Making the "copy link" feature less intrusive

Currently, if you select “copy link” in a bullet’s dropdown menu, the link gets copied to the clipboard but we can’t return to editing until we click out of a pop-up screen.

To see what I mean, here’s what currently pops up when we click “copy link”: https://prnt.sc/paib6a

Here is my suggestion: Remove the pop-up screen and make the entire interaction take place within the bullet dropdown, like I’ve mocked up here: https://prnt.sc/paibw1

If it’s preferred to show the user the link instead and let them copy it themselves (s/a when copying to the clipboard fails, or if it’s the preference of the UX designer), this alternative method could work instead: https://prnt.sc/paif2k

Caveat: I don’t have Dynalist Pro and don’t know if it’s possible to bind a keyboard shortcut to the Copy Link feature. If that’s the case, then it’s not exactly obvious what should happen when we do that, since there is no pre-existing container for the notification to appear in. For those of us who copy through the dropdown menu, though, I’m sure there’s a solution that doesn’t require distracting the user and forcing them to perform an unnecessary interaction.

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Yea with pro, if you use the keyboard shortcut, there’s no pop up

Thanks for the suggestion, we’ll consider removing this popup!

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