Canvas: ability to connect all cards on the right to the card on the left with a hotkey

[pewu]

I have a list of 8 cards on the right. Currently I have to connect them manually one by one to the parent card on the left.

Would love the ability to connect them all to a specific card with a hotkey.

[grub]

Related requests:

[With demo] Canvas: Hotkeys for adding items, navigating and changing color

Agreed - the gold standard for this to emulate is Mindnode IMO. Specifically, the keyboard shortcuts for: Fold/unfold nodes (⌘⇧←) Create child node (Return) Create sibling node (tab) Move node above/below ⌘ ↑/↓ Move node up/down a level of hierarchy ⌘←/ → Select/focus different nodes (Arrow keys) Reveal full text/notes attached to node in sidebar: ⌘5 – A video overview of how this could work in Canvas: And some other UX suggestions in line with your OP:

Connection UI suggestion

Use case or problem Current problem: Creating a connection requires trackpad (no keyboard shortcut) and requires clicking on a very small element in the screen. Proposed solution 1 - Ability to click anywhere (perhaps with a keyboard modifier) 2 - Keyboard shortcut to create a child node or sibling node [ezgif-3-83c208a9b6] E.g. Fold/unfold nodes (⌘⇧←) Create child node (Return) Create sibling node (tab) Move node above/below ⌘ ↑/↓ Move node up/down a level of hierarchy ⌘←/ → Select/focu…

[I-d-as]

Here’s another relevant request: Link multiple canvas elements by dragging onto one of an element’s connection anchors

Thanks