Ability to use aliases for a node more centrally (search, see it on the node, etc)
Tana team clarification: There is now ability to set an alias on a node from another node that is referencing it. This idea is an expansion of that.
Explain the problem as you see it
Sometimes you want to link to a node but the context requires you to write it in a different way. Perhaps in a different language or because some languages have complicated declension rules which means that words look different depending on the grammatical context they're in. Or maybe you just like to use a shorthand for the concept instead of typing out the whole name every time.
In short, an alias would just be a different representation of the exact same node. This would allow us to write more naturally inside Tana whilst preserving important links.
Why is this a problem for you?
Because I'm bilingual and think and work in multiple languages. I don't want to be restricted to just one representation of a concept in my mind, across my whole knowledge graph.
Suggest a solution
Whenever I select a word/phrase and hit the @ (or another special button) to make a connection, I get to search for a node and then link to that node. This would automatically interpret that it as an alias of the node I linked to. Going forward Tana would add that word to a field called Alias of the selected node. This could be treated as a new semantic function, like the ones we already have.