From 3e980e950a8a9cbf165117c29bbe4ef256fbea02 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Hans Dijkema <hans@dijkewijk.nl>
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 2026 12:06:04 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] consistent Alt-key behavior

---
 static/js/cmap/controller/cmap-interaction-controller.js | 8 ++++++--
 static/js/wiki/cmap/cmap-concept-controller.js           | 5 +++--
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/static/js/cmap/controller/cmap-interaction-controller.js b/static/js/cmap/controller/cmap-interaction-controller.js
index 29b29d8..93f29a7 100644
--- a/static/js/cmap/controller/cmap-interaction-controller.js
+++ b/static/js/cmap/controller/cmap-interaction-controller.js
@@ -488,12 +488,16 @@ export class CmapInteractionController {
       if (!target) {
         this.editor.ensureCanvasExtent(point.x, point.y);
         const parentSubmap = this.editor.submapAtPoint(point);
+        const direct = event.altKey || upEvent.altKey;
         debug("relation dropped on empty canvas", {
           sourceId: source.id,
           point,
-          parentSubmapId: parentSubmap ? parentSubmap.id : null
+          parentSubmapId: parentSubmap ? parentSubmap.id : null,
+          direct
         });
-        if (this.editor.onCreateConnectedItem) this.editor.onCreateConnectedItem({ source, point, parentSubmap });
+        if (this.editor.onCreateConnectedItem) {
+          this.editor.onCreateConnectedItem({ source, point, parentSubmap, direct });
+        }
         return;
       }
       if (target === source) return;
diff --git a/static/js/wiki/cmap/cmap-concept-controller.js b/static/js/wiki/cmap/cmap-concept-controller.js
index 07c6f5f..c6f63ae 100644
--- a/static/js/wiki/cmap/cmap-concept-controller.js
+++ b/static/js/wiki/cmap/cmap-concept-controller.js
@@ -99,8 +99,9 @@ export class CmapConceptController {
         changes.submapDepth = createContext.parentSubmap.submapDepth + 1;
       }
       const newRecord = this.addNode(changes);
-      if (createContext.source && newRecord) editor.finishRelation(createContext.source, newRecord);
-      else if (newRecord) editor.selectItem(newRecord);
+      if (createContext.source && newRecord) {
+        editor.finishRelation(createContext.source, newRecord, Boolean(createContext.direct));
+      } else if (newRecord) editor.selectItem(newRecord);
     }
     editor.commitHistory();
     if (this.getCurrentStorageMap()) await this.save({ automatic: true });