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"Copy as bar-separated list" context menu option for lists
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This is a feature request.

When making lists, bar-separated lists of pages are accepted into the primary field (e.g., "What links to:" for the "What links here" source). Sometimes I will make a list in the regular "Make list" or the "List comparer" that I intend to use in this capacity. However, to achieve this, I have to do a Copy, paste to a file in a text editor, replace CRLF's with a bar ('|'), and finally copy all of it again to the clipboard.

I recommend what I think is a simple solution. Have a "Copy as bar-separated list" context menu option for all lists. It would work like Copy in that it copies the list to the clipboard -- the only difference is that CRLF's are replaced with bars before copying.

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Alternatively, this could be called "Copy as piped list" if you prefer more programming-like language.

Aklapper changed the subtype of this task from "Task" to "Feature Request".Nov 22 2022, 5:18 PM