Sometimes I have such lengthy and complex outlines that I can’t remember where exactly I am in the nesting. I was wondering if there is any way to show that, meaning under what parents my row is currently located. Thanks!
Without having to scroll up, I mean
I suppose one approach would be to display the path, using a plugin of some kind:
( Could probably be modified to let you choose an ancestral line to jump to, if that was relevant)
context.omnijs.zip (1.5 KB)
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Thank you! I’m not an expert computer person, so if someone could share with me how I activate such a plug-in in OO5, I’d be very grateful!
Assuming that you are running OO5 Pro, I think the steps would be:
- unzip the downloaded zip file to obtain a
context.omnijsfile - in the OO main menu
Automation > Configure - drag the
context.omnijsfile onto the configuration window which appears.
Once you have done that:
- You should see
Contextas an item when you chooseAutomationfrom the main menu. - You should also be able, optionally, to:
- Ctrl-click the toolbar
- Choose
Customize Toolbar - Visually hunt for a button with the name
Contextand a green plug icon, and drag that onto the toolbar.
If the Context button is installed, clicking it should produce a display like:
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That worked perfectly! Thank you very much!
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I must say, the more I use this, the more helpful I find it. One way that it’s very useful is when you’re searching for a term and you don’t know from which section the hit comes (especially since the OO search results do not show whether the result has children). This context plug-in will tell you immediately. And then you can decide more easily which hit to look at first. Truly very, very helpful. Thanks again!
Good ! Kind of you to let me know :-)
( Not sure whether jumping to an ancestor, or opening another window for one, is part of the work-flow, but if it was, the plugin could probably be modified to make that easier. Otherwise, have fun with it :-)
No, I’ll be alright not jumping to an ancestor. Just knowing where I am is invaluable. You’ve made life a whole lot easier for me.
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This is useful. Thanks! Do you know if there is any control over the width of the message display?
Here’s a result on the iPad.
I don’t immediately see any width controls on their
Alert- or
Form.Field.String
interfaces, but might it help to have an option to truncate, and only show the first N characters of each line (to avoid wrapping) ?
For a maximum of 20 chars, for example, you could edit the contents of context.omnijs to something like:
/*{
"author": "Rob Trew",
"targets": ["omnioutliner"],
"type": "action",
"identifier": "com.mycompany.Untitled Action",
"version": "0.1",
"description": "Display of selection path",
"label": "Context",
"mediumLabel": "Context",
"paletteLabel": "Context",
}*/
(() => Object.assign(
new PlugIn.Action(selection => {
const main = () => {
const maxChars = 20; // or change number to 0 or undefined
const items = selection.items;
const cropped = s =>
Boolean(maxChars) ? (
s.slice(0, maxChars) + '...'
) : s;
return bindMay(
items.length ? (
Just(items[0])
) : Nothing()
)(
item => Just(
buttonChoiceMay(
'Ancestors of selection'
)(
item.ancestors
.map(x => cropped(x.topic))
.reverse()
.concat(item.topic)
.reduce(
(a, x, i) => a + '\n' + (
' '.repeat(i) + x
),
''
)
)([])
)
);
};
// ------------------- GENERIC -------------------
// Just :: a -> Maybe a
const Just = x => ({
type: 'Maybe',
Nothing: false,
Just: x
});
// Nothing :: Maybe a
const Nothing = () => ({
type: 'Maybe',
Nothing: true,
});
// bindMay (>>=) :: Maybe a -> (a -> Maybe b) -> Maybe b
const bindMay = mb =>
// Nothing if mb is Nothing, or the application of the
// (a -> Maybe b) function mf to the contents of mb.
mf => mb.Nothing ? (
mb
) : mf(mb.Just);
// buttonChoiceMay :: String -> String ->
// [String] -> Maybe String
const buttonChoiceMay = title =>
msg => buttons => {
const
options = ['Cancel'].concat(buttons)
.reverse();
let result;
return (
// --------------- IO ----------------
options.reduce((a, k) => (
a.addOption(k),
a
), new Alert(title, msg))
.show(n => result = n),
// -------------- VALUE --------------
result !== buttons.length ? (
Just(options[result])
) : Nothing()
);
};
return main();
}), {
validate: selection => true
}
))();
That helps. Thanks!
I’ve made a slight edit above to allow for a trailling ... ellipsis,
just to clarify that the string is truncated.
Script and explanation of how to use very helpful - Thanks!
