Create Incremental Rem from PDF Highlights

This feature allows you to extract PDF highlights into standalone Incremental Rems, organizing them under any parent in your knowledge structure.

How to Use

1. Create a highlight in a PDF by selecting text
2. Click the highlight to open the popup menu
3. Click "Create Incremental Rem" (the funnel icon button)
4. Select a parent from the hierarchical tree that appears
5. Press Enter to confirm — your new Incremental Rem is created

Parent Selector Features

The Parent Selector shows all Rems associated with the current PDF, sorted with Incremental Rems first (ordered by priority). You can:

• Navigate the tree to find the right location
• Expand/collapse nodes to see children
• Create new child Rems inline without leaving the popup
• Remember Last Input and Smart Auto-scrolling: The widget automatically remembers and perfectly scrolls to the parent you previously selected for that specific Incremental Rem (or, if your are in the Editor instead of the Queue, the last parent you chose for that PDF).

Note: In case you don’t find the desired rem with that PDF as source, make sure you made it incremental, otherwise it will not be cached as necessary. (You can untag it later, and the cache will keep it)

Keyboard Shortcuts

Key	Action
↑ / ↓	Navigate up/down the tree
→ or Tab	Expand selected node
←	Collapse node, or jump to parent
Enter	Select as destination
+ or n	Create a new child under selected node
Escape	Close popup

Creating Children Inline

If you need a destination that doesn't exist yet (e.g., "Section D" under "Chapter 9"):

1. Navigate to the parent node (Chapter 9)
2. Press + or n (or click the + button)
3. Type the name of the new Rem
4. Press Enter to create it
5. The new Rem is now selected — press Enter again to use it as destination

What Happens Automatically

• New Rem: Created under your chosen parent with the highlight text + a pinned reference to the source
• Incremental status: The new Rem is tagged as Incremental and scheduled for review
• Original highlight: Its Incremental tag is removed (if any) and it is tagged with pdfextract (which handles its visual styling via CSS).
• Deep Reference Pinning: Any future sub-extracts made from this new Rem (using the Opt+X or Opt+Shift+X shortcuts) will automatically inherit the reference pin bridged to the original highlight!
• Auto-Bookmark: If you are in the Queue, your current reading position is automatically updated to the location of this highlight, and an entry is added to your reading history.

When to Use

Use Case	Benefit
Extract key ideas	Move important content from PDF into your main note structure for easier processing (clozing, flashcard creation)
Organize by topic	Place extracts under topic-specific parents (e.g., all "Navigation Systems" notes together)
Build hierarchy	Child extracts inherit context and can be reviewed alongside their parent

Toggle vs. Create Incremental Rem

Feature	Toggle Incremental Rem	Create Incremental Rem
Location	Highlight stays in PDF structure	New Rem under parent of your choice
Original highlight	Becomes the Incremental Rem	Remains as a reference
Use when	Quick marking for later review	Organizing into knowledge structure