I have a map view of notes, each representing a paper, and I create links if a paper is referenced in another. I also maintain a reading list by creating an alias of a paper and then move the alias to the reading list. I tried to bring up the Browse Links window when having an alias activated I didn’t see the links I expected and then realized that maybe the alias does not “inherit” the links that the “parent” note has. Is it possible to get this functionality by some option in the application or document?
An alias has the same text links (i.e. anchored in $Text) as its original but for valid reasons an alias and original can have different links. You can get at the links via action code but I sense to want to see the links in a UI element.Separately, the Browse Links dialog is modal - it opens for the selected note and the selection can’t be changed while the pop-over dialog is open.
Other options:
- Parent’s Roadmap dialog in stand-alone mode - see Roadmap stand-alone dialog.
- A hyperbolic view opened focused on the parent.
- You might add an attribute to hold the names (or paths) of the outbound links, populated by a rule on the original note. That would give you ready access to the information you want, from either the alias or the original.
- If you want links, you could replicate the outbound links on the original on the alias. (
createLink(), conveniently, does nothing if the link already exists.)
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Action code has createLink(sourceItem, destinationItem[, linkTypeStr]) which makes a link
HI @thogu, any chance you can join today’s meetup. We’ll review this today.