Title does not update in reused text boxes

[Dirk Meyer]

When changing the title of a text box here /artefact/internal/notes.php it changes do not take place in the 'clones' contained in other pages.
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[Kristina Hoeppner (kris-hoeppner)]

This was intended to be that way. You may wish to use the same content but a different title in another page. Thus, to achieve what you wish to be able to do is to have a configuration which allows you to say whether you want to clone the title or leave it as is and thus not only clone the content of the note but also its title.

[Dirk Meyer (dirkca68)]

Hi Kristina,

I see the logic and some use cases but I also see the other way around (change title only but not the content) Perhaps making both, title and content editable in copied boxes might work. Low priority for me...just a suggestion.

[Kristina Hoeppner (kris-hoeppner)]

Good suggestion though, Dirk. That's why it stays on the wishlist. :-)

[Dirk Meyer (dirkca68)]

When copying a collection with containing text boxes, a user would like to tweak the content of the copied text boxes. Changing the content on the 2nd copied page, the same changes are applied to the 1st original page. Is this intended?

[Kristina Hoeppner (kris-hoeppner)]

Yes, this is intended if it is a copy of your own collection or a collection copied within a group. If you do not want to change all instances of the text box, you'd have to make a copy of it.

Text boxes of a copied collection from someone else should not affect the original.

Can you please give us the scenario in question?

[Kristina Hoeppner (kris-hoeppner)]

Hello Dirk,

I've been thinking a bit more about your suggestion of also indicating whether the title should be changed or not and am thinking that it would only complicate things on the "Note" screen. Over the last 2 years, user reports have shown that it is already difficult for users to comprehend the copying of the text and that it would then be changed in multiple places. If we added another setting for the title, it would only complicate things more.

Therefore, I suggest that we won't fix this. If somebody wanted to make it a custom development on a site to trial it and then provide feedback if it works very well, we can consider it again.

Cheers
Kristina