Graph view node does not need to open a new page to display note content

Use case or problem

Hover the mouse over a node to display the node’s note content, or right-click to have a menu option to display the node’s note content. The note content is displayed on a Canvas, just like the content is displayed when hovering over a function in the code. There is a way to close this canvas. Without closing the canvas, the content on the Canvas of another node can be displayed, so that the differences and relationships between the two parts of notes can be compared more intuitively (this has been displayed on the GraphView ). If the above is not possible, at least when the right page is a GraphView, click on the node and the node content will be displayed on the left page instead of covering the content on the right page.

I hope this feature can be implemented, I really need this way to visually display and compare content.

You might be interested in this request: True link mode in Canvas to actually link notes, headings, etc…

Thanks.

I am sorry but I really don’t understand you. There may be a language barrier.

You can preview a note in graph view by pressing ctrl (cmd) and hover the mouse over the node.

My bad.Let me explain it by drawing.

I don’t understand if talking about the canvas or graph view.

In both, you can ctrl/cmd and hover the mouse over a node/link to trigger preview.

You can also use ctrl/cmd-alt-click to open to the right

Ctrl-alt-click on the link

It automatically closes when I hover away, how do I compare notes in the same Graphview?

This is really interesting. As far as I have seen, your idea hasn’t been requested. One difficult design aspect of implementing this would be how to deal with the obscured nodes. Perhaps it would be okay to simply have to collapse the pinned node previews in order to reveal what they blocked. Or, depending on the vault, the graph force settings could make space for these pinned previews. Regardless, this idea has resparked potential hope for the use of Obsidian’s Graph View in ways I once optimistically imagined before more concretely considering the actual logistics. My one concern is the sticky issue of not have a native way to save layouts. Regardless, I think it would be a huge breakthrough for many new and veteran Obsidian users.

Thanks!

You can open a note on right side by using ctrl-alt-click (cmd-opt-click on mac)

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