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The list of actions makes it immediately apparent which actions are available on an item or a set of items. It is visually divided into two sections. The upper section contains actions relevant to the selected item, while the lower section offers copy & paste and undo/redo.
Show only common or all actions
The default layout The default view shows only the most common actions and leaves out less used, special ones. Examples of common actions are add, edit, move and delete (the usual CRUD operations). Examples of less used actions include those with a more tool-like character such as the import and export functions of a node.
The list of actions is visually divided into two sections. The upper section contains actions relevant to the selected item, while the lower section offers copy & paste and undo/redo.
Show all actions
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In order to show all available actions (not just the common ones), you click on a link button located right above the section containing the clipboard. The new actions are then sliding in and are appended to the list of common actions. Making them visible thus moves down both copy&paste and undo/redo. The link button stays in place and now offers to reduce the list - a click slides-out the less common actions again.
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Copy & Paste and Undo/Redo
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