Copy to Note with Folder Selection
Thursday, 27. November 2008, 08:48:11
Do you wish that you can pick a folder when creating a new note with Copy to note command? Well, currently the Copy to note function (Ctrl+Shift+C) is very limited, & not very intuitive either... So, I decided to improve it to allow folder selection before a note is created! Here is how to do it:
A. Setup Shortcuts
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. Then, create a new shortcut with your preferred MG/Hotkey, & add the following actions:
Focus panel, "notes" & Delay, 10 & Close all items & Delay, 3500 & Open item & Copy to note & Delay, 500 & Set alignment, "hotlist", 0WARNING: Do not replace the default shortcut (Ctrl+Shift+C) with above modified syntax, because it won't work with selected texts inside textbox!
UPDATE: Please disregard above warning if you're using Opera 10 New Year snapshot & later, because the bug is fixed! You may replace the default shortcut action with the modified syntax...
B. Setup Menu
If you don't know how to edit menu setup, read this TUTORIAL before you proceed further...
1. First, open the standard_menu (1).ini with text editor.
(Renamed standard_menu (1).ini to something else to prevent Opera from overwrite it)
2. Next, find [Link Selection Popup Menu] & [Hotclick Popup Menu] sections, & look for this line:
Item, M_COPY_TO_NOTE=Copy to note
3. Then replace it with this syntax:
Item, "Copy to Note+"="Focus panel, "notes" & Delay, 10 & Close all items & Delay, 3500 & Open item & Copy to note & Delay, 500 & Set alignment, "hotlist", 0"
4. When you're done, save & close the document. Select the newly modified menu setup in Opera to apply the changes you just made. That's it!
NOTE: This trick ONLY work on embedded texts in webpage, use the regular Copy to note command for texts inside textbox.
UPDATE: Please disregard above warning if you're using Opera 10 New Year snapshot & later, because the bug is fixed! You may replace default commands action for [Edit Widget Popup Menu] too.
C. How It Works?
Highlight some text from webpage & execute the Copy to note+ command via context menu/shortcuts to open Notes panel for you to pick a folder (for storing the new note). After 3.5 seconds, highlighted texts will be saved in the folder you picked & the Notes panel will hide itself!
TIPS: 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.
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Bapabooiee # 27. September 2009, 10:37
When of my most common uses of notes is to ctrl+shift+c text right before, say, posting on a forum - because someone can go wrong sometimes, and I don't want to lose my work. This has happened a LOT to me, so it's a well-taken precaution now.
Problem with that was that the note would be dumped into the root of my notes, and clutter it up. The solution presented here is absolutely wonderful - and may even make a good basis for some other tweaks I want to make.
Good stuff, mate. I appreciate your guides :]
Anonymous # 29. October 2009, 20:17
yeah but how do you clear your notes entries