Links From Within Math Blocks

Feature requests
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OK, after some investigation I found a promising direction.

By default, the protocols that we are allowed to use in \href are the following.

  1. file:
  2. http:
  3. https:

(You can check it by MathJax.config.options.safeOptions.safeProtocols)

So we can’t use obsidian: or javascript: to open a note in the vault. However, we can change this setting afterward. For example, running the following in the dev console (or as a Templater/QuickAdd startup script) will enable us to use Obsidian URI inside \href.

MathJax.config.options.safeOptions.safeProtocols.obsidian = true;
MathJax.startup.getComponents();

For example: $\href{obsidian://open?vault=my%20vault&file=my%20note}{link}$

This way we can insert a link to another note inside an equation. Also it will be possible to create a plugin that renders [[internal link|display text]] as if it were \href{obsidian://...}{display text}.

Find more information at:

Remark

There are some important concerns regarding using [[internal links]] or \href with Obsidian URIs:

  • It will make our notes more Obsidian-dependent and less future-proof.
  • They will not appear in the graph view or backlink view (this is the biggest drawback for me). So it would be best if it could be implemented as a core feature of Obsidian (not as a plugin)
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