hooks
+from aqt.qt import QDialog, Qt, QKeySequence, QShortcut
+from aqt.browser.previewer import MultiCardPreviewer
+from aqt.utils import disable_help_button, restoreGeom, saveGeom, tooltip
+from anki.errors import NotFoundError
+from anki.consts import QUEUE_TYPE_SUSPENDED
+from anki.utils import ids2str
+
+
+# Edit dialog. Like Edit Current, but:
+#   * has a Preview button to preview the cards for the note
+#   * has a Browse button to open the browser with these cards
+#   * has Previous/Back buttons to navigate the history of the dialog
+#   * has no bar with the Close button
+#
+# To register in Anki's dialog system:
+#   from .edit import Edit
+#   Edit.register_with_dialog_manager()
+#
+# To (re)open (note_id is an integer):
+#   Edit.open_dialog_and_show_note_with_id(note_id)
+
+
+DOMAIN_PREFIX = "foosoft.ankiconnect."
+
+
+def get_note_by_note_id(note_id):
+    return aqt.mw.col.get_note(note_id)
+
+def is_card_suspended(card):
+    return card.queue == QUEUE_TYPE_SUSPENDED
+
+def filter_valid_note_ids(note_ids):
+    return aqt.mw.col.db.list(
+        "select id from notes where id in " + ids2str(note_ids)
+    )
+
+
+##############################################################################
+
+
+class Cards:
+    def __init__(self, cards):
+        self.cards = cards
+        self.current = 0
+        self.last = 0
+
+    def get_current_card(self):
+        return self.cards[self.current]
+
+    def current_card_changed_since_last_call_to_this_method(self):
+        changed = self.current != self.last
+        self.last = self.current
+        return changed
+
+    def can_select_previous_card(self):
+        return self.current > 0
+
+    def can_select_next_card(self):
+        return self.current < len(self.cards) - 1
+
+    def select_previous_card(self):
+        if self.can_select_previous_card():
+            self.current -= 1
+
+    def select_next_card(self):
+        if self.can_select_next_card():
+            self.current += 1
+
+
+class SimplePreviewer(aqt.browser.previewer.MultiCardPreviewer):
+    def __init__(self, cards):
+        super().__init__(parent=None, mw=aqt.mw, on_close=lambda: None)
+        self.cards = Cards(cards)
+
+    def card(self):
+        return self.cards.get_current_card()
+
+    def card_changed(self):
+        return self.cards.current_card_changed_since_last_call_to_this_method()
+
+    def _on_prev_card(self):
+        self.cards.select_previous_card()
+        self.render_card()
+
+    def _on_next_card(self):
+        self.cards.select_next_card()
+        self.render_card()
+
+    def _should_enable_prev(self):
+        return self.showing_answer_and_can_show_question() or \
+               self.cards.can_select_previous_card()
+
+    def _should_enable_next(self):
+        return self.showing_question_and_can_show_answer() or \
+               self.cards.can_select_next_card()
+
+    def _render_scheduled(self):
+        super()._render_scheduled()
+        self._updateButtons()
+
+    def showing_answer_and_can_show_question(self):
+        return MultiCardPreviewer._should_enable_prev(self)
+
+    def showing_question_and_can_show_answer(self):
+        return MultiCardPreviewer._should_enable_next(self)
+
+
+##############################################################################
+
+
+# store note ids instead of notes, as note objects don't implement __eq__ etc
+class History:
+    number_of_notes_to_keep_in_history = 25
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.note_ids = []
+
+    def append(self, note):
+        if note.id in self.note_ids:
+            self.note_ids.remove(note.id)
+        self.note_ids.append(note.id)
+        self.note_ids = self.note_ids[-self.number_of_notes_to_keep_in_history:]
+
+    def has_note_to_left_of(self, note):
+        return note.id in self.note_ids and note.id != self.note_ids[0]
+
+    def has_note_to_right_of(self, note):
