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(Feature request) better copy-paste/clone handling #3087

Open EMKAH opened 2 years ago

EMKAH commented 2 years ago

Describe feature

So far, when you try to copy-paste or clone a note into the same folder/node, a message appears that the note already exists in that folder. It would be nice to get options here, like rename it or choose another folder, for example.

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zadam commented 2 years ago

Hi, rename would not help - the problem is not in the naming (you can actually have multiple notes with the same name in one folder), but with the fact it's literally same note.

As for "choose another folder", you can just choose another folder, the notes still stay in the clipboard.

Cpt-Proton commented 7 months ago

I dont understand. You clone the note, and when you try to rename/modify the clone, the original note will renamed/modified too.

This is actually not a clone, this is a same note, just linked to another folder.

Whats the purpose of this? This is not whats "clone" means. This is linking. Clone means exact copy, that yo can modify, and the original stay untouched.

rom1dep commented 7 months ago

For what is worth, as a new user, I was confused by the terminology as well, and had to double check in the doc to understand what could be causing the surprising behavior. Like @Cpt-Proton , I think the choice of "cloning" is unfortunate. Perhaps "linked note" or "mirrored note" could be better, and I would also prefer if the copy/paste experience would be better at disambiguating.

meichthys commented 7 months ago

Related to #4099