It would be useful if the link call node, configured for a fixed target, could (when selected) display its target and allow the user to jump there if it is on another tab. This would be similar to the behavior of the standard link node.
The suggestion comes from a recent discussion about using link or link call nodes to collapse parts of flows in order to improve readability and save screen space in the editor. I have been doing this with link in and link out nodes for some time, but I think the programming logic would be more rigorous using the link call node. The two approaches are compared in this flow.
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Currently, the link node method has the advantage of showing where the "collapsed" flow segment is located and allowing direct access to it. If this enhancement could be implemented, the ui might look something like this:
This might be difficult or impossible to implement, but I'll ask anyway...
