I currently only see command paste-retaining-clones. Is this the command you are referring to (not paste-node-retaining-clones)?
I presume this is an older command (that I have not knowingly used). I guess I am still ... nervous is not exactly the right word ... about having variants for what I think most users would see as a fundamental, and "trivial", operation. But I am trying to keep an open mind... J^n On Friday, July 7, 2023 at 9:59:49 AM UTC+1 Edward K. Ream wrote: > #3429 <https://github.com/leo-editor/leo-editor/issues/3429> suggests > that Leo's paste-node command should retain gnxs if doing so would create > no gnx clashes in the pasted node. > > > Thomas, Félix and I have been debating what *anyGnxClashes *should check. > Should it check the entire pasted tree or only its root? Depending on the > answer, the paste-node will act like Leo's *legacy *paste-node or > paste-node-retaining-clones commands. > > > *Aha!* The contents of the target outline don't matter! *What matters is > the user's intention*. > > > Thomas uses cut-node/pastes-node mostly to move outlines. For him, > paste-node-retaining-clones is likely the best binding for ctrl-shift-v. > > > But I typically use copy-node/paste-node to cherry-pick outlines from > other branches. For me, paste-node is the best binding. > > > *Summary* > > > When using paste-node, the user won't know what anyGnxClashes will return. > That can't be good! > > > *Aha*: it *shouldn't matter* what nodes are in the target outline. What > matters is whether the user *wants *to regain gnxs! > > > Users who regularly use copy-node/paste to move nodes may find it best to > bind ctrl-shift-v to paste-nodes-retaining-clones. Perhaps the binding for > ctrl-shift-v should change in leoSettings.leo. > > > The work on this project has not been in vain. We all now understand more > deeply how Leo's paste-node commands affect gnxs. > > > Please comment. I'll leave #3429 > <https://github.com/leo-editor/leo-editor/issues/3429> open while we > continue our discussion. > > > Edward > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "leo-editor" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to leo-editor+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/leo-editor/809cc8a9-077e-4238-8084-683ee6e82963n%40googlegroups.com.
