Any way to create a link that doesn't require 3 clicks?

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Hi,

When I create a link it makes it so that I have to click it once to select it, then again to change the cursor to a little hand, then a third time to open the link. I would like to create links that you just click once, or double-click to open. Something easy.

The idea is to have a top-level map with links to the subsidiary maps so I can navigate around the whole thing easily. Any way to do this?

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No, there isnā€™t a good way of doing that, that we have found. Itā€™s a very technical answer, but think of this way: when a note isnā€™t being edited it is not text, and the blue stuff with an underline is not a link, it is closer in fact to a screenshot of these things. You cannot click on a screenshot of a link to open it, so the same applies in this case.

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I like your concept of master and subsidiary maps with one click access!

I just incorporated this into a Scrivener project in under a minute and now have one click access and the ability to open multiple (actual) maps at a time for comparison! Thank you for the idea!

IF you also use Scrivenerā€¦ just link the subsidiary maps with bookmark links. (Iā€™ve not tried this with Scapple images, but I understand they are compatible with Scrivener)

  1. create a new doc ā€˜subsidiary maps of ā€¦ā€™ in the ā€œspecialā€ notes/bookmarks folder and leave this new doc open in editor.
  2. (Iā€™m using windows and have all my map images in Scrivenerā€™s resource folder. This step will vary somewhat with Scapple images - I donā€™t know how drag/drop to create a working link direct from Scapple might be done - Maybe someone else could chime in?)
    In my case, I selected all my related maps in my resource folder in my binder and drag/dropped them onto the open doc to create the links.
  3. Select all the links in the bookmark doc > right click > open in > quick reference panel (QRP).
  4. Drag/drop the new doc onto either project bookmarks, or one or more document bookmarks.

Voila - If my bookmark is open - one click access to open QRPs of the subsidiariesĆ¼!

Bonus - because I also selected the master map, I can compare the master to the subsidiary maps in QRPs while working on something else , or open as many maps as needed as for comparison.

Thank you for the inspiration @Softy !

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You can download this Keyboard Maestro action and open it with the middle mouse button