Thread: Include location URL links in the highlights text export?
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Old 01-17-2021, 05:22 PM   #7
quietbyday
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Hello!

Now that the feature is fully available in release 5.9.0, I'm writing it up to share more broadly.

Quick question: is there a shortcut to copy a location to clipboard as an URL while in the ebook viewer?

E.g. Right now, from whatever text I want to capture the location of, I need to hit "Esc", then "Goto", then "Location", and then the "Copy" button to capture the URL.

Is there a way to bind this to a key shortcut? I looked in Preferences, but couldn't find anything obvious.

Alternatively, could I make a feature request? In the ebook viewer, add to the "selected text popup" a "cite" option that copies the selection along with a markdown link to the URL location to the clipboard, e.g. "'selected text here' –(book title)[calibre://view-book....]"

I would be happy to offer a $200 for this feature, as I use it regularly for research.

In any case, this functionality is a gamechanger for me. Thank you again!
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