DT and Mindnode

DEVONthink
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I am using Mindnode in conjunction with DT> when i copy an URL in Mindnote i got the link : x-devonthink-item:// … I would like to get the title of the file instead, is that possible
Many thanks for your help

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Assuming that you paste the URL in Mindnode, then it all depends on the destination field/document and whether it supports rich text or not.

Like pasting to plain/rich text documents in TextEdit for example - in one case you’ll get the raw URL, in the other one the linked title.

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Actually if i copy the DT url from a pdf document into Mindnode I got the link as x-devonthink:// … if i just drop the file i got the full text of the document in Mindnode
I tried Cmd-Alt and drop but still got the full text of the doc

Now when i copy the DT URL in an Omnioutliner document it works fine i get the title of the document its different in Mindnode …

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same behaviour with Xmind but it woks as expected with SCAPPLE when i copy the DT URL i get the title of the file …

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This is completely controlled by the receiver, not by DEVONthink.

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okay noted it makes sense lol

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Read MindNode’s help on this topic:

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There is actually an answer to this conundrum of links hiding in plain sight.

I assume you’re pasting the URL in a MindNode note? Shift-Command-K will open the note editor for a highlighted node.

Go to Devonthink and copy the item link with Control-Option-Command-C or any other method.

Flip back to MindNode and open the note editor for a node, either with Shift-Command-K or in the note tab of MindNode’s inspector.

Put your cursor in the note and hit Command-V. You’ll get a link displaying something like x-devonthink-item://612FD5EB-FE82-41B4-B997-B8678D2DE398. Not what you want.

Instead of plain-jane Command-K, use Shift-Option-Command-V, normally a paste plain text hotkey, and MindNode will give you a link to the Devonthink destination yet displaying the title of the document, which I think is what you’re looking for.

Unfortunately that trick doesn’t work for the node’s URL, the thing you get to by highlighting a node and typing Command-K.

I should also stipulate, regarding plain-jane anything, one of the most brilliant people I’ve ever met was named Jane.

Alas, I had a motorcycle and she, zeal for self-preservation.

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Awesome, it does work … Thankyou very useful