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Hi Andreas.

    I found it in zim's code and wrote as one of possible examples on 
how to implement ignoringan attached subtree in zim. The thing is that 
such names could have been intentionally left hidden and there could be 
issues while coping/moving/deleting a page or something else. Also ifit 
is not officially stated in zim docs there is a possibility that one day 
this approach won't work in the new version.
    Therefore I wouldn't recommend using this until Jaap confirms that 
it is safe. If it is so I think it is possible to modify the attachment 
browser plugin to show such folder in attachments view.

Regards, Pl.


On 01.01.2016 14:33, Dr. Andreas Wehler wrote:
> Hello Pl.
>
> Thanks a lot for your hint about hidden directories starting with "." 
> or "_".
> It works. Very good! Also, all subdirectories and contents, even with 
> ordinary
> names, are ignored also, as in:
>
> mkdir -p             .HideMe/InvisiblePage
> echo "Hello world" > .HideMe/InvisiblePage.txt
> echo "Year 2016  " > .HideMe/InvisiblePage/SomeAttachment.asc
>
> Nevertheless you may link files in those directories as usual, just
> adjust the path accordingly. I didn't know this possibility, which solves
> everything needed. This gives the possibility to embed a whole tree of
> any sort within zim.
>
> This should also find its way into the zim help pages, assuming it is
> a stable intentionally designed feature.
>
>
> Thank you!
>
> Best regards and happy new year,
>
>      Andreas