I’ve been perusing the Help file, but can’t seem to find this topic.
I want to link to a specific part in a text document (e.g., a definition that I’ve written above or in a different document). How to do I set the target text as a target (or anchor?). This way I can link to this definition from various points in my file. Let me know if I need to clarify here; I might be misusing jargon.
This facility would be an excellent addition to DEVONthink IMHO, and I can think of many instances in my workflow that I would use it. So if it is “in the melting pot” for a forthcoming update, please add my vote.
If I wish to be able to jump to a specific location in a text, HTML, WebArchive, Pages or other document that doesn’t have the Page Link feature of PDFs, I’ll select from that location a cue string—a reasonably unique text string—and copy paste it into my notes.
Example: I copied this string, “panelist Charles Margulis, a Greenpeace activist, made accusations about biotech companies, but offered no scientific basis for them” from an article by J. Winston Porter.
If I want to quickly find that article and scroll to the position of the copied text string, I can select the copied string (including the quotation marks) and paste it into a DEVONthink search (full Search window). Instantly, that article is found as the only result within a database with some 30,000 documents, and the string is highlighted.
Comment: I know Porter, and have a high opinion of his competence and his dedication to protection of the environment and human health. I won’t state my opinion of Charles Margulis’ competence and honesty.