While editing an element, create a sibling element or a child element

#1

There is one feature that I would find very useful in checkvist. Often while editing an element I would like to convert everything to the right of the cursor position into either a child element or a sibling element.

ithoughtsX, a great mind mapping tool solves this in a masterful way. By pressing tab while editing an element, whatever is to the right of the cursor becomes a child element.

By pressing command + enter, it becomes a sibling element.

It would be really useful for me, and I suppose for many others, to add this behavior to checkvist

#2

Yes, I want that, too: splitting + joining. I never suggested it because doing it by hand is not so much effort, but built-in operations would be convenient and save a few keystrokes.

#3

Could we use the existing feature of “\n” (new line) separator for sibling and “\n + space” for child to achieve this?

This already works in checkvist mobile and a “hack” exists for doing it in desktop is to write the content above and then select all (Ctrl-A) + Cut (Ctrl-X) + Paste (Ctrl.-V) and then it offers you the dialog if you would like to create separate list items, to which you say Yes.

#4

Hi folks,

Thanks for the request and for describing the workarounds.

We’re considering to use Alt+Enter keyboard shortcut to allow splitting the edited item and create a sibling node at the place of cursor. After that, a simple Tab will convert the new sibling in to a child sub-node.

Right now “Tab” already indents the item being added, and command+enter works as a submit of editing. So they probably cannot be used here.

Thoughts?

#5

+1 for this! I often find myself in this situation as well.

#6

That would work for me.

#7

Given the current keyboard shortcuts, this would be a good choice. Tab seems quick and natural – just not sure about situations where the split item already has subtasks.