Option(and shortcut) to move selected text to child note with mouse #3786

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giteasync · 2025-10-01T16:34:04-05:00

giteasync commented

2025-10-01 16:34:04 -05:00

Originally created by @terafo on GitHub.

It would be great tool to quickly create hierarchy from single too big note.

Originally created by @terafo on GitHub. It would be great tool to quickly create hierarchy from single too big note.

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giteasync commented

2025-10-01 16:34:04 -05:00

@zadam commented on GitHub:

Oh, ok, so more like a drag & drop a text from one note to another...

@zadam commented on GitHub: Oh, ok, so more like a drag & drop a text from one note to another...

giteasync commented

2025-10-01 16:34:04 -05:00

@zadam commented on GitHub:

This gif shows how to do it with mouse, no? https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/zadam/trilium/gifs/cut-to-subnote.gif

@zadam commented on GitHub: This gif shows how to do it with mouse, no? https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/zadam/trilium/gifs/cut-to-subnote.gif

giteasync commented

2025-10-01 16:34:04 -05:00

@terafo commented on GitHub:

Yes, it is. But it still would be great to be able to do it with mouse.

@terafo commented on GitHub: Yes, it is. But it still would be great to be able to do it with mouse.

giteasync commented

2025-10-01 16:34:04 -05:00

@terafo commented on GitHub:

I mean something like this https://send.firefox.com/download/c221c8afb826bff2/#jzuvGBKxzJNcO0Nt8FzNbQ.

@terafo commented on GitHub: I mean something like this [https://send.firefox.com/download/c221c8afb826bff2/#jzuvGBKxzJNcO0Nt8FzNbQ](https://send.firefox.com/download/c221c8afb826bff2/#jzuvGBKxzJNcO0Nt8FzNbQ).

giteasync commented

2025-10-01 16:34:05 -05:00

@zadam commented on GitHub:

I think this is what you want: https://github.com/zadam/trilium/wiki/Text-editor#cut-selection-to-sub-note

@zadam commented on GitHub: I think this is what you want: https://github.com/zadam/trilium/wiki/Text-editor#cut-selection-to-sub-note

giteasync commented

2025-10-01 16:34:05 -05:00

@dosubot[bot] commented on GitHub:

Trilium doesn't currently support dragging and dropping selected text from one note to another with the mouse. Drag & drop is available for moving entire notes in the note tree, and you can use the "Cut selection to sub-note" feature to move selected text into a new sub-note, but that's not a drag & drop operation and only works within the same note wiki.

There are feature requests for drag & drop of blocks within the editor, but cross-note drag & drop of text isn't supported and would require changes both in Trilium and CKEditor, which currently only allows drag & drop within the same editor instance discussion. For now, the fastest workflow is to use the cut-to-sub-note shortcut or copy/paste between notes.

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@dosubot[bot] commented on GitHub:  Trilium doesn't currently support dragging and dropping selected text from one note to another with the mouse. Drag & drop is available for moving entire notes in the note tree, and you can use the "Cut selection to sub-note" feature to move selected text into a new sub-note, but that's not a drag & drop operation and only works within the same note [wiki](https://github.com/TriliumNext/Trilium/wiki/Tree-manipulation). There are feature requests for drag & drop of blocks within the editor, but cross-note drag & drop of text isn't supported and would require changes both in Trilium and CKEditor, which currently only allows drag & drop within the same editor instance [discussion](https://github.com/TriliumNext/Trilium/issues/4161). For now, the fastest workflow is to use the cut-to-sub-note shortcut or copy/paste between notes.  *To reply, just mention [@dosu](https://go.dosu.dev/dosubot).* --- <sup>How did I do? [Good](https://app.dosu.dev/response-feedback/6f3f745f-ba79-4e60-bba4-3ca8ccc8bd94?feedback_type=great_response) | [Irrelevant](https://app.dosu.dev/response-feedback/6f3f745f-ba79-4e60-bba4-3ca8ccc8bd94?feedback_type=irrelevant_answer) | [Incorrect](https://app.dosu.dev/response-feedback/6f3f745f-ba79-4e60-bba4-3ca8ccc8bd94?feedback_type=incorrect_sources) | [Verbose](https://app.dosu.dev/response-feedback/6f3f745f-ba79-4e60-bba4-3ca8ccc8bd94?feedback_type=too_verbose) | [Hallucination](https://app.dosu.dev/response-feedback/6f3f745f-ba79-4e60-bba4-3ca8ccc8bd94?feedback_type=hallucination) | [Report 🐛](https://app.dosu.dev/response-feedback/6f3f745f-ba79-4e60-bba4-3ca8ccc8bd94?feedback_type=bug_report) | [Other](https://app.dosu.dev/response-feedback/6f3f745f-ba79-4e60-bba4-3ca8ccc8bd94?feedback_type=other)</sup>  [![Chat with Dosu](https://dosu.dev/dosu-chat-badge.svg)](https://app.dosu.dev/4af773a7-9840-4978-96dc-c436f6f437cf/ask?utm_source=github) [![Join Discord](https://img.shields.io/badge/join-5865F2?logo=discord&logoColor=white&label=)](https://go.dosu.dev/discord-bot) [![Share on X](https://img.shields.io/badge/X-share-black)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=%40dosu_ai%20helped%20me%20solve%20this%20issue!&url=https%3A//github.com/TriliumNext/Trilium/issues/927)

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Reference: TriliumNext/Trilium#3786