We are working on a new version of the Reference feature as part of our H2 plans . We know this feature is complex, but we strongly believe it will add much value to Fibery. Here’s what we have in store for you with the new Reference feature: Better Integration: Our goal is seamlessly integrating …

thanks for the insightful reply [image] YvetteLans: Maybe there should be a visual difference since it’s not a complete normal database. Since the highlight + source should be read only I assume. But further I hope it can act more or less the same → create views, use it in automations etc. I…

[image] kalman: I think using Relation for Reference could cause confusion Yes I think you are right! I was hoping that we could somehow use database entity for when you want to create a text reference (highlight text in a rich text field) [image] as well as when you want to link an e…

@YvetteLans , I can confirm that we added this use case to the feature, thank you. [image] YvetteLans: [image] kalman: One idea: On the entity (or on the rich text field), there should be a “Reference to Entity” button that opens the same UI that we will use for the User Reference Entity. Th…

That’s awesome! I just noticed that Show rich text field on the board is already in progress :exploding_head::star_struck: Fibery’s development speed is so impressive. Especially when you consider the size of the team!

Some Reference related news: Highlight modification released - let us know how you like it. Reference creation development is started

@aoe , I answer here to keep the related things in one place. [image] Oct 19, 2023 / sweat_smile Browser notifications, modify reference selection, experimental new comments This is especially important for us when putting extra effort in making the rich text fields as beautiful as possible (e.g.…

@YvetteLans , I answer here to keep the related things in one place. [image] Oct 19, 2023 / sweat_smile Browser notifications, modify reference selection, experimental new comments Related: is it really needed to show the database abbreviation at the right side? Can imagine that it can be handy …

Related: Request to reduce clicks for creating entities/references [image] Fast way to create task-entities Get Help hi, is there a faster way to create linked entities than selecting the text, clicking “create entity”, searching for the type and CMD+enter? especially fo…

Here is the first working version of Highlights

The link in this message seems to be dead. So, I’ll ask here: are there any plans to add fields for Relations? Adding even the weights and directions of Relations makes their analysis more in-depth, so I totally agree with @Yuri_BC [image] Relationship properties As a social systems developer, …

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