Whenever I create a Source Citation I also add a note with information about the citation. I have never had to create more than one note for a citation. So in order to simplify the process of creating citations it would be fine having a note text field in the citation window. Also when you open a c…

This is a workflow where you can leverage the Gramps clipboard. After adding a Transcription type Note to a Citation, it is useful to keep the Note open until all the facts are transformed into Gramps objects. However, all the parent floating Windows are distracting. (e.g, 5 windows spawned for a …

It looks like this is a step in that direction: [image] Enhanced Notes Gramplet Development Encouraged by MarkusB’s post yesterday about the number of mouse clicks required in gramps, I’ve taken a look at a personal pain point - the notes gramplet. Three things annoyed me…

Yes, I use this kind of workflow, e.g. when finding a census with a whole family and I want to add the citation to each individual. But in really many occasions, the citation is only attached to one person. With a text field in the citation window, where the transcription can be added without havin…

In the Sources/Citation View you can add a gramplet to view note(s). Only one note is shown. So when you select a Source or Citation from the list, you immediately get to see the attached note. Does that solve the problem?

I installed the gramplet called “Note Gramplet”, but I can only add it to the People view. Not to the Sources or Citations views.

I must have installed it during a previous version but it is still there in 5.2.3. I would have thought that it would show in any view once installed.

They are two different gramplets. “Notes” is builtin and available in multiple views. “Note” is an addon and is available only in the Person view.

My Citation Notes are rarely Transcriptions or Translations, they are nearly always information about the Citation and e.g. other formats of citations, like Archive specific Citations, Wiki Citations etc. The transcoding I do in Zotero or add as Markdown files or PDF’s. Most of the time any transc…

Extend the Source Citation window with a note text field

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emyoulation December 4, 2024, 9:35am 3

It looks like this is a step in that direction:

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Linking a source to a note Help	16	473	January 31, 2024
The right stuff: Type of Note Help	10	1665	May 12, 2020
Copy existing source Help attach-source	6	134	February 17, 2026
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Enhanced Notes Gramplet Development	8	212	December 5, 2024

Extend the Source Citation window with a note text field

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