Copy to Note with Folder Selection
Wednesday, 23. July 2008, 09:59:19
Can't find certain Notes because they always created under some random folders? Or you wish you can pick a folder when you created a note with Copy to note command? Well, currently the Copy to note function (Ctrl + Shift + C) is very limited & not very intuitive... So, I decided to improve it to allow folder selection before a note is created! Here is how I did it:
Mouse Gesture/Hotkey
1. First, go to Preferences(Ctrl+F12) > Advanced > Shortcuts > Mouse/Keyboard Setup.
(& create a new mouse/keyboard setup, if you didn't do that already)
2. Next, double-click on a Mouse/Keyboard setup you want to use, select Application section.
3. Finally, create a new shortcut with your preferred MG/Hotkey & add the following actions:
Focus panel, "notes" & Close all item & Delay, 3500 & Focus page & Copy to note & Set alignment, "hotlist", 0
NOTE: Do not replace the default Hotkey (Ctrl + Shift + C) with this modified syntax, because it won't work on texts inside textbox!
Menu
Before we begin, read this TUTORIAL if you don't know how to use Opera's Menu setup.
1. First, shutdown Opera & open the standard_menu (1).ini with text editor.
TIPS: Renamed standard_menu (1).ini to something else to prevent Opera from overwrite it!
2. Search for [Link Selection Popup Menu] & [Hotclick Popup Menu] sections, & then replace Copy to note action under those sections with the following syntax:
Focus panel, "notes" & Close all item & Delay, 3500 & Focus page & Copy to note & Set alignment, "hotlist", 0
3. When you're done, saved & fire-up Opera. Just select the newly modified menu setup in Opera to apply the changes you just made. That's it!
NOTE: This trick ONLY works on embedded texts in webpage, you won't get any folder selection when you use Copy to note command for texts inside any textbox.
How it works?
After you highlighted some texts from webpage & execute the Copy to note command via MG/Hotkey/Menu, the Notes panel will become visible for 3.5 seconds - allow you to pick a desired folder to store the note. After 3.5 seconds, the Notes panel will be closed & the Note will be saved under the folder you selected earlier!
NOTE: You can increase the delay time for folder selection by increased the time of Delay, XXXX actions to 4000 (4 seconds) or 5000 (5 seconds)...etc.
Mouse Gesture/Hotkey
1. First, go to Preferences(Ctrl+F12) > Advanced > Shortcuts > Mouse/Keyboard Setup.
(& create a new mouse/keyboard setup, if you didn't do that already)
2. Next, double-click on a Mouse/Keyboard setup you want to use, select Application section.
3. Finally, create a new shortcut with your preferred MG/Hotkey & add the following actions:
Focus panel, "notes" & Close all item & Delay, 3500 & Focus page & Copy to note & Set alignment, "hotlist", 0
NOTE: Do not replace the default Hotkey (Ctrl + Shift + C) with this modified syntax, because it won't work on texts inside textbox!
Menu
Before we begin, read this TUTORIAL if you don't know how to use Opera's Menu setup.
1. First, shutdown Opera & open the standard_menu (1).ini with text editor.
TIPS: Renamed standard_menu (1).ini to something else to prevent Opera from overwrite it!
2. Search for [Link Selection Popup Menu] & [Hotclick Popup Menu] sections, & then replace Copy to note action under those sections with the following syntax:
Focus panel, "notes" & Close all item & Delay, 3500 & Focus page & Copy to note & Set alignment, "hotlist", 0
3. When you're done, saved & fire-up Opera. Just select the newly modified menu setup in Opera to apply the changes you just made. That's it!
NOTE: This trick ONLY works on embedded texts in webpage, you won't get any folder selection when you use Copy to note command for texts inside any textbox.
How it works?
After you highlighted some texts from webpage & execute the Copy to note command via MG/Hotkey/Menu, the Notes panel will become visible for 3.5 seconds - allow you to pick a desired folder to store the note. After 3.5 seconds, the Notes panel will be closed & the Note will be saved under the folder you selected earlier!
NOTE: You can increase the delay time for folder selection by increased the time of Delay, XXXX actions to 4000 (4 seconds) or 5000 (5 seconds)...etc.
By ZAHEK, # 23. July 2008, 13:34:38