+        return note.id in self.note_ids and note.id != self.note_ids[-1]
+
+    def get_note_to_left_of(self, note):
+        note_id = self.note_ids[self.note_ids.index(note.id) - 1]
+        return get_note_by_note_id(note_id)
+
+    def get_note_to_right_of(self, note):
+        note_id = self.note_ids[self.note_ids.index(note.id) + 1]
+        return get_note_by_note_id(note_id)
+
+    def get_last_note(self):            # throws IndexError if history empty
+        return get_note_by_note_id(self.note_ids[-1])
+
+    def remove_invalid_notes(self):
+        self.note_ids = filter_valid_note_ids(self.note_ids)
+
+history = History()
+
+
+##############################################################################
+
+
+# noinspection PyAttributeOutsideInit
+class Edit(aqt.editcurrent.EditCurrent):
+    dialog_geometry_tag = DOMAIN_PREFIX + "edit"
+    dialog_registry_tag = DOMAIN_PREFIX + "Edit"
+
+    # depending on whether the dialog already exists, 
+    # upon a request to open the dialog via `aqt.dialogs.open()`,
+    # the manager will call either the constructor or the `reopen` method
+    def __init__(self, note):
+        QDialog.__init__(self, None, Qt.Window)
+        aqt.mw.garbage_collect_on_dialog_finish(self)
+        self.form = aqt.forms.editcurrent.Ui_Dialog()
+        self.form.setupUi(self)
+        self.setWindowTitle("Edit")
+        self.setMinimumWidth(250)
+        self.setMinimumHeight(400)
+        restoreGeom(self, self.dialog_geometry_tag)
+        disable_help_button(self)
+
+        self.form.buttonBox.setVisible(False)   # hides the Close button bar
+        self.setup_editor_buttons()
+
+        history.remove_invalid_notes()
+        history.append(note)
+
+        self.show_note(note)
+        self.show()
+
+        gui_hooks.operation_did_execute.append(self.on_operation_did_execute)
+        gui_hooks.editor_did_load_note.append(self.editor_did_load_note)
+
+    def reopen(self, note):
+        history.append(note)
+        self.show_note(note)
+
+    def cleanup_and_close(self):
+        gui_hooks.editor_did_load_note.remove(self.editor_did_load_note)
+        gui_hooks.operation_did_execute.remove(self.on_operation_did_execute)
+
+        self.editor.cleanup()
+        saveGeom(self, self.dialog_geometry_tag)
+        aqt.dialogs.markClosed(self.dialog_registry_tag)
+        QDialog.reject(self)
+
+    #################################### hooks enabled during dialog lifecycle
+
+    def on_operation_did_execute(self, changes, handler):
+        if changes.note_text and handler is not self.editor:
+            self.reload_notes_after_user_action_elsewhere()
+
+    # adjusting buttons right after initializing doesn't have any effect;
+    # this seems to do the trick
+    def editor_did_load_note(self, _editor):
+        self.enable_disable_next_and_previous_buttons()
+
+    ###################################################### load & reload notes
+
+    # setting editor.card is required for the "Cards…" button to work properly
+    def show_note(self, note):
+        self.note = note
+        cards = note.cards()
+
+        self.editor.set_note(note)
+        self.editor.card = cards[0] if cards else None
+
+        if any(is_card_suspended(card) for card in cards):
+            tooltip("Some of the cards associated with this note " 
+                    "have been suspended", parent=self)
+
+    def reload_notes_after_user_action_elsewhere(self):
+        history.remove_invalid_notes()
+
+        try:
+            self.note.load()                    # this also updates the fields
+        except NotFoundError:
+            try:
+                self.note = history.get_last_note()
+            except IndexError:
+                self.cleanup_and_close()
+                return
+
+        self.show_note(self.note)
+
+    ################################################################## actions
+
+    def show_browser(self, *_):
