Feature suggestion: copy-paste a node including input connections

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Dear Knimers,

I often copy-paste a node, and then my first action after pasting is connecting the node to the same preceding nodes as the original node. I often end up in this situation when I want to edit a metanode/component, but I want to leave the original intact; I create a copy that needs to have the same inputs as the original.

Because click-dragging new connections is annoying (especially at zoom levels <100%), I suggest a feature that pastes a node and that also automatically creates the same input connections as the original node.

This could be a separate context menu item, and/or mapped to ctrl-shift-v or something like that.

Best
Aswin

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Hello,

Thanks for the suggestion.

Did you know you can connect without dragging?

  1. Click on the nodes you want to connect while holding shift (this allows you to select 2 or more nodes).
  2. Press ctrl + L (on a mac: command + L). I assume the L stands for Link.
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Thanks @victor_palacios, I will try to add this to my muscle memory!