Is there a setting to open links on click in Live Preview?

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I’ve searched but not found an answer.

I want to be able to follow links with just a click as I find myself wanting to follow them far more often than I want to edit them. Is there a setting for this somewhere? It seems like this would be an option Obsidian would have.

Thanks for reading!
Cheers

Things I have tried

What I’m trying to do

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On a Mac it’s [Command]+Click

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Hi Chuck,
Right– What I mean is, is there a way to change it to open with just a click?

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There is no setting. (I believe there may be a feature request.)

If you opened on click, how would you edit the link?

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You may try visit a note in the preview mode(cmd+e by default).
All the links are clickable.

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I was thinking either by cmd-clicking, or clicking on the space next to it and moving the cursor into it with an arrow key. I realize this would not make sense for users who edit their links more often than visiting them.

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There’s a new plugin called Elf that allows you to do this

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I would also like this to be optional.

I understood it was there prior to Live Preview mode, but it can be frustrating forcing the CMD+Click at all times in Live Preview.

Unfortunately, I can’t find the Elf plugin in the Marketplace to try it.

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Command hover triggers the preview pane

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Yep and while that’s an excellent feature, imo there should also be an option to click a link by using trackpad alone.

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Yes this will be great to have as an option for the Live Preview mode (and editing could be accommodated with the right-click).

Something like “Link click functionality in Live Preview” drop down selector, with “Edit the link (default)” and “Follow the link” options.

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Agreed. This would be a great feature.

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Coming…

https://forum.obsidian.md/t/obsidian-release-v0-13-25-insider-build/32701

Shiny new things
Clicking on links in Live Preview will now open them directly.
Previously Ctrl/Cmd+Click to open link is now simply a click.
Previously Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+Click to open link in new pane is now
Ctrl/Cmd+Click, just like everywhere else in the app.

Angel

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Thanks for the good news, Angel

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