Editing Nodes

Fewer treats your graph like an editable outline. Every node supports the full set of editing actions, either from the context menu (right-click) or via keyboard shortcuts.

Adding Nodes

• Click Add File or Add Folder in the sidebar (the File & Actions section)
• Or press Alt+N and pick a type from the dialog
• New nodes are nested inside the currently selected folder when one is selected, otherwise they are added at the root
• New nodes auto-enter rename mode and the canvas zooms to them

To add a child directly from the canvas, right-click a folder → Add Child Node (available in Power User mode).

Renaming

• Double-click a node, or use the context menu → Rename, or press F2
• Type the new name and press Enter to commit, Escape to cancel, or click away (e.g. on the canvas) to confirm and keep the typed name
• Renaming a folder updates the paths of all of its descendants
• Renaming a file auto-updates its extension and category icon

Copy / Cut / Paste

• Copy (Ctrl+C): copies the selected node(s) to the clipboard
• Cut (Ctrl+X): cuts the selection to the clipboard (the node stays visible until pasted)
• Paste (Ctrl+V): pastes cut/copied nodes. Pastes into the selected folder if exactly one folder is selected, otherwise at root
• Duplicate (Ctrl+D): copies a node as a sibling with a "copy" naming convention

From the context menu, Paste on a folder pastes the clipboard contents into that folder specifically.

Deleting

• Delete / Backspace: removes selected node(s)
• Right-click → Delete: removes a single node
• Deleting a folder cascades: all descendants (children, grandchildren, edges) are removed too
• Clear Canvas (trash icon in the sidebar) wipes the whole graph after a confirmation dialog

Unparenting

Right-click a node that has a parent → Unparent to detach it from its parent and make it a root-level node.

Connecting Nodes

Drag from a node's output handle to another node's input handle to create a parent→child connection. Fewer validates the connection:

• No cycles: you cannot connect a descendant back to its ancestor
• No orphans pushed below files: files have no children, so their output handle is hidden
• Unparenting or deleting removes the affected edges automatically

Hiding & Showing Children

In Power User mode, right-click a folder for:

• Hide Children: collapse the folder's children into the Hidden Nodes panel
• Show Children: reveal hidden children again

Context Menu Actions

Folders

Files

Undo / Redo

Every editing operation records an undo step:

• Ctrl+Z: undo
• Ctrl+Shift+Z / Ctrl+Y: redo
• 50-step history buffer

Use Relayout after heavy manual edits to tidy the graph.

Next Steps

• Keyboard Shortcuts: full shortcut reference
• Graph Features: layout, hidden nodes, and canvas
• Settings: Power User mode and node dimensions