Canvas: Support attachments (images, videos, pdfs) located on the device but outside the vault

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Add the possibility to show in Canvas local (in this device) attachments (images, pdfs) that are outside the vault.

This is a related FR for notes

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Adding my interest in this feature. Use case:

I have a bunch of archived (Teleport, WebCopy…) websites going back 20 years for which I would like to use Canvas to organize and access.

Tried the Surfing plugin but seems a bit wonky still. For example, can’t actually click a link on a local page and have it open. Ctrl-click will open it in a new tab, or click plus clicking the refresh button (hotkey does not actually work).

Tried copying the entire site backup directory into my vault, and that was just a mess for various reasons, both with and without Surfing.

For now, my solution is to grab a screenshot of the page and embed with a link to the file. Then it just opens in the browser.

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I suggest you open a separate FR for HTML. Embedding external HTML comes with security risks.

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I second this, was about to make the same Feature Request.

In my case i have HUGE folders of assets, stock media, old media(including unedited original videos from previous work) and references, that all live in organized folder trees in a consistent backed up place, so i have no issues in regards to paths changing… its too much to add it all to the vault as a few users do, and even adding just a few files could quickly become too much for syncing.

The only workaround right now would be creating a note for each embed or a bunch per note, then putting those on the canvas, wich clutters the canvas way more then just the media…

…but im trying to keep my assets and vault well separated, i have other tools for that, each thing with its role, and id hate to have my notes list cluttered with ‘fake files’(.md) just to hold such embeds - i hide attachments from the tree, i dont want any entries to assets there.

Im kinda using a single note with some headers for temporary embeds just for some relevant stuff right now- and some temporary copies (inside vault), that i will later have to purge - meanwhile im holding on making the canvas i would solely on that

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