Fixes user prefs sync race condition

app/assets/javascripts/services/preferencesManager.ts

@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ export class PreferencesManager extends ApplicationService {
     return (value !== undefined && value !== null) ? value : defaultValue;
   }
 
-  setUserPrefValue(key: WebPrefKey, value: any, sync = false) {
+  async setUserPrefValue(key: WebPrefKey, value: any, sync = false) {
-    this.application!.changeItem(
+    await this.application!.changeItem(
       this.userPreferences.uuid,
       (m) => {
         const mutator = m as UserPrefsMutator;

app/assets/javascripts/views/editor/editor_view.ts

@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ class EditorViewCtrl extends PureViewCtrl implements EditorViewScope {
     }
     if (this.editor.isTemplateNote) {
       await this.editor.insertTemplatedNote();
-      if (this.appState.selectedTag) {
+      if (this.appState.selectedTag?.isSmartTag() === false) {
         await this.application.changeItem(
           this.appState.selectedTag!.uuid,
           (mutator) => {
@@ -879,15 +879,15 @@ class EditorViewCtrl extends PureViewCtrl implements EditorViewScope {
     this.reloadTagsString();
   }
 
-  onPanelResizeFinish(width: number, left: number, isMaxWidth: boolean) {
+  async onPanelResizeFinish(width: number, left: number, isMaxWidth: boolean) {
     if (isMaxWidth) {
-      this.application.getPrefsService().setUserPrefValue(
+      await this.application.getPrefsService().setUserPrefValue(
         WebPrefKey.EditorWidth,
         null
       );
     } else {
       if (width !== undefined && width !== null) {
-        this.application.getPrefsService().setUserPrefValue(
+        await this.application.getPrefsService().setUserPrefValue(
           WebPrefKey.EditorWidth,
           width
         );
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@ class EditorViewCtrl extends PureViewCtrl implements EditorViewScope {
       }
     }
     if (left !== undefined && left !== null) {
-      this.application.getPrefsService().setUserPrefValue(
+      await this.application.getPrefsService().setUserPrefValue(
         WebPrefKey.EditorLeft,
         left
       );

app/assets/javascripts/views/notes/notes_view.ts

@@ -400,9 +400,9 @@ class NotesViewCtrl extends PureViewCtrl {
   ) {
     this.application!.getPrefsService().setUserPrefValue(
       WebPrefKey.NotesPanelWidth,
-      newWidth
+      newWidth,
+      true
     );
-    this.application!.getPrefsService().syncUserPreferences();
     this.application!.getAppState().panelDidResize(
       PANEL_NAME_NOTES,
       isCollapsed
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ class NotesViewCtrl extends PureViewCtrl {
     const note = this.getFirstNonProtectedNote();
     if (note) {
       this.selectNote(note);
-    } else if (!this.appState.selectedTag|| !this.appState.selectedTag.isSmartTag()) {
+    } else if (!this.appState.selectedTag || !this.appState.selectedTag.isSmartTag()) {
       this.createPlaceholderNote();
     } else {
       this.appState.closeActiveEditor();
@@ -624,8 +624,11 @@ class NotesViewCtrl extends PureViewCtrl {
   }
 
   toggleWebPrefKey(key: WebPrefKey) {
-    this.application!.getPrefsService().setUserPrefValue(key, !this.state[key]);
+    this.application!.getPrefsService().setUserPrefValue(
-    this.application!.getPrefsService().syncUserPreferences();
+      key,
+      !this.state[key],
+      true
+    );
   }
 
   selectedSortByCreated() {
@@ -644,17 +647,17 @@ class NotesViewCtrl extends PureViewCtrl {
     this.selectedMenuItem();
     this.application!.getPrefsService().setUserPrefValue(
       WebPrefKey.SortNotesReverse,
-      !this.getState().sortReverse
+      !this.getState().sortReverse,
+      true
     );
-    this.application!.getPrefsService().syncUserPreferences();
   }
 
   setSortBy(type: NoteSortKey) {
     this.application!.getPrefsService().setUserPrefValue(
       WebPrefKey.SortNotesBy,
-      type
+      type,
+      true
     );
-    this.application!.getPrefsService().syncUserPreferences();
   }
 
   getSearchBar() {