# A different type of link **URL:** \ **Category:** Wish List\ **Created:** [May 17, 2011, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/a-different-type-of-link/12828 "2011-05-17T17:03:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 8
**Author:** ![KB](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/e47774/32.png) [@KB](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/KB)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2011, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/a-different-type-of-link/12828/8 "2011-05-18T16:27:06Z")
> [@jfontana](#): > > I see your point. You would avoid that, though, if when what’s imported is an alias instead of the real document, the icon for the doc had a distinctive mark (a little green dot similar to Dropbox icons, for example). This is already the case. Aliases in the binder have a little arrow, the same as the one used to signify aliases in the Finder (you can try this all out yourself in the [current beta version](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/scrivener-2-x-update-betas-download-here/11262/1)). But a giant floating red arrow making chirruping sounds wouldn’t prevent some users from doing this accidentally. 🙂 Moreover, it would be too easy to do it accidentally in Scrivener, because the Option key already had a purpose, as I say. All the best, Keith --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/a-different-type-of-link/12828)._