+        def search_input_select_all(browser, *_):
+            browser.form.searchEdit.lineEdit().selectAll()
+            gui_hooks.browser_did_change_row.remove(search_input_select_all)
+
+        gui_hooks.browser_did_change_row.append(search_input_select_all)
+        aqt.dialogs.open("Browser", aqt.mw, search=(f"nid:{self.note.id}",))
+
+    def show_preview(self, *_):
+        if cards := self.note.cards():
+            SimplePreviewer(cards).open()
+        else:
+            tooltip("No cards found", parent=self)
+
+    def show_previous(self, *_):
+        if history.has_note_to_left_of(self.note):
+            self.show_note(history.get_note_to_left_of(self.note))
+
+    def show_next(self, *_):
+        if history.has_note_to_right_of(self.note):
+            self.show_note(history.get_note_to_right_of(self.note))
+
+    ################################################## button and hotkey setup
+
+    def setup_editor_buttons(self):
+        gui_hooks.editor_did_init.append(self.add_preview_button)
+        gui_hooks.editor_did_init_buttons.append(self.add_right_hand_side_buttons)
+
+        self.editor = aqt.editor.Editor(aqt.mw, self.form.fieldsArea, self)
+
+        gui_hooks.editor_did_init_buttons.remove(self.add_right_hand_side_buttons)
+        gui_hooks.editor_did_init.remove(self.add_preview_button)
+
+    # taken from `setupEditor` of browser.py
+    # PreviewButton calls pycmd `preview`, which is hardcoded.
+    # copying _links is needed so that opening Anki's browser does not
+    # screw them up as they are apparently shared between instances?!
+    def add_preview_button(self, editor):
+        QShortcut(QKeySequence("Ctrl+Shift+P"), self, self.show_preview)
+
+        editor._links = editor._links.copy()
+        editor._links["preview"] = self.show_preview
+        editor.web.eval("""
+            $editorToolbar.then(({notetypeButtons}) => 
+                notetypeButtons.appendButton(
+                    {component: editorToolbar.PreviewButton, id: 'preview'}
+                )
+            );
+        """)
+
+    def add_right_hand_side_buttons(self, buttons, editor):
+        def add(cmd, function, label, tip, keys):
+            button_html = editor.addButton(
+                icon=None, 
+                cmd=DOMAIN_PREFIX + cmd, 
+                id=DOMAIN_PREFIX + cmd,
+                func=function, 
+                label="&nbsp;&nbsp;" + label + "&nbsp;&nbsp;",
+                tip=f"{tip} ({keys})",
+                keys=keys,
+            )
+
+            # adding class `btn` properly styles buttons when disabled
+            button_html = button_html.replace('class="', 'class="btn ')
+            buttons.append(button_html)
+
+        add("browse", self.show_browser, "Browse", "Browse", "Ctrl+F")
+        add("previous", self.show_previous, "&lt;", "Previous", "Alt+Left")
+        add("next", self.show_next, "&gt;", "Next", "Alt+Right")
+
+    def enable_disable_next_and_previous_buttons(self):
+        def to_js(boolean):
+            return "true" if boolean else "false"
+
+        disable_previous = to_js(not(history.has_note_to_left_of(self.note)))
+        disable_next = to_js(not(history.has_note_to_right_of(self.note)))
+
+        self.editor.web.eval(f'''
+            document.getElementById('{DOMAIN_PREFIX}previous')
+                    .disabled = {disable_previous};
+            document.getElementById('{DOMAIN_PREFIX}next')
+                    .disabled = {disable_next};
+        ''')
+
+    ##########################################################################
+
+    @classmethod
+    def register_with_dialog_manager(cls):
+        aqt.dialogs.register_dialog(cls.dialog_registry_tag, cls)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def open_dialog_and_show_note_with_id(cls, note_id):    # raises NotFoundError
+        note = get_note_by_note_id(note_id)
+        aqt.dialogs.open(cls.dialog_registry_tag, note)