Allow inline reference in object name

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
I would like to be able to link to an object also in the name of another object.

Describe the solution you’d like
The possibility to link in the title is currently not possible.

Describe alternatives you’ve considered
No alternative is applicable.

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Agree. I’ve suggested before (link below) that everything should be an object - this would include paragraphs/blocks within a “page”, and even Relations.

I don’t think I mention Titles, but I also think they should be an Object as any other, and therefore capable of containing inline references (and anything else an Object/Block can contain).

This is how RemNote does it, and it’s extremely powerful and elegant.

Haven’t seen your feature request. The everything is an object approach would be very nice. I assume that adding an inline object to the title would be an interim step towards this goal.

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I would be very curious to see what the Anytype team thinks of this discussion. I very much agree that everything should be an Object, including titles (= object name?) and descriptions.

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+1 to this too, probably not the best workflow but adding links to the title of a task can be useful

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There is two things to say here from my side.

  1. Everything is an object is a nice metaphor but to threat title as an object is a hyperbolization for my taste. Everything inside the canvas is a block for now, even a relation or link to another object.
  2. As far as I understand the original request is to add possibility to mention in the title of page. Am I right?
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Another way to see this is that the Title is just a block like any other, parent to all blocks within it.

Have you guys checked out RemNote? It does this very well. The result is a structure that on the surface functions like a traditional page-based system for the casual user, but with enormous potential for granularity and more advanced applications for the more adventurous users.

I appreciate that AT has its own thing going on, of course. Just food for thought!

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Correct, the request is about mentioning other objects within the title.

Another way to see this is that the Title is just a block like any other, parent to all blocks within it.

Correct, the request is about mentioning other objects within the title.

Both are in our R&D already, thanks for rising the priority for this.
Also we are playing with this ideas of merging page and block based experiences :smiling_imp:

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Agreed, want this to be a feature

As far as the UI goes, being able to make @-references in titles is my preference.

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A current alternative is to use object type = note OR layout = note, then self-define the text as title by using text style - heading or title h1.

But the title will be extra long, since it doesn’t cut off the contents. ← which also blocks the view of object type / FR disambiguators