Move parent link in 1 step without losing other parents
Usual way to "move" link from one parent to another is to link to the new then unlink the old.
Shift+link does it in one step but unfortunately makes new parent the exclusive parent, i.e., unlinks other parents, some of which may be hidden.
I would like to see Ctrl+link added. This checks list of child's parents for Active thought and unlinks from it at the same time.
For discussion, see:
http://websitetoolbox.com/tool/post/thebrain/show_single_post?pid=31410564&postcount=9
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bhurd commented
That seems like a very good idea and implementation.
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dyslucksia commented
(continued) For this to work, the child whose link is to be moved to a new parent must be a child of the active thought, which will nearly always be the case. PB must surely know at all times which thought is the active thought. If for any reason none of the child's parents is the active thought, creating the link will still proceed but no parents will be unlinked.
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dyslucksia commented
On re-reading this, I probably didn't make it all that clear. The purpose of holding the Ctrl key down while dragging a link from *child's* parent gate to new parent's child gate is to create this link AND unlink from the active thought (in the same operation), without making the new parent the exclusive link. (continued next comment)