Click image to view full image file in Obsidian

[klor]

Use case or problem

When an image exists in a MarkDown file and I sometimes want to click the image to view the full image file in Obsidian.

Proposed solution

In settings

1. Create a “Click image to view image file” option

When the a “Click image to view image file” setting is enabled, it will allow the user to:

1. Click image in Edit or View mode (either will do)
2. The image file now opens in a separate tab

Current workaround (optional)

With mouse:

1. Open/view file in Edit mode
2. Click the image to view file name (![[Pasted image 20991231123456.png]])
3. Hold down CTRL and click on the file name (![[Pasted image 20991231123456.png]]), the image now opens in a new tab

Using keyboard:

1. Open/view file in Edit mode
2. Move cursor “into” the image to make the file name visible (![[Pasted image 20991231123456.png]])
3. Move cursor on top of the file name (![[Pasted image 20991231123456.png]])
4. Press CTRL+Enter, the image now opens in a new tab

Related feature requests (optional)

Working with original image files from inside Obsidian

Use case or problem Open image in an external image editor. While it’s easy to open a file in an external text editor (right-click tab → “Open in default app”), it’s harder to open image in an external editor. This FR ensures easy access to image files from inside Obsidian. Proposed solution Right-click image in Edit or View mode (either will do) In right-click menu, choose: “Open in default app” to open Image in an external image editor. “Show in system explorer” to show Image file in Wi…

Click on an image to view a larger version

Sometimes you might want to view a larger version on the image so it’d be handy if it were possible to click on the image to view a larger version of that image.

Environment

• Obsidian version 1.1.9